Area businesses participating in Tuesday's Green County Job Fair:
AEI Dish Network, Aster Retirement, Etchberger Trucking, Dane County Sheriff's Office, iPacesetters, Kuhn North America, Mitek, Monroe Clinic, Monroe Manor, Monroe Truck Equipment, Orchid Monroe, Pleasant View Nursing Home, Precision Drive and Control, Quest Industrial, Rainbow Childcare, RCL Enterprises/Taco Bell, Ruda Chevrolet Toyota, Sears In-Home Repair, Schneider National, Stoughton Trailers, Truck Country, Ubersox Auto Group and West. In addition, several employment agencies will attend including, Aerotek, Furst Staffing, Hughes Resources, Kelly Services, QPS Employment, Robert Half, Sedona Staffing Services and Tradesmen International.
MONROE - The push to take a special look at veterans for employment openings has been a nationwide focus, and the Green County Job Fair on Tuesday followed suit.
The event, which featured more than 30 employers at the Monroe campus of Blackhawk Technical College, set aside its first half hour to cater exclusively to those who have served.
Dan Ziehli of Monticello, who recently retired from the Air Force, was taking a look at what businesses had to offer. He felt good about the accommodations.
"It's nice, it shows they do care," he said. "I like the extra service and miss the feeling my uniform gave me - it was like a ticket to everywhere. Not having that has been a little bit of a shock for me."
Priscilla Hanan, a 67-year-old Monroe resident, was going through the paces in search of some clerical work. Discharged from the Marine Corps in 1968, she has enjoyed a variety of occupations but now finds herself in need of employment. The job fair was the first she's every attended.
"It seems to be more personal than I thought, and I like the attention," she said. "Having our own time and not getting lost in the crowd obviously helps."
Putting faces to a name is the key to a successful fair, according to James Wilson, the administrator with Monroe Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation.
"It's always good to get out in front of people, face to face," said Wilson, who said the demand for nurses is on the rise as employment related to health care continues to be a popular pursuit. "Between last year and this year we went from 78 to 82 employees, so about a 5-percent increase. At last year's fair, we did get a couple of good leads for some housekeeping openings."
It was just 30 minutes for the veterans, but any time for them helps make up for lost time.
"Remember, while they (veterans) were spending time serving, others had time to advance their careers," said Ernest Gebhardt Jr., a past commander of the local American Legion Post 84 who was on hand to promote his group.
Not only is the post in need of younger members, he said, it can serve as a great resource for networking.
"We are here to offer support," said Gebhardt, who was in uniform. He got a chuckle out of the idea that some veterans might mistake his display as a recruitment station.
"No, I don't think they want to do more of that," he said.
The event, which featured more than 30 employers at the Monroe campus of Blackhawk Technical College, set aside its first half hour to cater exclusively to those who have served.
Dan Ziehli of Monticello, who recently retired from the Air Force, was taking a look at what businesses had to offer. He felt good about the accommodations.
"It's nice, it shows they do care," he said. "I like the extra service and miss the feeling my uniform gave me - it was like a ticket to everywhere. Not having that has been a little bit of a shock for me."
Priscilla Hanan, a 67-year-old Monroe resident, was going through the paces in search of some clerical work. Discharged from the Marine Corps in 1968, she has enjoyed a variety of occupations but now finds herself in need of employment. The job fair was the first she's every attended.
"It seems to be more personal than I thought, and I like the attention," she said. "Having our own time and not getting lost in the crowd obviously helps."
Putting faces to a name is the key to a successful fair, according to James Wilson, the administrator with Monroe Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation.
"It's always good to get out in front of people, face to face," said Wilson, who said the demand for nurses is on the rise as employment related to health care continues to be a popular pursuit. "Between last year and this year we went from 78 to 82 employees, so about a 5-percent increase. At last year's fair, we did get a couple of good leads for some housekeeping openings."
It was just 30 minutes for the veterans, but any time for them helps make up for lost time.
"Remember, while they (veterans) were spending time serving, others had time to advance their careers," said Ernest Gebhardt Jr., a past commander of the local American Legion Post 84 who was on hand to promote his group.
Not only is the post in need of younger members, he said, it can serve as a great resource for networking.
"We are here to offer support," said Gebhardt, who was in uniform. He got a chuckle out of the idea that some veterans might mistake his display as a recruitment station.
"No, I don't think they want to do more of that," he said.