Charleston VA’s ‘Turnaround Tuesdays’ match vets with hotel, restaurant jobs

Every Tuesday morning, professional hospitality recruiter Louis Yuhasz takes his regular place on the third floor of Charleston’s Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

Over the next couple hours, he meets with job-seeking military veterans, discussing career goals and local openings, revising resumes and filling out applications. Often, veterans leave his temporary office with an interview date set at a local hotel or restaurant.

They call the program “Turnaround Tuesdays,” and it sprang from an idea that Yuhasz, who works with Explore Charleston, felt addressed two needs: Charleston restaurants and hotels need long-term workers, and the VA’s workforce program needs reliable, accessible employers.

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