Kroger to Hold Job Interviews for Veterans and Families September 15
Kroger Hiring 20,000 Employees Nationwide |
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August 31, 2015 - Attempting to fill an estimated 20,000 jobs nationwide, Kroger is holding interviews for veterans and their families in Kroger stores across the country September 15.
Veterans and their families should apply online at jobs.kroger.com by September 13. The online application requests an email address, employment history and education information and takes about 30 minutes to complete. Kroger is asking applicants to input the hashtag #HonoringOurHeroes in the “Search by keyword” field at the top of job.kroger.com when applying online to be eligible for an in-store interview on September 15.
Applicants will go to a Kroger a store on September 15 for interviews from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the following areas:
• Lynchburg
• Charlottesville
• Smith Mt. Lake/Martinsville
• Shenandoah Valley
Visit www.kroger.com to find the address of the store
nearest you. No appointment is required.
“Kroger is deeply committed to the nation’s veterans and their families, and we continue to seek opportunities to honor heroes through career opportunities,” said Allison McGee, spokesperson for Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Division.
Last year Kroger hired more than 6,000 veterans and has hired more than 29,000 veterans since 2009 as part of its commitment to active duty troops and the nation’s 23 million veterans through its “Honoring our Heroes” program. Through this program, Kroger stores have raised more than $11.9 million since 2010 to help support USO programs, which represents the largest cumulative gift to the USO in its nearly 75-year history.
In addition, Kroger has helped the “100,000 Jobs Mission” surpass its original goal in January 2014, seven years early. The “100,000 Jobs Mission” is a coalition of more than 130 companies with the common goal of hiring more than 100,000 transitioning service members and military veterans by 2020.
“Kroger is a place where you can come for a job and stay for a career,” added McGee, noting that about 70 percent of Kroger’s store managers started as part-time clerks. | | | | | |
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