{"id":797,"date":"2019-03-12T23:25:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T06:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/an-inside-look-at-the-uss-midway-career-summit\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:00:50","slug":"episode24-midway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/episode24-midway\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inside Look at the USS Midway Career Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hiring Our Heroes has held over 1,200 hiring events. Our venues are just one of the special pieces we try to wrap into successful hiring events. The recent Career Summit aboard the USS Midway is just one example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have been wondering what it&#8217;s like to attend a Career Summit \u2013 take a listen. Hear directly from employers about the recruiting successes they&#8217;ve experienced and find out why job seekers are giving the Career Summit experience two thumbs up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/3duv6-a9b3a4?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=103&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Takeaways from &#8220;An Inside Look at the USS Midway Career Summit&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What are employers saying about our Career Summits?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;You guys do a great job helping out the veterans and that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about. 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