Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Tuesday in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (10/03/2014)(readMedia)-- The New York National Guard will join with other agencies in sponsoring a Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair for veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserve components in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Empire State College.

The event, at 113 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, will feature a workshop for job seekers at 8:30 a.m. and a hiring fair that begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.

Hiring Our Heroes Job Fairs are designed to link employers up with veterans, military family members and members of the National Guard and Reserve who are looking for jobs. The events are sponsored around the country by the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

The Empire College event is also being sponsored by the New York State Department of Labor, the United States Department of Labor, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, the Saratoga Chamber Commerce and the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, Goodwill Industries, and the American Legion.

Employers offering jobs at the event include Bank of America, CSX Railroad, Bechtel Marine Propulsion, Curtis Lumber, Global Foundries, and Allstate Insurance.