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-- new bill just passed in the US house aimed at helping veterans land jobs to take advantage of the military training now it's just awaiting president Obama's signature.

And the -- skills to job act can't come fast enough in June veterans who have served since September 2001.

Have had a high unemployment rate and the rate for vets aged eighteen to 24 was a whopping.

23%.

Shells out today Cheryl Casone so instead we're joined by Kevin O'Brien the founder of -- crude who is on a mission to bring those numbers down warranty when -- right now the number of unemployment the -- rate.

For young veterans is one.

Took his -- 24% as some in some markets 30% it's very high so we need to find jobs.

You know how this works let's talk about the virtual career fair.

What's gonna happen it's going to be start a week from today people don't have to necessarily go to -- convention center it'll all be on line.

Correct yeah what we do is we bring -- -- -- to them so they can log on -- meet with employers in real time.

You and apply for their jobs and actually chat live with the recruiter all right well let's talk about some of the companies who are looking for.

People who work for him first up let's start with divvied up over on the big board this is -- GI jobs top 100 military friendly employer for the past three years you have so they've got on dialysis centers all over the country.

Big support hiring veterans veterans bring a lot of skills that the -- are looking for they've got over 2500 jobs available patient care nurses social workers.

And did a great partner of ours and our virtual reference it looks like Lowe's -- home improvement companies looking for a few good men and women to yet it's funny 500 jobs again they've got 17100 locations across the country.

Another GI jobs top 100 military friendly employer and they're looking for storing distribution rolls corporate IC and -- -- up North Carolina.

DISH Network this satellite provider -- what are they looking for people to go up on the roof.

Yeah actually they are technicians a lot of -- come out of the military with technical skills of this club right in but they're looking for IT sales customer service technicians Xerox.

Household name obviously there -- -- had to -- global town for Xerox is a twenty year veteran himself retired colonel.

-- for a 5000 positions everything from finance -- accounting.

-- -- And customer care.

And finally Sears where we saw it there was a bit of bear loose in one last week -- now they're looking for some people he Sears is a great story they've -- 3000 veterans already this year.

And there -- GI jobs top 100 company is well.

They've gotten off anywhere from 7800 salaried positions but every year they hire a 150000.

-- -- 170000.

Frontline personnel on -- -- as soon now for people who -- interest in those jobs for others you have to go online to register you do you need to go to veterans career fair dot -- -- open -- active duty veterans of military spouses and the goal is to.

To get how many people higher.

We started a program four months ago called that some thousand jobs challenge we need to get 101000 veterans -- by the end of next year in four months these employers are -- 6000 already that's fantastic all right Kevin O'Brien.

From -- crude thanks thank you very much.

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