Milicruit Virtual Career Fairs Announces AOL as Media Partner

CHICAGO, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Milicruit, the recognized leader for virtual career fairs for veterans, today announced that AOL has become the media partner of Milicruit's perpetual virtual career fair for veterans and military spouses.  Milicruit's virtual career fair, powered by UBM Studios, is available to all active duty personnel, veterans and military spouses 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.  

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AOL will promote Milicruit's virtual career fair on www.aol.com.

The Veterans Virtual Career Fair – will take place on June 23, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. EDT.  The virtual career fair is available to all participants through a high speed internet connection, in the comfort and convenience of home. The virtual career fair is free of charge to active duty, veterans, and military spouses.

Milicruit would like to thank the dozens of industry-leading, military-friendly employers who recognize the value and talent that veterans and military spouses bring to any organization including: Abbott, Archer Daniels Midland, Amazon, ATS, Black & Veatch, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, CB Richard Ellis, Chase, CITI, Columbia College, Daiichi Sankyo, DaVita, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Treasury, Deutsche Bank, Dish Network, Dollar General, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, EODT, Excelsior, FBI, FedEx Services, FedEx Office, Flextronics, GEICO, Graybar, Gulfstream Aerospace, Harris Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Home Depot, Humana, IBM, Ideal Innovations, Intel, Kaplan University, Medtronic, Military to Medicine, New York Life, Nike, Oakwood, Olympus, Panasonic, Progressive, Prudential, Raytheon, Realogy, Reynolds and Reynolds, Rockwell Collins, SCANA, Sears, Secret Service, SGS North America, Six Flags Theme Parks, Strayer University, TCF Bank, The Hartford, T-Mobile, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Travelers, Verizon, VetSuccess, VSE Corporation, Walgreens and Waste Management.

"In keeping with AOL's continued support of our military, we are proud to partner with Milicruit to help the thousands of veterans currently out of work in their quest to find suitable employment. The Milicruit virtual career fair provides access to all veterans regardless of location, and we are happy to help in getting them registered to attend the virtual career fairs," said Daryl Zapoticzny, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition.

"Our career fair joins active duty personnel, veterans and military spouses with military-friendly employers in one location through the power of the internet.  Milicruit is committed to helping service members find suitable employment as they transition into the civilian workforce," said Kevin O'Brien, Vice President, Business Development, Milicruit.  "We are very pleased to welcome AOL as the media sponsor of the Milicruit perpetual career fair.  With their dominant online presence, we are sure to reach many more veterans and military spouses.  We look forward to a long-lasting partnership with AOL."

Employers interested in participating and veterans interested in attending the virtual career fair can register at www.veteranscareerfair.com. To view a video tour on how the Milicruit service works click here.

The virtual career fair has been developed with the support of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Veterans Affairs - VetSuccess, Wounded Warrior Project, IAVA, Hire Heroes USA, Military Channel and the Student Veterans of America.

For additional information on Milicruit, UBM Studios, or to purchase a virtual career fair, contact Kevin O'Brien, at (215) 525-5776 x101 or kevin.obrien@ubm.com.

UBM produces virtual career fairs in education, chemical, technology and military in Asia, Europe and North America.  

To follow Milicruit on Twitter, visit Milicruit, to follow on Facebook visit Milicruit and to follow on LinkedIn, visit Milicruit Virtual Career Fairs.

About Milicruit

Milicruit is the recognized leader of virtual career fairs for military veterans, powered by UBM Studios.   Milicruit brings employers who are committed to helping veterans find suitable employment after serving the country together with military veterans and their spouses seeking suitable employment.  Given the large number of veterans looking to reenter the civilian job market, Milicruit allows employers and job seekers to meet and interact in an online setting.  For additional information on Milicruit, visit www.milicruit.com.  

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

About AOL

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is a premier global media company with a suite of brands and products serving consumers, advertisers and publishers worldwide.  The AOL Huffington Post Media Group is a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information comprised of a wide range of destination websites, including AOL.com, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Moviefone, Engadget, Patch, AOL Music, StyleList and MapQuest. The AOL Advertising.com Group includes Advertising.com, ADTECH, Pictela, Video, inclusive of AOL Video, goviral and 5min Media, Content Solutions and Sponsored Listings and serves a combined content and advertising market at scale through video, brand advertising, content and ad serving.  AOL is focused on engaging consumers and providing online advertising services and solutions on both AOL Huffington Post Media Group destination websites and third party websites, in addition to serving consumer platforms including AOL Mail, AIM, about.me, and mobile experiences.  AOL also operates one of the largest Internet subscription access services in the United States, which serves as another distribution channel for its consumer offerings.

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