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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 transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job seekers, she attended an employing fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I simply attempt to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to offer, simply to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, rather than work in various industries, made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it started with a panel of veterans from state companies, who shared their experiences and answered concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were available to address working with questions, said Frank Handoe, employment deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.
represented companies 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 employment Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly occasion, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to find out what type of opportunities exist here outside your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for employment 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 employment them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “quick introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re looking to do,” Handoe stated, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s goals was to help individuals learn more about career opportunities and how their skills align with them, Gentz said.
Education is a crucial advantage of going to a task fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or employment they have seen the available chances and decide to continue serving, employment Gentz said.
“We see that basically every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an educated decision about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is discovering financial resources, including credit reports, spending plans and “building a nest egg so you have something to deal with when it’s time to get out,” Handoe stated.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army sooner or later,” he stated, “but while you remain in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs also exist to assist people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are trying to find – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and schooling – and discovering their working with practices, employment Handoe said.
“You must be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later down the roadway,” he stated.
That prep work consists of getting ready for task fairs.
“You require to go into an employing fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe stated.
He described that attendees ought to identify the business they want to speak with and research study them ahead of time, to permit educated conversations with recruiters.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job reasonable and talked with some employers. A senior infotech specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.