Minneapolis Veteran Job Fair

This event took place on August 2, 2012 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.

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. ”

RecruitMilitary Hosts a Hiring Our Heroes Event in Minneapolis

“NBC 11 (KARE) - RecruitMilitary is hosting "Hiring Our Heroes - Minneapolis," a hiring fair for veterans and military spouses.”

Job Fair Helps Local Veterans Transition from Battlefield to Boardroom

“ABC 5 (KSTP)/ ABC 6 (KAAL) - What veterans say they often need help with, is translating their military skills to the professional world. From CenterPoint Energy, Siemens, General Electric, Phillips Medisize, Mayo Clinic, TCF Bank, to Minneapolis Police, some 60 companies were on hand looking for a few good men and women.”

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 Minneapolis Veteran 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 206 41%
Project / Program Management 130 26%
Law Enforcement / Security 118 23%
Logistics / Transportation / Warehouse 118 23%
Business / Strategic Management 113 22%
Manufacturing / Operations 108 21%
Education / Training 107 21%
Human Resources 86 17%
Sales / Business Development 84 16%
Quality Assurance / Safety 83 16%
Customer Support / Client Care 81 16%
Administrative / Clerical 80 16%
Construction / Trades 75 15%
Marketing / Product Management 75 15%
Maintenance / Installation / Repair 74 14%
Aviation / Aerospace 68 13%
Accounting / Finance / Insurance 65 13%
Other 60 12%
IT / Software Development 52 10%
Medical / Health 49 9%
Banking / Real Estate / Mortgage 49 9%
Electronics 42 8%
Engineering 41 8%
Part-time 40 8%
Creative / Design 35 7%
Retail 30 6%
Legal 29 5%
Food Services / Hospitality 29 5%
Biotech / R&D / Science 27 5%
Editorial / Writing 22 4%

Who Attended?

  • 499 Registered Attendees
  • 255 Soldiers
  • 77 Sailors
  • 59 Marines
  • 57 Airmen
  • 37 Spouses
  • 7 Others
  • 2 DoD Civilians
  • 2 Merchant Marines
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Every type of employer seemed to be covered. I am 6 months out from retirement and talked to about 20 different companies!
Minneapolis Career Fair - Air Force & Air National Guard E-7
I think everything was without flaw. Can you make the event longer? I wish I had more time to visit more presenters.
Minneapolis Career Fair -- Navy E-4
More organized, more candidates, and better qualified candidates than other job fairs. Worth the investment.
Minneapolis -- Environmental Services recruiter
I thought the exposure was great and the number of attendees surpassed my expectations!
Minneapolis -- Healthcare recruiter
All the people there seemed genuinely interested in helping veterans.
Minneapolis -- National Guard E-4)
The number of participating exhibitors was very good. The variety of exhibitors was good too.
Minneapolis -- Reserves O-4
We met some really great professionals today! Great quality of candidates.
Minneapolis -- Insurance recruiter
Good traffic and high interest.
Minneapolis -- Government recruiter
This job fair was a great and successful event for me. I've secured multiple interviews from multiple employers. Keep on doing these events. They are definitely beneficial to veterans like me. It is much appreciated. Thanks!!!
Minneapolis -- National Guard E-6
The job fair was extremely well organized and it actually had me re-energized once I walked out of there.
Minneapolis -- Army O-3

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