Austin Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on April 6, 2017 at Austin Hilton in Austin, TX.

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 Austin 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 340 41%
Management/Supervision 311 37%
Project / Program Management 205 24%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 196 23%
Education / Training 180 21%
Law Enforcement / Security 178 21%
Business / Strategic Management 173 21%
Human Resources 171 20%
Administrative / Clerical 156 18%
Quality Assurance / Safety 152 18%
Manufacturing / Operations 132 16%
IT / Software Development 127 15%
Customer Support / Client Care 125 15%
Marketing / Product Management 111 13%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 110 13%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 106 12%
Sales / Business Development 106 12%
Field Service 99 12%
Construction / Trades 97 11%
Aviation / Aerospace 97 11%
Medical / Health 91 11%
Electronics 89 10%
Other 86 10%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 84 10%
Engineering 76 9%
Part-time 64 7%
Creative / Design 55 6%
Biotech / R&D / Science 47 5%
Food Services / Hospitality 44 5%
Retail 43 5%
Editorial / Writing 41 4%
Legal 37 4%

Who Attended?

  • 822 Registered Attendees
  • 423 Soldiers
  • 79 Sailors
  • 75 Airmen
  • 61 Marines
  • 18 Spouses
  • 9 Coast Guardsmen
  • 3 Others
  • 2 DoD Civilians
Already have an offer out to an attendee. The quality of candidates was great. The candidates for this particular event were really strong.
Austin Career Fair -- Information Technology Recruiter
Employers where definitely looking to hire veterans and I made some very good contacts.
Austin Career Fair -- Army E-7
The quality of the candidates makes our time worthwhile. They are ready to work and have credentials already. We have encountered more qualified people at these events than other events.
Austin Career Fair -- Non-profit Recruiter
We were continuously busy right up to the end. We spoke with several great candidates and helped them learn how our hiring process works and what they should expect.
Austin Career Fair -- Defense Recruiter
The job fair was in an awesome location and very well organized. Everyone was friendly and helpful.
Austin Career Fair -- Attendee
I didn't think I would find employment, but due to the job fair, I gained employment with benefits. I am so grateful that I attended.
Austin Career Fair -- Army E-4
Well organized. Good pool of job seekers. It is one of the top job fairs.
Austin -- Law Enforcement and Security recruiter
This event definitely gets more candidate traffic than some of the non-military career fairs I have attended.
Austin -- Education recruiter
I was interviewed by Intel at the job fair and I passed my interview. I never knew that such complex companies would hire military into entry level positions just on their experience.
Austin -- Army E-6
Great positive atmosphere!! Love the respect and warm welcome from everyone!!
Austin -- Army W-4

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