8th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Antonio, Texas, October 29, 2019 --
On November 7, 2019, Workforce Solutions Alamo, in partnership with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Texas Medical Center, and Governor Abbott, is hosting its 8th annual statewide Hiring Red, White and You! (HRWY) job fair. The job fair will be held November 7th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall C, located at 3201 E. Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas.
Although this event gives priority to Veterans, transitioning military, and their spouses, it is open to all job seekers. The first hour, 11 a.m. to noon, is dedicated to that target population, but the general public will not be turned away; and the remainder of the event, from noon until 3 p.m., will be open to everyone.
The HRWY job fair in San Antonio is one of the largest of many HRWY events held throughout the state, with more than
160+ quality employers
hiring at a range of $15 an hour and up.
A Veterans Information Village consisting of
55 Veterans service organizations
will also be on-hand to answer questions and provide resources ranging from LinkedIn representatives, resume reviews, educational opportunities, VA benefits, and more. More than 1,400 job seekers are currently registered to attend, with additional job seekers expected to register in the coming days.
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New this year will be an interactive Work In Texas display featuring large touch screens, with staff on-hand to assist attendees in registering on the updated
WorkInTexas.com
platform.
There will also be a professional photographer available to take head shot photos for attendees to add to their LinkedIn profiles.
General Information Hotline: (210) 277-4888
Media Inquiries: Gino Morin: (210) 716-6535 or Tiffany Harris: (830) 832-8652
About the Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair
For the eighth year, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with 28 local workforce development boards, The Texas Veterans Commission, the Texas Medical Center, and Governor Abbott, will host Veterans hiring fairs in 31 cities throughout Texas on November 7th. Over the past seven years, Hiring Red, White & You! has connected more than 84,153 job seekers, including 35,485 Veterans and 48,668 spouses, to 14,420 employers and over 2,027 same-day hires. It is estimated that there are 1.7 million total Veterans in Texas, of which 967,000 are working or actively seeking work. By attending HRWY job fairs across the state, Texas employers can more easily connect to this highly qualified group of servicemen and servicewomen across the state.
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