A recruiter asked me this week, “Why should I focus more attention on military job fairs that take place on the military installations as opposed to off-base events?”  What I explain is that by attending military career fairs on the installations, their chances for connecting with high-value transitioning military job seekers are higher than with “off-base” job fairs. In this same vein, military job fairs held on-base make it easier for the men and women of the military to be able to participate as in many cases they are simply walking from their current military job to the civilian job fair. In addition, the employers I work with enjoy being able to meet the military candidates face-to-face in a setting where the job seekers already have a comfort level.

I have clients that look for maintenance, logistics and driver backgrounds and they have informed me that they have been able to meet more of this profile via an on-base military job fair than with any other channel.  Part of this has to do with the specialized outreach we do to attract candidates, but much has to do with the fact that it is easy for candidates to attend an on-base career event.

“Callidus found itself experiencing a high-growth period, due in part to a demanding energy market as well as increased environmental awareness and legislation. While it is a technology-based firm, it seeks employees to fill a whole spectrum of positions within engineering, sales, project management, manufacturing and purchasing. The technical skills that are required to work in this niche industry are often difficult to find as the specific competencies, aptitude and drive are not typically taught in schools.”

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“We are very excited about hosting a CivilianJobs.com Job Fair at Fort Benning,” said George Bernloehr, COO of CivilianJobs.com.  “This region is populated with highly-skilled job seekers as well as great companies who are looking for this valuable talent pool.”

CivilianJobs.com is working in partnership with Hire Vets First, started by the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee, to assist veterans obtain post-military careers with these military-specific job fairs.