L.A. Metro to Participate in Multi-Agency Veteran Summer Slam Employment Fair
Forty private and public employers will be recruiting and hiring during the collaborative effort known as Veteran Summer Slam Employment Fair to be held on Friday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the L.A. Trade Tech campus, 400 W. Washington Blvd. north tent, Los Angeles, California 90015.
The fair is open to all job seekers and is specially designed to help military veterans make a successful transition to civilian life.
As the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit system expands and its current workforce ages, the agency faces the challenge of filling technical positions in management, maintenance and operations. Veterans are a pool of job seekers who as part of their military service have received exceptional leadership and technical skills training that make them uniquely qualified to help fill Metro’s future hiring needs.
This joint undertaking between Metro, 3-Time WNBA Champions L.A. Sparks, Los Angeles Trade Tech College, Southern California Edison, SoCalGas, American Red Cross-Los Angeles Region, Salvation Army HAVEN and the Veterans Advocacy Group of America (VAGA) will provide meaningful opportunities for employment, professional development, networking and access to Veteran Service Organizations (VSO’s) to meet the needs of this underserved population.
Public and private entities and resource agencies participating are Employment Development Department, Wells Fargo, California Department of Rehabilitation, Volunteers of America, JVS Veterans First, TELACU Veterans Upward Bound, CalVet, Hire Heroes USA, Enterprise Holdings, L.A. Vet Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1736 Family Crisis Center, Comfort Keepers, Allied Universal Security Service, California Highway Patrol, Metro, U.S. Army, USDA Forest Service, Southern California Edison, Women Veterans Unity Group, US Foods, Revolution Pets Solutions, Veterans Advocacy Group of America, Red Cross, ProDrivers, Up2Us Sports, Salvation Army, YWCA GLA Digital Learning Academy, Veterans Awareness Project, L.A. County Department of Consumers Affair, Habitat for Humanity, ABC Los Angeles/Ventura, Waste Management, Military Veterans Affairs-Los Angeles County, RTB Financial Group & Insurance Service, Coca Cola Refreshments, U.S. Vets, Community Career Development, HireLAX, Cornerstone Solutions, Skanska, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Veterans Affairs, World Financial Group, LGTB Center, Aacres LLC-CA, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Allied Universal Security Services, Securitas Security Service, L.A. Jobs Corps and the Transportation Security Administration.
