Birmingham Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on August 17, 2017 at McWane Science Center in Birmingham, AL.

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 Birmingham 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 145 41%
Management/Supervision 98 27%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 94 26%
Administrative / Clerical 79 22%
Human Resources 77 21%
Quality Assurance / Safety 75 21%
Customer Support / Client Care 70 19%
Law Enforcement / Security 69 19%
Manufacturing / Operations 65 18%
Education / Training 61 17%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 58 16%
Construction / Trades 51 14%
Medical / Health 48 13%
Business / Strategic Management 47 13%
Project / Program Management 46 13%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 45 12%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 39 11%
Field Service 38 10%
Part-time 38 10%
Electronics 38 10%
Sales / Business Development 35 9%
Aviation / Aerospace 34 9%
Other 33 9%
IT / Software Development 33 9%
Food Services / Hospitality 28 7%
Retail 25 7%
Marketing / Product Management 22 6%
Engineering 21 5%
Editorial / Writing 20 5%
Legal 19 5%
Creative / Design 16 4%
Biotech / R&D / Science 14 3%

Who Attended?

  • 352 Registered Attendees
  • 163 Soldiers
  • 61 Sailors
  • 31 Marines
  • 30 Airmen
  • 13 Spouses
  • 4 Others
  • 3 Coast Guardsmen
  • 1 DoD Civilian
It is better than most job fairs and I think one reason behind that is because it was restricted to veterans / military members and spouses only. The fact that no one left early was impressive as well and rarely seen in the job fairs we normally attend.
Birmingham Career Fair -- Government Recruiter
Good event. Event director, Mr. Robert Walker, continues to work very hard to make these events profitable for job seekers, as well as vendors.
Birmingham Career Fair -- Construction / Building Supplies Recruiter
It was a very satisfying experience for me. I was able to make some very helpful contacts and I secured two interviews as a result of the job fair.
Birmingham Career Fair -- Navy E-6
The fair was very organized and the staff was extremely friendly. Overall it was a really good experience and I am glad that I went.
Birmingham Career Fair -- Navy W-2
I've told other recruiters at different events that we do really well with the level of professionalism when dealing with RM. Great place to find management.
Birmingham -- Retail recruiter
Well organized. Good event. Go! It is worth it.
Birmingham -- Law Enforcement and Security recruiter
Exhibitors were very supportive of vets.
Birmingham -- Branch / Rank not indicated
I was able to schedule an interview for the following week and was offered a more prestigious position than what I had interviewed for. Very pleased with the outcome.
Birmingham -- Army E-8

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