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JBLM Job Fair Showcases State Employment Opportunities
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Staff Sergeant Danika Nolan’s military exit date is a couple of weeks away, and she’s preparing for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 task candidates, she participated in an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just try to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to offer, simply to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state work, instead of in various markets, made it different than others on the setup. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state agencies, who shared their experiences and addressed concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were offered to respond to working with concerns, employment stated Frank Handoe, deputy shift services manager for the TAP.
Informational tables represented companies consisting of VERG, WorkSource and Washington State’s Department of Veterans Affairs and employment VA Apprenticeship Program; Department of Children, Youth and Families; Department of Social and Health Services, Community Services Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly event, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to discover what kind of opportunities exist here outside your back door,” stated Christopher Gentz, shift services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 event will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To prepare for them, “dress for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe said, mentioning that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the task fair’s objectives was to assist people discover career chances and how their skills line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a crucial advantage of going to a task fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or they have seen the readily available chances and decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that essentially every year,” he said. “We desire them to make an informed choice about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about financial resources, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “constructing a nest egg so you have something to deal with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe stated.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army sooner or later,” he said, “however while you’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs also exist to assist individuals with networking, seeing what people in the outdoors world are looking for – consisting of certifications, employment accreditations and employment schooling – and employment learning more about their working with practices, Handoe stated.
“You need to be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do in the future down the roadway,” he stated.
That prep work consists of preparing for job fairs.
“You need to go into an employing reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He described that participants must determine the business they want to talk to and research study them ahead of time, to permit informed discussions with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task reasonable and spoke with some recruiters. A senior employment info innovation specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, employment she has discovered she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian role.