Top 10 Reasons to Attend
Hire America’s Heroes Career Day, Sept 2nd, 2011
1. Opportunity to get an On-Site Informational Interview with one of these 12 companies:
 Alaska Airlines
 Starbucks
 Amazon
 State Farm Insurance Field Agency
 Boeing
Jobs
 Comcast
 State Farm Insurance Corporate
 Intel
Jobs/Operations
 Microsoft
 Trident Seafoods
 Port of Seattle
 Volt Military Heroes Program
 Puget Sound Energy
2. Practice your Interview and have the practice session Videotaped with feedback on your
presentation style from professional, corporate recruiters
3. “How to Make the Most of a Career Fair” – prepare for Career Day by attending a FREE
Webinar, Aug 23, 9:30-10:30AM Pacific - presented by Anne Jones, Piton Inc., and Chad Storlie,
author of “Combat Leader to Corporate Leader: 20 Lessons to Advance Your Civilian Career”
4. “Brand Yourself for Success” – get access to information rarely available to military transitioners
- FREE Webinar, Aug 24, 9:30-10:30AM Pacific – sponsored by Microsoft and presented by
Catherine Kaputa, author of “You are a BRAND!” – Catherine led the “I Love NY” campaign in
and now delivers her message to companies like PepsiCo, Microsoft, Intel, AT&T and many
others; to universities like Harvard and Northwestern; has been featured on CNN, NBC, ABC,
etc; and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, The New York Times
and other media
5. Exhibitors – 30+ major corporations with OPEN POSITIONS looking for military candidates
6. Position Descriptions distributed to REGISTERED job-seekers prior to Career Day – gain access
to position descriptions ahead of the event so you can TARGET your job search
7. Career Coaching Kiosks throughout the Career Day event space offer an opportunity to talk
with Veterans who have successfully transitioned from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
and Coast Guard to the corporate workforce – also gain insights from members of National
Guard and Reserve Forces currently employed in the corporate workforce
8. Game Tickets – Tickets to Tacoma Rainiers vs. Fresno Grizzlies game on Sept 2nd – reserved
section for Career Day Job-Seekers, fabulous Friday Night Fireworks display, complimentary
game program (“The Dirt”) – tickets being given away to “early-birds” attending Career Day
9. Ballpark Meals – every game ticket (see #8, above) comes with a Ballpark Meal (hotdog, chips
and drink)
10. The most important reason for you to attend Career Day is that this event encourages you to
TARGET Your Career Search – don’t come with a stack of identical resumes. You are looking for
ONE job. Companies want to hire ONE CANDIDATE per position. BE that ONE!
Register now: https://www.regonline.com?eventID=984651&rTypeID=508436.
Marjorie A. James, President
Hire America's Heroes
PO Box 407 | Redmond, WA | 98073-0407 | info@hireamericasheroes.org | www.hireamericasheroes.org |
425-503-0228