SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Project HIRED, whose job search, training, and employment services have helped hundreds of people with disabilities find the right job with the right company for more than 30 years, today announced its second annual Wounded Warrior Workforce Conference and Career Fair on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. Project HIRED also announced Yahoo! as an event sponsor and the venue host and Juniper Networks as a program supporter.
Oakland A’s ace relief pitcher Brad Ziegler will speak about his work with veterans and their families. Other scheduled speakers include Grant Bassett, VP of Global Talent Acquisition for Yahoo!, Drs. Michael Jaffe and Ian Lafitte Tong of Palo Alto VA Health Care Systems, and Jeremiah Ridgeway, Operation Enduring Freedom veteran and subject of a National Geographic Emmy®-nominated documentary. [Photos of Brad Ziegler: http://www.projecthired.org/media/brad_ziegler]
The 2011 Wounded Warrior Workforce Conference will include sessions and panels for employers, an “invitation only” Executive Roundtable luncheon, as well as workshop sessions and a career fair for disabled veterans. Admission to veteran sessions and the career fair is free for disabled veterans. For more information, including registration options, visit www.ProjectHIRED.org/ww_seminar.html.
“The 2011 Wounded Warrior Workforce Conference focuses on providing businesses committed to hiring disabled veterans with best practices that address important internal challenges and external requirements,” said Gwen Ford, executive director of Project HIRED. “We thank Yahoo! for their generosity of resources, which demonstrates their continued commitment to military service members and Project HIRED. And we welcome the support of Juniper Networks. We’re excited to have both of these organizations help us champion this critical issue and honored by their support of this year’s event.”
About Project Hired & the Wounded Warrior Workforce
Founded in 1978, the mission of Project HIRED is to help persons with disabilities gain and sustain employment. The Project HIRED Wounded Warrior Workforce Program focuses Project HIRED's extensive experience and expertise in support of veterans as they transition to the civilian workforce, and helps businesses leverage the unique advantages of the veteran workforce, supporting both veterans and their employers with a community of resources that serve both. Learn more about Project HIRED at www.ProjectHIRED.org.