Columbus, OH Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on March 30, 2017 at The Fawcett Center in Columbus, OH.

65 employers focus on hiring veterans at Ohio Stadium

“COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Employers from 65 companies will be hoping to hire veterans at RecruitMilitary’s job fair on Thursday. The job fair will help veterans who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. This is RecruitMilitary’s largest job fair in Columbus with 400 veterans already signed up.”

The Hire More Heroes Act is misguided. There is no veterans’ unemployment crisis.

“Americans may be shocked to learn that there is no veterans’ unemployment crisis. The unemployment rate in 2014 for post-9/11 veterans was 7.2 percent, the lowest level in seven years of tracking these veterans. ”

Military Job Fair Caters To Hundreds Of Veterans

“COLUMBUS, Ohio - It is a job fair at the Aladdin Shrine Center, but not just any job fair. It is specifically for those who watch out for our country, military veterans. "When you hire a veteran you get someone with leadership and management skills," said Sgt. Joe Lewis. ”

What Government Should Actually Do To Support Veterans' Employment

“The latest crisis at the Department of Veterans Affairs has called into question again the proper role of government in the care of our veterans. Whereas healthcare is clearly in shambles, veterans’ employment is another realm in which well-meaning government involvement has been inefficient at best and ineffective or counterproductive at worst. ”

Employment and Returning Veterans

“Peter Gudmundsson talked about the availability of jobs for returning service members.”

Beyond Altruism

“Among the fondest memories Peter Gudmundsson ’85 has of his three years as an active-duty U.S. Marine officer was the time in 1987 when, off the coast of Vietnam, he stood on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship looking up at the Soviet planes flying overhead. What was particularly memorable, he says, was not the plane flying overhead, but the reaction of the men in his platoon”

Money For Lunch

“Money for Lunch host Bert Martinez interviewed Peter Gudmundsson. Discussed veteran hiring.”

Helping veterans overcome job search challenges

“Mike Rollins is featured on America Now. Recently, America Now visited a RecruitMilitary job fair held at the Hurst Conference Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. ”

TN veterans face tough battle to find employment

“By Naomi Snyder Terry Pack was an aircraft mechanic serving in the Army in Iraq, spending two of the last six years in combat overseas. Now that he's done his service for the country, he can't even get a job doing oil changes at Sears. "It's tough,'' said the unemployed Clarksville veteran, who was honorably discharged in January. "I've been looking for any job." A congressional hea...”

Veterans and Jobs

“Matt Murphy, RecruitMilitary's Senior VP of Business Development and Sales is a guest on Washington Journal to talk about a recent report that shows the jobless rate for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is over eleven percent. He talks about connecting employers, educational institutions, and franchisors to veterans because of their character, skills and training, diversity, and securi...”

When attendees registered for the Columbus, OH Veterans Job Fair, we asked them to let us know what fields they are interested in. The table below is a breakdown of those interests.

Interest Attendee Count Percentage
Government 172 37%
Management/Supervision 168 36%
Project / Program Management 110 23%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 107 23%
Business / Strategic Management 103 22%
Manufacturing / Operations 100 21%
Law Enforcement / Security 97 21%
Education / Training 90 19%
Human Resources 87 18%
Customer Support / Client Care 78 16%
Administrative / Clerical 78 16%
Quality Assurance / Safety 73 15%
IT / Software Development 67 14%
Sales / Business Development 61 13%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 60 13%
Medical / Health 59 12%
Aviation / Aerospace 58 12%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 58 12%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 57 12%
Construction / Trades 54 11%
Electronics 53 11%
Field Service 52 11%
Marketing / Product Management 44 9%
Part-time 39 8%
Creative / Design 39 8%
Engineering 35 7%
Other 35 7%
Retail 32 6%
Biotech / R&D / Science 31 6%
Editorial / Writing 29 6%
Food Services / Hospitality 27 5%
Legal 26 5%

Who Attended?

  • 459 Registered Attendees
  • 181 Soldiers
  • 75 Airmen
  • 62 Sailors
  • 41 Marines
  • 7 Spouses
  • 4 DoD Civilians
  • 3 Others
  • 2 Coast Guardsmen
  • 1 Merchant Marine
Very well done. Very high quality potential candidates; very impressed! Great communication and constant check ins during event.
Columbus Career Fair -- Retail Recruiter
Booths that were not actively recruiting for jobs in my field were very welcoming and took resumes and information anyways. I received contact from many of the booths, which was very positive.
Columbus Career Fair -- Army 0-3
We attend several RecruitMilitary events a year in several different states. The RecruitMilitary team is great to work with and always incredibly helpful.
Columbus -- Insurance recruiter
The event was well organized and one of the best I have attended in a couple of years.
Columbus -- Manufacturing recruiter
Any opportunity to meet with recruiters and HR staff is useful in honing your elevator speech. So is learning about opportunities you may not have ever known existed or would have considered.
Columbus -- Marines O-5
Overall, I thought the event was a great experience. I am very grateful for this opportunity and am recommending it to all my veteran friends.
Columbus -- Marines E-9
This job fair was much, much better than any others attended. The quality of candidates was very high. GO! Well worth the money.
Columbus -- Energy & Utilities recruiter
The job fair was a thriving event with individuals seeking job opportunities. Those seeking employment came out for the full time of the job fair. There was a constant flow of individuals
Columbus -- Education recruiter
I was offered and accepted a job.
Columbus -- Military Spouse
There was a very good amount of exhibitors. They were very professional and extremely helpful, making me feel relaxed and confident about my chances of securing a job or at least an interview.
Columbus -- Army E-4

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