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“Hiring Our Heroes” Employment Fair Scheduled for September 12, 2012 in Trenton, NJ

Trenton, June 30, 2012 – The American Legion is announcing their next event in a series of Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) job fairs, which is part of a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. This hiring event is being sponsored by the American Legion, Hero2Hired (H2H), the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey League of Municipalities, and New Jersey’s Employment Initiative Program. It will be conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The American Legion, the Sun National Bank Center, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA), the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS), the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD), NBC News, the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation, Allies, Inc., and other local partners. Veterans and their spouses are encouraged to take advantage of this Hiring Our Heroes event, cosponsored by the American Legion and the above-mentioned partners, on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Sun National Bank Center, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, NJ. The American Legion has hosted several successful Hiring Our Heroes job fairs in New Jersey, including events in Toms River, Florence, and Iselin, and plans more in other areas of NJ. Counselors and representatives will also be available from VET2VET, Vet4Warriors, U.S. Veterans Administration (VA), LWD, NJ’s DMAVA, County Service Officers, and Attorney Generals’ office (for veterans’ civil rights education), to provide veterans with additional information regarding their state and federal benefits.
“In March of 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber Foundation launched Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide initiative to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. Working with our network of 1600 state and local chambers and other strategic partners from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, our goal was to create a movement across America in hundreds of local communities where veterans and military families return every day. To date, Hiring Our Heroes has hosted more than 210 hiring fairs in 49 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; more than 10,000 veterans and military spouses have gotten jobs. We have significantly expanded our efforts in 2012 with a goal of hosting hiring fairs in 400 communities, the establishment of a stand-alone program for military spouses, and a sustained campaign to enlist the commitments from the small business community to hire veterans and military spouses over the next three years.\”
Veteran job seekers and employers may go to HoH.GreatJob.net to register. Employers must have current job openings, and must  register. If you need assistance registering, please contact us at hiringourheroes@uschamber.com. Representatives from the NJ State Library will be also on hand to explain and demonstrate all the resources veterans have available to search for jobs, design and write resumes, and apply for jobs. With technology assistance from Verizon, computer stations will be set up for attendees to practice using those resources.
For God and Country,
Bob Looby

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