AmericanTowns.com Partners with the U.S. Department of Labor "Hire Vets First" Campaign to Help Veterans Find Jobs.WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. & FAIRFIELD Fairfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,200), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United States Steel Corp., its steel industry has greatly declined, negatively affecting the city's economy. , Conn. -- AmericanTowns.com, the Internet's leading "local hub" of information and resources for every community in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , today announced that it is working with The U.S. Department of Labor's "Hire Vets First" campaign to help veterans find jobs in the private sector. As part of the Campaign and in recognition of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, AmericanTowns.com is providing free promotional listings of 123 job fair locations being held in towns in 31 states across the US (visit http://www.americantowns.com/about/national-hire-vets-first-campaign). The career fairs are running from October October: see month. 24, 2008 through November November: see month. 25, 2008. Veterans are encouraged to visit AmericanTowns.com where they can access a full listing of "Hire Vets First" Career Fairs to find job listings, advice on job transition to the private sector, resume writing resources, networking tools and more. "The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Military is the finest and most technologically advanced in the world," said Charles Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by Ciccolella, assistant secretary of labor for Veteran's Employment and Training (VETS). "And, separating service members and veterans have developed valuable skills desired in our civilian workforce. We are pleased to team with AmericanTowns, a well-established resource to towns and their residents across the country to help our nation's veterans gain access to useful job listings and career development resources in their communities." "With Veterans Day approaching, we are very proud to collaborate with the Department of Labor's "Hire Vets First" campaign and to pay tribute to our nation's veterans by helping them find jobs," said Jim Maglione, AmericanTowns' co-president, community. Hire Vets First (www.hirevetsfirst.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. ) is committed to linking employers interested in hiring veterans to those interested in pursuing employment outside of America's military. It's "Hire Vets First" Career Fairs campaign provides employers with the resources and tools necessary to find service members making the transition to private sector employment. The Department of Labor provides the most comprehensive career planning resources for veterans today. Employers may post job listings for free in the "Jobs" area of the AmericanTowns "Resources" section. About AmericanTowns AmericanTowns is the leader in collecting and organizing community information for local residents, empowering them to find and share the best local information for their town. For every town in America, AmericanTowns has created a "community webspace" that brings together the nation's most extensive online database of community events, community groups, news, maps, local insights, videos, local resources and special tools for organizations. Local residents can add to, comment on, or otherwise edit this content. Dedicated to connecting citizens, community organizations and locally-focused businesses, AmericanTowns has featured more than 10 million community events in the last 12 months, and offers powerful tools to help more than 120,000 listed community organizations interact more effectively with local citizens. The fastest growing site in the "hyper-local" space, AmericanTowns.com is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Fairfield is a town of many neighborhoods, two of which -- Southport and Greenfield Hill -- are notably affluent. . Visit www.AmericanTowns.com. |
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