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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 task candidates, she went to a hiring reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just try to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to provide, 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, employment 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 firms, who shared their experiences and answered concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were offered to address working with concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for employment 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 job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to discover what type of chances exist here outdoors your back door,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services manager for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “dress for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, employment Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a “quick intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re looking to do,” Handoe stated, mentioning that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s goals was to help people find out about career chances and how their skills align with them, Gentz stated.
Education is an essential advantage of attending a job fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re “not prepared to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the available opportunities and employment choose to serving, Gentz said.
“We see that generally every year,” he stated. “We want them to make an educated decision about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is learning more about finances, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “building a nest egg 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 one day,” he said, “but while you’re in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs likewise exist to help people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are trying to find – including accreditations, accreditations and education – and finding out about their hiring practices, Handoe said.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later on down the road,” he stated.
That preparation work includes getting ready for job fairs.
“You need to enter into a working with reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.
He explained that participants ought to pinpoint the companies they wish to talk to and research them ahead of time, to permit for informed discussions with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job reasonable and consulted with some employers. A senior details technology expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually found she wants to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian role.