Hundreds of service members, veterans, and dependents sought employment at the first Berks County Military Job Fair hosted by the 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 314th Press Camp, 412th Theater Engineer Command, U.S. Army Reserve and the Berks County Society for Human Resource Management, located at the Berks County Agricultural Center in Leesport, Pa., July 24.
Al Rivera '00, who served in the 101st Division Fort Campbell, Ky., now General Manager for the C&S Wholesale Grocers, Bethlehem, Pa., facility came to the job fair looking to hire veterans.
“Around 30 percent of our employees at the Bethlehem branch are either veterans or current service members,” said Rivera. “We make it a priority to hire veterans. What makes them quality employees is that they have a sense of teamwork and ownership that we, the employers, look for.”
U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador for Pennsylvania George Duell Jr. presented Rivera with a coin, medallion, and flag, saying, "This is a token of appreciation on behalf of the Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeff W. Talley.”