Over 60 employers and 200 job seeking veterans and military spouses attended The American Legion and Hiring Our Heroes job fair at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion

Job seekers, subscribe to Legion's Career Center newsletter

Each month, The American Legion’s free Career Center Newsletter provides subscribers with a bevy of information related to job searches.

The email newsletter includes a comprehensive listing of nationwide career fairs aimed at veterans, servicemembers and military spouses. These fairs host military-friendly employers from the public and private sectors that are looking for candidates with proficiencies in all fields.

The listings include career fairs held at Legion posts and/or in conjunction with Legion partners.

“Helping veterans seek employment, whether they’re unemployed or underemployed, helping veterans out is part of what the Legion stands for,” Springfield (Va.) Post 176 Commander Ed Amoros said after a JobZone-promoted job fair at his post in February.

The Career Center Newsletter also provides general job-search help with feature articles written by hiring experts. Subjects include résumé-writing tips, ways to research an employer before an interview and nailing the ever-important "elevator pitch."

Subscribe on Legion.org’s Newsletters page to receive the Career Center Newsletter at the beginning of each month.