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veterans’ Career Expo – july 20, 2012 New Horizons Veterans’ Career Expo is an opportunity for your company to meet professionally trained and certified job seekers. New Horizons consistently produces career seeking candidates that are not only professionally trained, but also certified by vendors such as Microsoft, Intuit, National HeathCareer Association, CompTIA, EC Council, Cisco, Adobe, PMI and others. We are expecting between 200 and 600 attendees at this event which will be advertised via radio, LinkedIn, military2career.com, door64.com, Linked-In Groups, and our Workforce Solutions/FT Hood/Camp Mabry Partnerships.  6 ft. draped table. 1 table, 2 chairs, 1 waste basket Lunch for...

A Career in MicroscopyA leader in the field of electron microscopy. Due to growth, we are currently seeking an experienced FIB/SEM field service engineer to service equipment in the Southern California area. This position is responsible for the maintenance, defect finding, repair, and installation of electron microscopes. This includes providing emergency site maintenance and parts replacement, maintaining stock of spare parts and the appropriate service records, as well as a customer focused mentality. Travel is required, including travel to our factories in the United Kingdom and Germany.The successful candidate should have several years of experience in the semiconductor industry...

US Veteran Ambassador TrainingBecome a US Veteran Ambassador with HirePatriots. -- Make your living by helping US veterans and their families.Thursdays: 2PM PST/5 PM EST Fridays : 8:30 AM PST/11:30 AM ESTConference Dial-in Number: (605) 562-3000 Participant Access Code: 132379#Join this call and learn how you can help US veterans and yourself at the same time. HirePatriots is the fastest growing US military/ veteran outreach in the country. We provide a variety of critical and free services to US military personnel, veterans and their families:HirePatriots.com Job Board Vet-Entrepreneur Program Military Job Fairs Welcome Home Parties Military Marriage Enrichment...

HirePatriots has created an opportunity for US veterans and their spouses. If you have a desire to help other veterans… if you are looking for a part time or full time income that you can do from home… then please join this call! Eric Wiksten, a Marine Captain with a Master’s in Business, and HirePatriots Business Director will be leading this information session. Like you, he is passionate about helping veterans.We can support our families and US veterans at the same time!Join us on Thursday Jan. 26th at 2:00 P.M. PST or Friday, Jan 27th at 8:30 AM PST....

Unfortunately, there just are not enough jobs in America to employ everyone who wants to work. And with 1,000,000 unemployed U.S. veterans and growing, this is the primary concern of HirePatriots.com.Only about 30% of transitioning veterans will find permanent, full-time employment within 12 months after re-entering the civilian world. The other 70% will take longer; many will go more than 3 years before securing employment.HirePatriots provides the only job board for veterans that cannot find steady work. We need everyone's help to spread this work program to every state and community within each state.HirePatriots provides One Day Jobs....

HirePatriots wants every U.S. veteran to be employed in such a way to support themselves and their families. We have worked diligently in creating ways for U.S.veterans to earn money while helping other veterans to earn money too.HirePatriots has a simple plan for spreading its free job board for U.S. military, residents and businesses. -- We have 32 HirePatriots websites already, stretching across the country. We have created a detailed plan for success that businesses can utilize to use their HirePatriots website and job board and also increase their company’s profits. It is based on the steps that we took...

Freedom Marathon will host its first annual Freedom 8K Green Cove Springs, later this month near Jacksonville, FL. This event will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 28th – 30th, 2011. The race will be held in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Memorial Day Riverfest Celebration.Local running hero Jeff Galloway is a member of the Freedom Marathon Leadership Team and has pledged to be in Green Cove Springs for the Riverfest activities. Proceeds from this race will support The Wounded Warrior Project as well as a to be determined local Green Cove Springs non-profit. This inaugural event will be...

1st Marine We lived in San Diego, next to Camp Pendleton Marine Base, across the street from a Marine Staff Sergeant, his wife and their two toddlers. He went on deployment to Iraq and received some injuries. But before he returned home, his wife was laid off from work. By the time he could come home, the family car was repossessed, and the utilities turned off.The night he got home, he took the only action that was immediately available: He began knocking on doors and asking people if they had anything he could do for them to earn money to...

One Day, Part-Time or Full-Time JobsAre you looking for great military talent? Do you need extra help around your home or small business?   HirePatriots Georgia is a FREE online jobs board which helps active duty members, veterans and their families find employment.   We encourage members of the community to post small jobs they need done around their homes.  We also encourage Georgia businesses to post part-time and full-time employment opportunities.Our unique One Day job board is for residents to post jobs whenever they want some extra help around their homes and yards.  We have found these one day jobs...

I often speak about HirePatriots with veteran organizations, veterans, and other people that have a heart for helping veterans. One of the questions usually asked is, “How can I help?”

Last week the Aurora Sentential did a piece in their paper regarding one of our veterans 1st Lt. Army Ranger Danny Moore.  The article details how he used our free job board to find a part-time job and ultimately find a full time job with Exodus Moving and Storage located in Denver. 1st Lt. Moore has since4 become a strong supporter of both Colorado Hire Patriots and Rocky Mountain Veterans Alliance and we are honored to have him a part of our leadership team. Please read the article below and help us distribute this valuable information through any of your...

There are a lot of exciting things happening at HirePatriots in 2011. To stay connected with you, our online community, we have created a monthly newsletter profiling what is happening and different people within our organization.In the March issue we highlight:* Military Marriage Enrichment Retreats our parent organization, Patriotic Hearts, a 501(c)(3) organization, provides to active duty personnel and their spouses. * Our Higher Cause marketing platform that helps you grow your business well serving the men and women in uniform. * One of our awesome regional sponsor’s companies and how they may be able to help you....

 Project Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide therapeutic, curative, supportive and recreational activities to veterans, active military personnel, their spouses and children in a leisure environment.They are often asked why they are different.  Doesn’t the military offer weekend couple’s retreats?  Project Sanctuary isn’t just different, they are better!Project Sanctuary retreats differ from typical military marriage retreats in several critical ways:1.  Retreats are structured to be six days, giving the family adequate time to begin to decompress, de-stress and really commence the healing cycle.2. Retreats include the entire family (children and spouse)/support...

 From this video you will learn some important statistics that show the difficulty veterans are facing transitioning from the military to the veteran world.  In this video we put together an informational tool to assist you on using the Colorado Hire Patriots job board and the website so you can post-one day, part-time and full-time jobs.  Either active duty military or veterans in the local community can then search for jobs on the website and contact potential employers by email.  Veterans can also post their resumes on the website for employers to review.  And what makes this unique is this...

Eric Shaffer: Navy Chief Petty Officer (Ret.)Eric Shaffer • I am a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer since 1999. By God's Grace, I have enjoyed a very successful career as a Cold Fusion Developer and Data Analyst.Listen to me. If you're serious about needing a job and you're willing to move, look at Huntsville, Alabama. Sure, the tough economy is hurting everyone, everywhere...I am not making any promises. But if you are a self-starter, willing to put in the time and effort, and you can obtain/hold a clearance, you might have a good chance to land a solid job...

Our US GIs, veterans and their families have done an outstanding job coming to the defense of our country since we were attacked on 9/11. It has been a very difficult time for them: At least 6,000 deaths, 40,000 injuries, and frequent long separations. As well, many of our troops and their families are having difficulty keeping food on the table for their families and paying essential bills. -- Aren't they under enough stress? They serve us with honor! But there is a simple way for all of us to pitch in and help: HirePatriots.com! HirePatriots is a free job...

We recently sat down and spend some time with a Army Ranger Special Forces veteran who recently used Colorado Hire Patriots to find both an one-day job and later a full-time job with Exodus Moving and Storage.  Exodus is headquartered in Ft. Collins, CO and has recently expanded their operations to Denver and the surrounding area.  They are working hard to become known as the military movers of Colorado and are looking to hire between 25 to 300 new employees over the next year.  Their goal is to have a workforce that is made up of over 70% veterans.  Colorado Hire...

Colorado Hire Patriots attended the fifth meeting for the Rocky Mountain Veterans Alliance on February 17th at La Loma Mexican restaurant in Denver.  They had 25 members show up of which several were new members.  Here’s a little bit of information regarding each of them.Nidal Allis is a Veteran and the President and CEO of TechnoRescue which is a Green IT Company located in Denver.  For more information on his business click here. Bob Dawes is an Instructor/Veteran at Outward Bound and runs all the Veteran programs across the country.  For more information click here. Brenna Simmons is a...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJuw_VR5-O0Residents can post chores and repairs that they need help with around their homes and yards.Businesses can post jobs for US Veterans.FREE!Please click here to download our great patriotic posters and fliers. Pass them out at clubs, meetings, events and to your friends and neighbors:CLICKThank you!US GIs, Veterans & Families....

Jamie Reno, a Military Blogger for KPBS wrote an interesting article titled “ Life After The Military: A Guide To Helping Veterans Find A Job.” KPBS is a public broadcasting service of San Diego State University.