Fort Riley Job Fair

This event took place on September 13, 2018 at Fort Riley Conference Center in Fort Riley, KS.

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 Fort Riley 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 82 37%
Management/Supervision 62 28%
Human Resources 51 23%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 45 20%
Law Enforcement / Security 41 18%
Quality Assurance / Safety 40 18%
Education / Training 40 18%
Business / Strategic Management 40 18%
Project / Program Management 39 17%
Administrative / Clerical 39 17%
Manufacturing / Operations 34 15%
Customer Support / Client Care 33 14%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 27 12%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 25 11%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 23 10%
Aviation / Aerospace 21 9%
Marketing / Product Management 21 9%
Construction / Trades 21 9%
Part-time 19 8%
Other 19 8%
Field Service 19 8%
Sales / Business Development 17 7%
Medical / Health 16 7%
Electronics 13 5%
Legal 12 5%
Biotech / R&D / Science 11 4%
Editorial / Writing 11 4%
Retail 11 4%
IT / Software Development 10 4%
Creative / Design 10 4%
Engineering 9 4%
Food Services / Hospitality 8 3%

Who Attended?

Great time! Talked to some good prospects. Positive atmosphere, happy people, great staff.
Fort Riley -- Retail recruiter
It was great! Lots of engagement from attendees.
Fort Riley -- Non-profit recruiter
I secured two interviews, one on the spot with a second interview scheduled the following week. Very good overall experience.
Fort Riley -- Army O-6
The venue was great and the layout was great. Good experience.
Fort Riley -- Army E-6

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