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Will you be transitioning from active Coast Guard service to private life in the next year? If so, then Hiring Our Heroes is a program which may help assist you during the next phase of your life. The program, which began in March 2011, was founded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Hiring our Heroes aims to use the chambers immense network at the state and local level as well as partnerships with private and public companies and non-profits to assist veterans, transitioning service members and their spouses find meaningful employment opportunities.
Hiring our Heroes has already assisted more than 24,000 veterans and their spouses in securing employment at local job fairs. Furthermore, more than 1,700 businesses have pledged to hire 448,000 veterans as part of the 500,000 ‘hiring our heroes’ campaign.
They provide assistance to veterans in translating their military experience into strong resumes, in addition to mentorship programs and nationwide job fairs.
Here is a list of upcoming events:
Ft. Worth, Texas: Nov. 1, 2014
Macomb County, Michigan: Nov 5, 2014
Fort Bliss, Texas: Nov. 6, 2014
Pensacola, Florida: Nov. 6, 2014
Detroit, Michigan: Nov. 8, 2014
Orlando, Florida: Nov. 11, 2014
Des Moines, Iowa: Nov. 11, 2014
Portland, Maine: Nov. 12, 2014
Washington, DC: Nov. 12, 2014
Los Angeles: Nov. 13, 2014
Portland, Oregon: Nov 14, 2014
Reno, Nevada: Nov. 17, 2014
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas: Nov. 17, 2014
Warwick, Rhode Island: Nov. 18, 2014
Ft. Jackson, South Carolina: Nov. 18, 2014
Nashville, Tennessee: Nov. 18, 2014
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Nov. 19-20, 2014
Pittsburgh Summit: Nov. 19, 2014
Jacksonville, North Carolina: Dec. 3, 2014
San Jose, California: Dec. 3, 2014
San Antonio Summit: Dec. 10, 2014
Las Vegas: Dec. 11, 2014