Senator Warner, Honorary Co-Host Of D.C.’s Largest Free Military-Focused Career Fair Hosted By MOAA

Active duty, retired, former, Reserve/National Guard servicemembers and their spouses, as well as government employees, are invited to attend a free career fair with approximately 100 employers, career-development seminars, and onsite résumé critiques in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Senator Warner will welcome job seekers to the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Career Fair in a video greeting that expresses the importance of these opportunities to help Americans, especially military veterans find jobs.

The largest military-focused and free career fair in Washington, D.C., is hosted by MOAA, an organization known for its 59-year-old program to assist officers and warrant officers in their transition from the military to civilian careers. The free career fair is open to all enlisted grades and spouses as well as officers.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (seminars begin at 8 a.m.) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Hall B (formerly the Washington D.C. Convention Center.) The center is at 801 Mt. Vernon Place, N.W., at the Mount Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro stop.

Employers from more than 100 regional and national companies will look for potential employees in virtually every job skill. Businesses and organizations attending include: Microsoft, Amazon, Raytheon Company, DEA, CALIBRE, Wal-Mart, Jacobs Technology, BAE Systems, NISH, URS, Chick-fil-A, Inc., Oracle Corporation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and more.

Several free, 60-minute pre- career fair transition seminars — How to Work a Job Fair, The Interview: Rules of Engagement-Your Compelling Story, and Federal Job Application Preparation — will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Two afternoon seminars — Evaluating Employer Benefits and Post-9/11 GI Bill — will be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. respectively.

No preregistration is required. For further information, call (800) 234-MOAA (6622) toll-free or (703) 838-0547, e-mail careerfair@moaa.org, or visit MOAA Career Fairs on the MOAA’s website at www.moaa.org/careerfair.

MOAA members unable to attend the Career Fair can submit résumés to be included in the résumé database that all employers exhibiting at the fair will have access to. E-mail your résumé to careerfair@moaa.org with "career fair résumé" in the subject line. Be sure to provide your membership number in the e-mail.

Get a head start by attending MOAA’s Pre-Career Networking Event, Thursday, September 22, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. Meet with employers and other MOAA members who have successfully made their transitions. Event is open to all; no pre-registration required. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Captain Linda Speed: lindas@moaa.org.

About MOAA:
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the nation’s largest officers association with 370,000 members from every branch of service, including active duty, retired, National Guard, Reserve, and former officers and their families and survivors. MOAA is a nonprofit and politically nonpartisan organization and an influential force in promoting a strong national defense.  MOAA represents the interests of service members and their families in every stage of their lives and careers, and for those who are not eligible to join MOAA, Voices for America’s Troops is a nonprofit MOAA affiliate that supports a strong national defense. For more information, visit www.moaa.org