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The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in its workforce. Prudential is an Employer that participates in E-Verify. 0221308-00001-00 Ed. 3/2012 2_Vet Civilian_9.75x11.indd 1 3/23/12 12:13 PM a Note from drew 4 PS/AG 3/19/12 Welcome to job SeekerS who are Job No: transitioning from active duty to civilian RCRT-A4189 life, veterans who already have civilian Job Name: work experience, members of the Na- MB Themed tional Guard and reserves, and military Pub: Ad Recruiting Vet Civilian spouses. Our company’s continuing Life Challenge mission: to help men and women who Date: have military backgrounds connect with May 2012 <strong>employ</strong>ers, franchisors, and educational Prod Specs: 4c,page institutions. Trim: I am pleased to announce that we 9.75 x 11 have renewed our Opportunity Expo collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of CLIENT Commerce. Our Expos are enhanced ______________ career fairs – the exhibitors include not ACCOUNT only corporate and government <strong>employ</strong>- ______________ ers, but also franchisors, educational WRITING institutions, and private and government veterans service organizations. ______________ As a result of the renewal, all 50 of our DESIGN events from April 2012 through Decem- ______________ ber 2012 will be known as Hiring Our CREATIVE Heroes/<strong>RecruitMilitary</strong> Veteran Opportu- ______________ nity Expos. A schedule of those events is on page 49 of this magazine. PRODUCTION To encourage more companies to ______________ exhibit at the events, we are offering PROOFREADING special exhibitor incentives to members ______________ of the U.S. Chamber, local chambers, and businesses that have fewer than 50 Prepared by <strong>employ</strong>ees. Prudential Advertising, 213 Washington And as a service to veteran job seek- St Newark NJ, ers and military spouses who attend, GE (973) 802-7361 will conduct <strong>employ</strong>ment workshops Fax (973) 367-6173 and one-on-one career mentoring ses- ■ DO ■ NOT ■ ■ PRINT ■ ■ sions at many of the events. As part of our own event promotion, we email Expo invitations to job seekers who have registered in our database at www.recruitmilitary.com and live near the Expo venues. So I urge you to register if you have not already done so. I am also pleased to report that <strong>RecruitMilitary</strong> has received the “One More Way” award from the Sierra Group Foundation for our work in helping veterans with disabilities find jobs. An article about the award presentation is on page 42. And finally: Talk to everyone who has opportunities for veterans. Do not rule out any business or industry until you have talked with a recruiter. 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