Veterans, military and dependents invited to Oct. 12 job fair in North Chicago
Lovell FHCC Vocational Rehabilitation Unit and Naval Station Great Lakes Fleet and Family Support Center to hold joint job fair
Lovell FHCC Public Affairs
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. - Dozens of employers are scheduled to be at a job fair Oct. 12 in North Chicago co-sponsored by the Lovell Federal Health Care Center's Vocational Rehabilitation Unit and Naval Station Great Lakes Fleet and Family Support Center's Transition Assistance and Family Readiness Programs.
The job fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Great Lakes Community Center in Forrestal Village housing. It is open to active duty military members, veterans, military retirees, Reservists, eligible family members and Department of Defense employees.
More than 80 job and resource vendors from throughout area will take part in the job fair. Representatives will accept applications and speak with potential employees. Vendors include a wide range of government and commercial businesses of all sizes hiring at all levels, in hundreds of career fields. Some employers will interview candidates on-the-spot.
WHAT: Veteran/Military Job Fair, sponsored by Lovell Federal Health Care Center and Naval Station Great Lakes Fleet and Family Support Center
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12
WHERE: Great Lakes Community Center, Forrestal Village, 2007 Virginia Ave., North Chicago, Ill.
HOW: Job-seekers must have military or family member identification cards or IDs from the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs. Proof of honorable discharge (DD-214) also is accepted. No children please. Dress in professional attire or uniforms. For more information about the job fair, call Fleet & Family Support at 847-688-3603, ext. 100 or 129, or call the FHCC VRU at 224-610-3592. Members of the media, please contact 224-610-3714.
About the Lovell FHCC: Lovell FHCC is the nation's only fully integrated medical facility between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. It serves active duty military personnel, their families, military retirees and other veterans. Lovell FHCC, which is located in North Chicago, operates four Great Lakes Naval Station clinics and three community based outpatient clinics in McHenry and Evanston, Ill. and Kenosha, Wis.