More than 30 leading employers who represent over 40,000 jobs will be online on July 30, 2013 at the veteranrecruiting.com Nationwide Virtual Career Fair. The Veteran Recruiting Services, in partnership with the White House Joining Forces Inititive, will host this years installment of the VRS online event. Prior service members are encouraged to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity. This is a great way for veterans to meet live with employers from all across the country, but without the need to travel to a physical location. The career fair is not limited to only veterans. Active duty service members closing in…
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Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien had some fun with Wal-Mart’s recently announced plan to hire 100,000 veterans by highlighting what it might be like if your former drill instructor was the first person to welcome shoppers into the store. A skit on TBS’s “Conan” shows a former Army drill sergeant wearing a blue smock “welcoming” shoppers as they walk in. But it seems the newly hired veteran forgot that working at a Wal-Mart was a little different than welcoming the newest crop of boots to recruit training. [HTML1] “Wal-Mart! Save money! Live better!” he yells in the face of one alarmed…
[HTML1] The Walt Disney Company is looking to hire 1,000 veterans over the next three years. Company President and CEO Bob Iger announced the company wide initiative called “Heroes Work Here” on Tuesday, March 13th. There is much more to the new program than just hiring vets. Disney will hold career fairs, offer training and volunteer opportunities. And don’t think you have to head to Orlando just to work at Disney. The company owns ESPN and ABC. Here is a full list of the companies in the Disney family. Want to make your dreams come true? Check out the Disney…
[HTML1] Our colleagues over at USA Today caught up with former Marine Cpl. Scott Olsen after recovering from a head injury sustained during the Occupy Oakland protests on October 25. Olsen lost the ability to speak for a period of time, but is slowly regaining it. With a scar above his left eye, Olsen returned to the scene of the protests where he was hit by a projectile, resulting in a fractured skull. The 24-year-old had this to say about his experience from the USA Today story: Even when it comes to his injury, Olsen considers himself fortunate — and…
