The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation hosted “Hiring Our Heroes – Charleston,” a hiring fair for veterans and military spouses. More than 30 employers participated with jobs available for veterans and military spouses of all ranks and levels of experience. Companies range from America’s biggest employers to dozens of small companies from the region.
Since its launch in March 2011, Hiring Our Heroes has held more than 420 hiring fairs nationwide, which have helped over 14,000 veterans and military spouses find employment. This event is also part of Hiring 500,000 Heroes, a national campaign announced by the U.S. Chamber, National Chamber Foundation, and Capital One, to engage the business community in committing to hire 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014. Thus far, more than 800 businesses of all sizes have pledged to hire 211,000 heroes toward this goal, with 93,000 hired since March 2012.
This hiring event is held in partnership with the West Virginia Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Workforce West Virginia, and other local partners.
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