Free career fair for military members and spouses on Oct. 30

A free career fair for active duty, retired, former service, Reserve/National Guard officer and enlisted service members and their spouses will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Pre-Career Fair Seminars begin at 8 a.m.) on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Sheraton National Hotel, 900 S. Orme St., Arlington, Va. 22204. The career fair will be hosted by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).

According to a news release, employers from 50 regional and national companies will look for potential employees in a variety of job skills. Businesses and organizations attending include: Microsoft, CGI Federal, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Chick-fil-A, Inc., and more.

Several free, 60-minute pre- career fair transition seminars are open to the public. “How to Work a Career Fair,” “Interviewing Best Practices,” and “Federal Job Search” seminars will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. “Evaluating Employee Benefits” will be held from 11 a.m. to noon. Afternoon seminars include “LinkedIn and Network Development” and “Negotiating Strategies” which will be held from noon to 1 p.m.

No preregistration is required for the Career Fair. For further information, call (800) 234-MOAA (6622) toll-free (Mon through Fri 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST), e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit About MOAA Career Events on the MOAA’s website at http://www.moaa.org/careerfair.

MOAA is known as a leader in the military-to-civilian career transition field and has been helping military personnel to obtain second careers for more than 60 years, the news release said.