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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 transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job seekers, she attended a working with reasonable Jan. 30 that State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just try to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to offer, just to make sure I’m as prepared as possible,” she said.
The focus of the job fair on state work, rather than employment in different markets, 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 firms, who shared their experiences and addressed questions. Following the panel, recruiters from state companies were offered to answer working with concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.
Informational tables represented organizations 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 task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to discover what sort of chances 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 event 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, Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re seeking to do,” Handoe stated, mentioning that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the job fair’s objectives was to help individuals find out about career opportunities and how their skills line up with them, Gentz said.
Education is a crucial advantage of participating in a job reasonable, 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 chances and decide to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that essentially every year,” he said. “We want them to make an educated decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about financial resources, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “developing 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, “however while you remain in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs also exist to help individuals with networking, seeing what people in the outdoors world are looking for job – including certifications, accreditations and education – and discovering their employing practices, Handoe said.
“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 consists of getting ready for task fairs.
“You require to go into an employing fair with a plan of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He described that guests ought to pinpoint the companies they want to consult with and research them ahead of time, to permit informed discussions with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task reasonable and spoke with some employers. A senior details technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.