Baltimore County announces veteran hiring preferences, mobile career center
Channel: Maryland Guard
Date: 2013-06-03

The Baltimore County government announced their increased efforts to help veterans, National Guard and Reserve members in finding and preparing for potential job opportunities during a ceremony at the Maryland National Guard Ruhl Armory, Towson, Md., Jan. 24.

The county is implementing hiring preferences for veterans in specific career fields to include county police, fire, sheriff and correctional departments, based on the service member's ability to pass the entry level test. They also introduced the Baltimore County Mobile Career Center, which is a trailer that acts as a mobile office to bring the jobs and communicate information to the job seekers.