MOAA offers free career fair for military, spouses

By MOAASeptember 11, 2008

The Military Officers Association of America invites active duty, former and retired officers, enlisted personnel, and their spouses to attend a free Career Fair with approximately 150 employers, career development seminar, and onsite resume critiques in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16.

The Career Fair is open to all enlisted grades and spouses as well.

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

Employers from approximately 150 regional and national companies will look for people in virtually every job skill.

Businesses attending include Sears Holdings Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton, DHS/Transportation Security Administration, the Drug Enforcement Agency, EG&G Technical Services, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, educational institutions, financial institutions and many more.

Several free, 60-minute Pre-Career Fair Transition Seminars will be offered including, Marketing Yourself For Your Dream Job, Networking Your Way Into Your Target Company, Military to Federal Resume Writing Workshop, and How to Work a Job Fair, held at 8 and 9 a.m. Other free seminars, "Evaluating Employer Benefit Plans" and "It's Your Talent-Own It! Becoming an Independent Consultant," will be held at noon.

No pre-registration is required. For more information, call 1-800-234-6622 or 703-838-0547, e-mail CareerFair@moaa.org, or visit Career Fair on the MOAA's Web site, www.moaa.org.