New Orleans Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on August 3, 2017 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA.

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. ”

Job fair held at Superdome to help Veterans find new jobs

“WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT AND NO-QUIT ATTITUDE. AND IT'S THOSE SAME VALUES,THAT EMPLOYERS SAY, MAKE VETERANS AN ASSET IN THE WORK FORCE. SCORES OF EMPLOYERS GATHERED TODAY AT THE LOUISIANA SUPERDOME.. FOR AN ALL VETERANS JOB FAIR. AND AS HEATH ALLEN SHOWS US.. THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF VETS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY.”

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. ”

Hundreds pack job fair for veterans

“The unemployment rate for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is 13 percent, much higher than the national average for non-military members. The number is even more staggering among 18 to 24-year old veterans. One-third of them are unemployed.”

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 New Orleans 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 211 38%
Management/Supervision 146 26%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 131 23%
Administrative / Clerical 120 21%
Law Enforcement / Security 118 21%
Human Resources 112 20%
Construction / Trades 106 19%
Customer Support / Client Care 102 18%
Manufacturing / Operations 100 18%
Quality Assurance / Safety 100 18%
Education / Training 97 17%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 86 15%
Project / Program Management 86 15%
Business / Strategic Management 82 14%
Medical / Health 82 14%
Sales / Business Development 66 12%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 65 11%
IT / Software Development 65 11%
Electronics 62 11%
Aviation / Aerospace 61 11%
Field Service 60 10%
Marketing / Product Management 56 10%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 56 10%
Food Services / Hospitality 56 10%
Engineering 53 9%
Other 50 9%
Part-time 47 8%
Retail 46 8%
Creative / Design 36 6%
Legal 32 5%
Editorial / Writing 30 5%
Biotech / R&D / Science 27 4%

Who Attended?

  • 549 Registered Attendees
  • 192 Soldiers
  • 109 Sailors
  • 47 Marines
  • 44 Airmen
  • 15 Spouses
  • 10 Coast Guardsmen
  • 9 Others
  • 2 DoD Civilians
  • 1 Merchant Marine
All RM fairs are a step above your average job fair. They are experts in linking veterans to employers / opportunities.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Services Recruiter
The variety of participating exhibitors was very good. I got a few good prospects and some interest from the employers present.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Marine E-4
Very successful event in terms of participation from employers and veterans. A dedicated source for prior military and veterans to seek employment after service is essential.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Government Recruiter
Excellent on site support. Good location, good layout of tables. Lots of other employers. Good number of attendees. Thank you for the use of the interview room. That makes the trip worth it for us.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Information Technology Recruiter
Very good opportunity in looking for a new career. The preparation and organization of event was very good and made the event very accessible.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Navy E-7
Well organized and the pre-event tips were very helpful.
New Orleans Career Fair -- Army 0-5
We were very satisfied with the high number of qualified candidates and their interest in our company. If you are looking for talent, you should go.
New Orleans -- Transportation / Logistics recruiter
RecruitMilitary draws a larger, more diverse attendance than other job fairs. Great locations.
New Orleans -- Defense recruiter
Intel interviewed me on the spot for a job. Entergy and Allstate also sent follow up emails. Very good experience
New Orleans -- Army E-3
All the vendors were very nice, which made it easy for me to engage with them.
New Orleans -- Air Force E-7

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