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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 employment she’s preparing for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job candidates, she attended an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just attempt to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to provide, simply to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, instead of employment in different markets, made it various 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 firms, who shared their experiences and addressed concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state companies were readily available to respond to hiring concerns, said 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, Youth and Families; Department of Social and Health Services, Community Services Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly event, the task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to discover out what kind of opportunities exist here outside your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, shift services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion will be held May 8, July 10 and employment Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, employment Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re aiming to do,” Handoe stated, that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the task fair’s goals was to help individuals learn more about profession chances and how their skills align with them, Gentz said.
Education is an essential benefit of going to a task fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not all set to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the readily available chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that essentially every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an educated choice about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is learning more about finances, consisting of credit reports, budgets and “developing 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 stated, “but while you remain in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs likewise exist to help people with networking, seeing what people in the outdoors world are searching for – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and education – and learning more about their working with practices, Handoe said.
“You need to be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later down the road,” he said.
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 discussed that guests need to determine the companies they wish to speak with and research study them ahead of time, to permit educated conversations with employers.
Nolan delighted in the Jan. 30 job reasonable and talked to some employers. A senior infotech expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she wishes to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.