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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 getting ready for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

As part of a group of about 30 job applicants, she attended a hiring fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.

“I simply attempt to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to use, just to make sure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.

The focus of the job fair on state employment, instead of work in various industries, made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, 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 companies were offered to address employing concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.

Informational tables represented companies consisting of 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 job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to discover what type of opportunities exist here outdoors your back entrance,” said Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor 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 prepare for them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, referall.us Gentz said.

An is a “quick intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe stated, pointing out that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.

One of the job fair’s objectives was to help people learn more about profession opportunities and how their abilities align with them, Gentz stated.

Education is a crucial benefit of going to a job fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the available opportunities and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.

“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 learning more about financial resources, including credit reports, budgets and “building a savings so you have something to work with when it’s time to get out,” Handoe stated.

“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army sooner or later,” he said, “but while you remain in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?”

Job fairs also exist to help people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are looking for – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and education – and finding out about their employing practices, Handoe stated.

“You should be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do later on down the road,” he stated.

That prep work includes preparing for job fairs.

“You require to enter into a working with fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.

He explained that guests must determine the business they desire to talk with and research study them ahead of time, to enable for educated discussions with employers.

Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 job reasonable and talked with some recruiters. A senior information innovation expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually found she wishes to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.

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