The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hiring Our Heroes announced it will expand its program from 100 hiring fairs nationwide in its first year to 400 in its second year.
Washington — Feb. 17
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hiring Our Heroes announced it will expand its program from 100 hiring fairs nationwide in its first year to 400 in its second year. Kevin Schmiegel, executive director of the initiative, made the announcement in an interview Friday on NBC's "Today" show.Capital One is also partnering in the effort, joining with the chamber and dozens of companies to support Hiring Our Heroes and to fund local, free hiring fairs for veterans and military spouses.Last March, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched its Hiring Our Heroes program, a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. The chamber started the program to improve public-private sector coordination in local communities, where veterans and their families are returning every day. Working with a network of state and local chambers and public, private and nonprofit partners, the initiative seeks to do a better job of matching veteran and military spouse talent with career opportunities in the private sector.Since the launch of our program, the chamber has hosted 91 hiring fairs in 44 states and has dozens more scheduled before the end of March 2012. Thus far, the chamber hiring fairs have hosted more than 90,000 veterans and military spouses and given them the opportunity to meet with more than 4,600 different employers. As a result, the chamber has helped more than 8,000 veterans and military spouses find employment.Through Capital One and all of the chamber's corporate partners, Hiring Our Heroes will continue to grow beyond its 400 hiring fairs in the coming year. On March 28, the initiative will mark its one-year anniversary with hiring fairs in New York, Chicago, Fort Hood and Stuttgart, Germany, which held its fair virtually online.Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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