Hundreds of soldiers visited Cole Park Commons Tuesday as the Army Career and Alumni Program hosted its December job fair. Transitions Services Manager, Harold Riggins says the job fair is just one of the many ways the ACAP helps soldiers prepare for civilian life.
Nearly 40 businesses, which are veteran friendly, paid to attend the job fair and speak with soldiers. Riggins says most job offers will come in the next few months as the soldiers leave the army. One hour of the job fair was set aside Tuesday morning specifically for the wounded warriors at Fort Campbell. Sergeant Steven Phillips, who injured his knee, hip and back, says he is excited by the prospects he saw.
He says he found at least six businesses he would be interested in working for, and like many soldiers, he was focused on finding a company that would allow him to use his strengths as a logistician. Among the companies there were the Metro Nashville Police Department, several train companies, Shell Oil, Thorntons, Fruit of the Loom, and the Kentucky branch of the Troops to Teachers organization. Riggins estimates some 400 to 600 soldiers stopped by Cole Park Commons for the job fair.
Nearly 40 businesses, which are veteran friendly, paid to attend the job fair and speak with soldiers. Riggins says most job offers will come in the next few months as the soldiers leave the army. One hour of the job fair was set aside Tuesday morning specifically for the wounded warriors at Fort Campbell. Sergeant Steven Phillips, who injured his knee, hip and back, says he is excited by the prospects he saw.
He says he found at least six businesses he would be interested in working for, and like many soldiers, he was focused on finding a company that would allow him to use his strengths as a logistician. Among the companies there were the Metro Nashville Police Department, several train companies, Shell Oil, Thorntons, Fruit of the Loom, and the Kentucky branch of the Troops to Teachers organization. Riggins estimates some 400 to 600 soldiers stopped by Cole Park Commons for the job fair.
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