FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Fort Campbell will host Hiring Our Heroes – Fort Campbell, a jobs and opportunity fair for spouses of all active duty military, guard, reserve, veterans, and retirees as well as Gold Star spouses.
The event is part of the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Program, dedicated to improving the lives of working military spouses by lifting them out of unemployment and underemployment. Both local and national employers are expected to participate, with jobs available for spouses of all levels of experience.
The job fair will be held Thursday, January 21 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Cole Park Commons, 1610 101st Airborne Division Road.
The evening prior to the job fair, there will be a networking reception from 6 – 8 p.m. Spouse attendees will have the chance to meet and interact with local business leaders, recruitment heads for national companies, and military spouse service agencies ahead of the job fair.
Free registration for jobseekers is available at hiringourheroes.org. Walk-in job seekers are allowed at the job fair (veterans must provide proof of service).
Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment. Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vast network of state and local chambers and other strategic partners from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Hiring Our Heroes has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment through more than 950 job fairs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and on military installations overseas; a suite of free online career-based resources; and the Hiring 500,000 Heroes campaign.