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U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Host Veteran Jobs Fair in Dearborn
The Hiring or Heroes initiative comes to Dearborn April 11.
A national job fair aimed at employing America's veterans is coming to Dearborn, the city announced Wednesday.
Hiring Our Heroes, a hiring fair for veterans and spouses, is hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The 100-city event will be making a stop in Dearborn on April 11 at the .
To date, Hiring Our Heroes has hosted more than 85 job fairs, connecting 84,000 veterans with more than 4,3000 different employers. More than 7,300 of those prospective job-seekers have landed jobs.
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The chamber started the program in partnership with the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service to improve public-private sector coordination in local communities. The main purpose is find veterans jobs through such fairs; however, Hiring Our Heroes has also placed focus on creating strategic partnerships to deal with specific populations of veterans and their unique challenges in three other areas to include: a Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Program, a Student Veterans Internship and Employment Program, and a Women Veterans and Military Spouses Employment Program.
This event in Dearborn is designed to be one of the Chamber’s largest fairs to date, with the goal of bringing 100-area employers together with hundreds of local veterans. These companies will range from America's biggest employers to dozens of small companies from across the state. These companies are looking for veterans of all levels of rank and experience.
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Another Michigan Hiring Our Heroes event will take place in Wyoming, Mich., on April 6.
Employers and job seekers must pre-register for the Dearborn job fair by visiting www.hoh.greatjob.net. Registration and attendance are free.
Registration closes on April 3, 2012. Job seekers please bring along proof of military service.
Details
- Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 11
- Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
- For more information, contact Dearborn Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Giering at jgiering@dearbornchamber.com, or 313-584-6100.
