Seventy-three employers to participate in National Guard Hosted Veterans Job Fair on June 18

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BUFFALO, NY (06/11/2015)(readMedia)-- The New York National Guard will host a United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes Veterans' Job Fair at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo on Thursday, June 18.

Over 73 employers, each with at least five jobs to fill will participate in the event. The event is open to veterans, military spouses and members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Veterans seeking a new job are encouraged to sign up for this event.

The Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Job Fair starts at 10 a.m. and will run until 1 p.m. Participating companies will include Absolute Care of Aurora Park, Allied Barton Security Services of Buffalo, AutoZone, JB Hunt Transportation, NOCO Energy Group, West Heer Automotive Group, and McKesson Pharmaceutical.

Prior to the job fair, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will conduct an employment workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The employment workshop will consist of a classroom session followed by one-on-one mentoring sessions with human resources professionals for all pre-registered participants. Mentoring sessions focus on resume building; resume writing and interviewing techniques for all job-seeking veteran and service member participants. Representatives from the Veterans Administration will also be on site to assist veterans with any questions they have about benefits and health care.

Registration for the Job Fair can be done here at: https://www.cvent.com/events/hiring-our-heroes-buffalo-ny/registration-2185a8938bdf471a822e766f114e2739.aspx.

For more information go to the Hiring Our Heroes website here: http://www.cvent.com/events/hiring-our-heroes-buffalo-ny/event-summary-2185a8938bdf471a822e766f114e2739.aspx

The Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Job Fair is one of a series of events being held across the country designed to match veterans, military spouses and Reserve and National Guard members with employers. Since its inception in 2011, more than 369, 00 veterans and military spouses found jobs through the Hiring Our Heroes program, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

The New York National Guard's Job Zone Program will be part of the Hiring Fair as well. The New York National Guard's Employment Initiative Program helps New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen refine their resumes while providing them with information on employers who want to hire veterans and Guard members. The Job Zone staff also works to help employers understand the skill-sets that veterans and Guard Soldiers and Airmen bring to their businesses.