Milwaukee Veterans Job Fair

This event took place on September 27, 2018 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI.

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 Milwaukee 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 102 43%
Management/Supervision 77 32%
Education / Training 60 25%
Customer Support / Client Care 54 22%
Project / Program Management 51 21%
Administrative / Clerical 48 20%
Manufacturing / Operations 46 19%
Law Enforcement / Security 43 18%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 43 18%
Human Resources 43 18%
Business / Strategic Management 42 17%
Quality Assurance / Safety 42 17%
Construction / Trades 38 16%
Medical / Health 36 15%
IT / Software Development 35 14%
Part-time 34 14%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 33 13%
Field Service 31 13%
Sales / Business Development 31 13%
Electronics 31 13%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 31 13%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 30 12%
Marketing / Product Management 29 12%
Aviation / Aerospace 28 11%
Engineering 26 11%
Other 24 10%
Retail 21 8%
Editorial / Writing 19 8%
Food Services / Hospitality 18 7%
Biotech / R&D / Science 17 7%
Creative / Design 17 7%
Legal 11 4%
Great event. Very eye opening. Vendors were outgoing and very professional -- and I met all of them.
Milwaukee Career Fair - Air Force E-7
The best run job fair that I have been to!!!
Milwaukee Career Fair - Attendee
The job fair helped us find veterans with job skills and experience. Best one in the area.
Milwaukee -- Government recruiter
This is a good job fair to attend. We have hired military at many levels in our facility & are very pleased.
Milwaukee -- Manufacturing recruiter
Was very amazing that so many companies are looking for veterans.
Milwaukee -- Army and National Guard E-5
There was a large variety of employers present. Each one gave me their contact information and encouraged me to connect with them if I applied for their open position(s) so they can flag my application. Very good experience.
Milwaukee -- Military Spouse
This is the only job fair that I go to. It is worth the trip.
Milwaukee -- Government recruiter
The quality of the candidates was much higher than other venues we have been at.
Milwaukee -- Warehouse / Distribution recruiter
It was great to talk to recruiters who understand how much veterans bring to the table. I made good connections for the future and have several potential job leads.
Milwaukee -- Army Reserves E-8
Some positions have immediate openings.
Milwaukee -- Marines E-4

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