San Francisco Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on October 5, 2017 at Bently Reserve in San Francisco, CA.

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. ”

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 San Francisco 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 110 36%
Management/Supervision 97 31%
Business / Strategic Management 65 21%
Project / Program Management 65 21%
Law Enforcement / Security 63 20%
Human Resources 61 20%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 59 19%
IT / Software Development 56 18%
Customer Support / Client Care 55 18%
Administrative / Clerical 54 17%
Sales / Business Development 53 17%
Education / Training 50 16%
Marketing / Product Management 48 15%
Aviation / Aerospace 45 14%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 42 13%
Manufacturing / Operations 41 13%
Construction / Trades 40 13%
Medical / Health 40 13%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 38 12%
Field Service 37 12%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 37 12%
Quality Assurance / Safety 36 11%
Electronics 33 10%
Biotech / R&D / Science 33 10%
Engineering 32 10%
Creative / Design 31 10%
Other 30 9%
Part-time 27 8%
Food Services / Hospitality 21 6%
Editorial / Writing 21 6%
Retail 18 5%
Legal 14 4%

Who Attended?

  • 305 Registered Attendees
  • 82 Soldiers
  • 54 Sailors
  • 49 Airmen
  • 33 Marines
  • 8 Coast Guardsmen
  • 6 Spouses
  • 4 Others
  • 1 DoD Civilian
  • 1 Merchant Marine
RecruitMilitary is a phenomenal partner. The organization has an extensive reach and always delivers quality and quantity.
San Francisco Career Fair -- Retail Recruiter
Wonderful event. The venue was wonderful, the staff was excellent. Friendly and helpful.
San Francisco Career Fair -- Healthcare Recruiter
Well done!!! Professionally executed. Interviewed with Fed Reserve & Accenture. Job fairs tend to be weighted to entry level jobs but glad to see some mid-level opportunities were available. I know that this is a function of the marketplace and I know you put a lot of work into this event.
San Francisco Career Fair -- Army E-5
Great location. Good follow-through with some of the companies that were there.
San Francisco Career Fair -- Army O-2
This was a great event overall. Because it supports our military veterans with finding new career opportunities, this is a very meaningful job fair
San Francisco -- Manufacturing recruiter
Very good event. Great facility with good parking and easy to arrive. Excellent candidates.
San Francisco -- Government recruiter
One of the recruiters got back to me the next day. I have an interview tomorrow with them. Getting back to the job seekers quickly pays off for both sides. Excellent experience.
San Francisco -- Navy E-3
One of the recruiters got back to me the next day. I have an interview tomorrow with them. Getting back to the job seekers quickly pays off for both sides. Excellent experience.
San Francisco -- Navy E-3
Very helpful people at each table to answer questions on open positions.
San Francisco -- Army, Navy, and National Guard E-5

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