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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 job seekers, she attended a working with reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Center.
“I simply try to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, instead of employment in various industries, made it different than others on the setup. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it started with a panel of veterans from state agencies, who shared their experiences and answered questions. Following the panel, recruiters from state companies were offered to respond to working with questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services manager 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, Youth and Families; Department of Social and Health Services, Community Services Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly occasion, the task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to discover what type of opportunities exist here outdoors your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional job fairs like the Jan. 30 event will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and employment practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator employment pitch is a “fast intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe said, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the task fair’s objectives was to assist people find out about profession chances and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz said.
Education is an essential advantage of going to a job reasonable, employment as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not all set to make that jump yet,” or employment they have actually seen the offered chances and decide to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that basically every year,” he said. “We want them to make an educated decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is discovering finances, including credit reports, budgets and “building a savings so you have something to deal with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe said.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army someday,” he said, “but while you’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs likewise exist to help individuals with networking, seeing what people in the outside world are trying to find – including accreditations, employment accreditations and education – and learning more about their working with practices, employment Handoe said.
“You should be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later on down the roadway,” he stated.
That prep work includes getting ready for job fairs.
“You need to go into a hiring fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He discussed that guests need to pinpoint the companies they want to speak with and research them ahead of time, to permit educated discussions with recruiters.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 task reasonable and spoke with some employers. A senior details innovation specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wants to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.