Baltimore Veterans Job Fair
This event took place on May 18, 2023 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD.
Veterans Job Fair at M&T Bank Stadium
“BALTIMORE CITY - The Disabled American Veterans Charity and RecruitMilitary will host a Veterans Job Fair Thursday. ”
Job fair for veterans and military spouses held Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium
“BALTIMORE - Hundreds of veterans were at M&T Bank Stadium looking for jobs Thursday. ”
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.”
Recruit Military hosting job fair for veterans in Baltimore
“With news of President Barack Obama's plan to bring troops home from Afghanistan, groups like Recruit Military are preparing and expanding to take care of veterans in search of work. Director of military outreach for Recruit Military said the organization is in 30 cities, hosting more than 70 job fairs a year for military veterans.”
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. ”
WBAL (NBC 11) M&T Bank Stadium to host job fair for veterans
“Military veterans looking for a job should head to M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday as dozens of companies from all over the region will be there with open spots to fill, and it's also where veterans can get resume help and interview training. Jennifer Franciotti reports.”
Local Vets Making The Most Of The Job Search
“(WBAL-AM) Local military veterans spent the day meeting and networking with veteran-friendly employers in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. ”
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 Baltimore 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 | 130 | 46% |
| Management/Supervision | 97 | 34% |
| Project / Program Management | 86 | 30% |
| IT / Software Development | 79 | 28% |
| Administrative / Clerical | 78 | 27% |
| Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse | 72 | 25% |
| Education / Training | 65 | 23% |
| Business / Strategic Management | 63 | 22% |
| Customer Support / Client Care | 58 | 20% |
| Human Resources | 55 | 19% |
| Law Enforcement / Security | 53 | 18% |
| Quality Assurance / Safety | 53 | 18% |
| Sales / Business Development | 44 | 15% |
| Field Service | 38 | 13% |
| Accounting / Finance / Insurance | 37 | 13% |
| Construction / Trades | 36 | 12% |
| Medical / Health | 35 | 12% |
| Manufacturing / Operations | 35 | 12% |
| Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage | 33 | 11% |
| Marketing / Product Management | 32 | 11% |
| Maintenance / Installation / Repair | 30 | 10% |
| Aviation / Aerospace | 29 | 10% |
| Electronics | 28 | 9% |
| Other | 26 | 9% |
| Part-time | 25 | 8% |
| Engineering | 23 | 8% |
| Legal | 19 | 6% |
| Creative / Design | 18 | 6% |
| Editorial / Writing | 18 | 6% |
| Biotech / R&D / Science | 15 | 5% |
| Food Services / Hospitality | 15 | 5% |
| Retail | 12 | 4% |