Nov 28, 2005 - With veterans returning daily from conflicts abroad and natural disasters in the Gulf Coast Region at home, MilitaryStars, the nation´s premier military career expo company, stands poised to supply Gulf Coast employers with a military-veteran target-rich recruiting environment at its Southeast Regional Career Expo in Jacksonville, FL on December 7th.
"This region of the country was hit hard this year by uncontrollable forces of nature. We´re going to make sure that the companies rebuilding these areas have quality employees at hand," said MilitaryStars CEO Hal Fischer, adding, "Who better to look toward than transitioning military personnel and veterans? Unlike many others, these men and women have seen and are ready to deal with this type of devastation, and they´ve certainly earned the opportunity for top-notch civilian employment."
With the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma still scarring parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, employers need high-caliber and proficiently trained employees to assist in the clean up and aid the companies in rebuilding not only their businesses, but the regions in which they do business as well.
Baker Hughes, an oilfield services company with multiple operations throughout the Gulf Coast region, is looking to "get roughly 20 hires from this event," said Phi Doan, a human resources generalist with the company.
"Some of our Gulf Coast operations were impacted by the hurricanes, and we´re looking for new employees for the Gulf Coast and other areas throughout the US. We want to find a talent pool that has a strong work ethic and the mindset and education to work in the environment where our field engineers work. This is the main reason we´re going to the MilitaryStars Career Expo," Doan stated.
"Our Southeast Regional Career Expos have focused heavily in the past on connecting transitioning military and veterans with the construction, logistics and petroleum industries, and these sectors need trained, proficient employees now more than ever as they recover from the impact of these natural disasters," noted Fischer.
The event will yield employers such as KBR, Lockheed Martin, Military Sealift Command and Aramark. Government agencies like the Defense Intelligence Agency and US Customs & Border Protection will also be attending.
MilitaryStars, a veteran-owned military hiring event company, furthers its mission to assist transitioning military and veterans in finding civilian jobs via career expos throughout the United States. To learn more about attending, please visit www.militarystars.com, or call (800) 775-1415.
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Ethan Grefe, Corporate Communications
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Source: HRmarketer.com