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'Hiring Our Heroes' Tampa Job Fair at Raymond James Stadium

The Oct. 4 Hiring Our Heroes job fair at Raymond James Stadium is for military job seekers, veterans and their families. See who's coming and what you need to know to sign up for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, RecruitMilitary event.

 

Military job seekers, veterans and their spouses are invited to attend a free hiring fair at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is part of a nationwide effort presented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with its recruiting partner, RecruitMilitary.

According to RecruitMilitary, 43 exhibitors are expected at the event, for which 762 attendees have registered (see charts below). Overall, RecruitMilitary reports having held 11 events in Tampa, drawing 3,925 attendees and 320 exhibitors.

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The Tampa Bay Business Journal notes that since it launched in 2011, the Hiring Our Heroes program has held more than 280 hiring fairs nationwide, helping some 10,400 veterans and military spouses find employment.

The Tampa event is part of Hiring 500,000 Heroes, a national campaign launced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation and Capital One to engage the business community in committing to hiring 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014.

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Tampa Veteran Job Fair: Need To Know

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Attendees (Reported Sept. 27)

Soldiers 315 Airmen 175 Sailors 129 Marines 88 Spouses 17 Coast Guardsmen 17 Department of Defense Civilians 13 Others 8 TOTAL 762 Source: RecruitMilitary

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Exhibitors (Reported Sept. 27)

Featured Exhibitors The Home Depot The Prudential Insurance Co. of America Veterans Administration, National Vets Employment Program DeVry University Grand Canyon University USAA Exhibitors Veteran Tech Brigade Lennox International Inc. CVS Matco Tools Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. Structural Modification & Repair Techs Military Sealift Command Saint Leo University Georgia College of Construction The Mosaic Company New York Life GoWaiter.com Plastipak Packaging Inc. Griffith University McDonald's Corporation Hilton Worldwide DynCorp Capital One Argosy University Coca-Cola Refreshments Center for Technology Training PNC Grow Financial Federal Credit Union Frito Lay Troy University Bank of America Paralyzed Veterans of America Roadmaster Drivers School Citigroup Remote Imagery Technologies Inc. SCC Soft Computer Heavy Construction Academy CarMax Beckwith Electric Co. Embry Riddle University IADT/Brooks Institute/Colorado Tech University Strayer University Source: RecruitMilitary


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