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PRESS RELEASE
“GEICO Has Good News for Job Hunters; They’re Hiring”
Last update: 6:00 a.m. EST Jan. 26, 2009
SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON, Jan 26, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Despite the current economy, layoffs and high unemployment rates, GEICO has some very good news: the company is actively recruiting and plans to hire 870 new associates for positions in 19 different states in the first quarter alone.”
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“Career Fair for Military Veterans and Military Spouses Coming to New Orleans on February 18”
SNIPPET: “The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds in New Orleans on Wednesday, February 18. This event, the RecruitMilitary Career Fair, will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Fair Grounds Race Course. RecruitMilitary urges all job seekers who have military backgrounds to attend—veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses.
New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 — The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds in New Orleans on Wednesday, February 18. This event, the RecruitMilitary Career Fair, will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Fair Grounds Race Course. RecruitMilitary urges all job seekers who have military backgrounds to attend—veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses.
The event will be the fourth of more than 65 RecruitMilitary Career Fairs scheduled for 2009. An all-star team of veteran-friendly organizations will conduct one-on-one interviews with the job seekers—organizations that will include corporate employers, law-enforcement agencies and other government employers, educational institutions, franchisors, veterans service agencies, and veterans associations. Already in the line-up are Chevron Texaco, Eaton Corporation, FirstGroup America, Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Louisiana Army National Guard, Military Sealift Command, the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network, Orion South, Our Lady of Holy Cross, RITI, Strategic Restaurants, Tulane University, the Veterans Benefits Administration, Walgreens, Washington Group International, and Zeeco.
RecruitMilitary will produce the career fair in cooperation with The American Legion; HireVetsFirst, a unit of the United States Department of Labor; and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN).
More than 1,275 organizations attended 147 RecruitMilitary Career Fairs in 2007 and 2008. Those events generated television coverage by ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates as well as local independent channels; articles in major metropolitan and local newspapers as well as The Wall Street Journal; and extensive radio coverage, including remote live broadcasts from events.”