The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Monumental Sports, the Verizon Center, and the Washington Wizards, along with lead sponsors Capital One and Lockheed Martin, will host Hiring Our Heroes — Washington, D.C., a hiring fair for veterans and military spouses on March 25 at the Verizon Center, noon to 4 p.m.
Interested job seekers should pre-register online at www.hiringourheroes.org. Veterans must provide proof of service.
The event also will include a free Hiring Our Heroes employment workshop at 10 a.m. focusing on resume-building, job search tools, and interview techniques for all jobseekers.
Pre-registered attendees are eligible to receive up to four free tickets for them and their families to attend that evening’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers.
More than 100 employers are expected to participate with jobs available for veterans and military spouses of all ranks and levels of experience. Companies participating in the event include large and small companies from across the region.
Since Hiring Our Heroes began in March 2011, more than 1,500 companies have hired 25,000 veterans and military spouses as a result of more than 850 hiring fairs.
In March 2012, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Capital One launched Hiring 500,000 Heroes, a national campaign to engage the business community in committing to hire half a million veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014. Thus far, more than 1,700 businesses of all sizes have pledged to hire 585,000 heroes toward this goal. To date, 369,000 hires have been confirmed toward this goal.
This hiring event is also being supported by the U.S. Department of Labor Veterans — Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS), the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The American Legion, Goodwill Industries International, and other local partners.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) is a 501(c)