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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 few weeks away, and she’s preparing for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 task seekers, she attended a working with reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I simply try to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to provide, just to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she said.
The focus of the task fair on state work, instead of employment in various markets, made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, employment WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state companies, who shared their experiences and addressed concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state firms were offered to respond to employing questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.
Informational tables represented organizations including VERG, WorkSource and Washington State’s Department of Veterans Affairs and VA Apprenticeship Program; Department of Children, employment Youth and Families; Department of Social and Health Services, Community Services Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A occasion, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to learn what type of opportunities exist here outside your back door,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services manager for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional job fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “gown 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 stated, discussing that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s objectives was to assist people discover career opportunities and how their skills align with them, Gentz stated.
Education is an essential benefit of going to a job reasonable, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re “not ready to make that dive yet,” or they have seen the offered opportunities and employment decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that generally every year,” he stated. “We want them to make an informed decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about financial resources, including credit reports, budgets and “building a nest egg so you have something to work with when it’s time to get out,” Handoe said.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army sooner or later,” he said, “but while you remain in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs likewise exist to assist individuals with networking, seeing what individuals in the outdoors world are trying to find – consisting of certifications, employment accreditations and education – and finding out about their employing practices, Handoe stated.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later on down the road,” he stated.
That prep work includes preparing for task fairs.
“You require to go into a working with reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe said.
He described that guests need to determine the companies they wish to talk with and research study them ahead of time, to enable informed conversations with recruiters.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 job fair and talked to some employers. A senior details technology expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she desires to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.