Orlando Veterans Job Fair

Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center

6515 International Drive

Orlando, FL 32819

Orlando Veterans Job Fair

December 12, 2024

11:00 AM
December 12, 2024 3:00 PM Eastern

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For multiple event discounts, call 800-226-0841

  • Exhibitor

    $1,495

    • Exhibition booth
    • 2 Representatives
    • Listing in exhibitor list
    • Unlimited manual job postings on RecruitMilitary job board for up to 30 days
    • * $960 special for certified small-businesses
      (50 or fewer employees)
    • * $960 special for veteran-owned small-businesses
      (50 or fewer employees)
    • * $960 special for local public safety organizations
    • * $960 special for US Government Entities
  • Targeted

    $2,295

    • Exhibition booth
    • 2 Representatives
    • Listing in exhibitor list
    • Unlimited manual job postings on RecruitMilitary job board for up to 30 days
    • Pre-event Targeted Email ($1,295 value)

Educator Packages

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For multiple event discounts, call 800-226-0841

  • Educator

    $2,195

    • Exhibition Booth
    • 2 Representatives
    • Listing in Exhibitors Guide

At a Veteran Job Fair, you can begin the selection process with what is normally one of the final stages of a face-to-face meeting with the candidate. We present these events in cooperation with leading corporations, news media, industry associations, veterans organizations, and government agencies. All Veteran Job Fairs take place in major military markets. To attract job candidates to the fairs, we promote the events intensively to our huge database of registered candidates, and we run display ads in major newspapers in the areas where they will take place.

Why Hire Veterans?

If you are not familiar with hiring veterans, we would like to share three reasons why military personnel will make great employees for your organization:

  • Well-trained. Veterans possess skills that are critical for an organization to succeed. They are trained to be mission-oriented and to work as a team. They possess critical skills for organizational success including discipline, responsibility, respect, and unparalleled work ethic.
  • Skills that overlap. Veterans have been trained in specific skills that greatly overlap civilian work. Whether driving an 18-wheel tractor-trailer or leading an organization in an executive position, the military provides people with the training to be successful in trades, as well as the experience and conditioning required for management positions.
  • Diverse backgrounds. The military employs a highly diverse workforce. Approximately 45% of our candidates are women and/or ethnic minorities, enabling you to connect with skilled and diverse candidates through our events.

Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center

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Venue Information

BEFORE THE EVENT

  • Attending Representatives should log in to their account in myRecruitMilitary prior to event day to ensure they have access.

  • Organizations' Attending Representative(s) will receive an email the morning of the event to begin event check-in. The check-in process is electronic and your event pass will be displayed on your phone. We strongly recommend arriving with your device fully charged.

  • Clients requiring access to electric should contact RecruitMilitary in advance to make payment and should bring their own power strips and extension cords. Without prior notification and payment, there is no guarantee electric will be provided.

  • No outside food & beverage may be distributed without prior approval. Please reach out to RecruitMilitary for approval process.

  • We always encourage all attendees to check back 24-48 hours prior to the event to view the most up to date instructions/directions.

AT THE EVENT

  • The Job Fair will take place in the Florida Ballroom.

  • Enter via the main entrance off International Drive (near the purple Avanti Palms sign) and turn right. Please enter the building at the entrance marked Convention Center and NOT through the entrance marked Registration.

  • Exhibitor set up is from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

  • Each Exhibitor will have a 6' or 8' table draped with linen and two chairs.

  • Coffee will be available at 9:00 a.m. in a designated area marked with RecruitMilitary "Exhibitors Only" signage.

  • Exhibitor lunch is available from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  • Complimentary WiFi is available.

Shipping Instructions

You may ship packages and boxes for the Job Fair to arrive no earlier than Monday, December 09.

Please address shipments to:

Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center
6515 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
ATTN: Katie Owen, RecruitMilitary Job Fair 12/12

Exhibitors will be required to pickup and identify their shipped items from the Shipping and Receiving Office.

After event, Exhibitors are required to:

  • Return shipments to the Shipping and Receiving Office.
  • Attach prepaid shipping labels to all items.
  • Schedule pickup for no later than Friday, December 13, 2023.

RecruitMilitary Shipping Policy: In ALL situations, exhibitors are responsible for management and payment of their own shipping needs. Any fees incurred by RecruitMilitary for shipping associated with an exhibitor will be passed on to that exhibitor for payment. These fees and management of the shipping process are the sole responsibility of the client/exhibitor.

Parking Information

There is plenty of COMPLIMENTARY parking in front and on each side of the building.

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. ”

Local businesses seek veterans at job fair

“A job fair for veterans and military spouses was hosted by RecruitMilitary at the UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center on February 7, 2013.”

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 Orlando 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
Other career fairs claim to be for veterans, but most candidates I speak with are not. The RecruitMilitary events are the real deal. 100% are vets.
Orlando Career Fair -- Services Recruiter
The reason I am working is because of your job fair. (Army E-
Orlando Career Fair -- Army E-3
This was an outstanding event. I have been working with RecruitMilitary for over 10 years and your customer service and professionalism are second to none. Additionally, year after year the events get better. Well done RecruitMilitary.
Orlando Career Fair -- Government Recruiter
RecruitMilitary events are always the BEST. So much better than others -- not even comparable.
Orlando Career Fair -- Education Recruiter
Thank you for all of your help. Your outstanding speech on how to interact with as many vendors as possible really paid off for me. This was my first and hopefully last job fair. I was able to secure several interviews and I am confident that I will obtain my desired position. This would not have been possible if it were not for your team's efforts. So, with utmost appreciation, thank you.
Orlando Career Fair -- Navy E-5
The job fair was great and very informative. The employers are really trying to hire.
Orlando Career Fair -- Air Force E-5
Always a great event. Good mixture of active duty, veterans, and military spouses that attend.
Orlando -- Non-profit recruiter
This event has the employer's best interest at hand. The layout was very good and professional.
Orlando -- Transportation / Logistics recruiter
I was able to talk with various types of employers and am confident I increased my chances for employment.
Orlando -- Navy E-3
The team provided great advice to not just focus on preconceived opportunities. Several unexpected possibilities came to light from speaking to all vendors.
Orlando -- Air Force E-8

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