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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 transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job hunters, she went to a working with fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just attempt to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to provide, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, employment instead of employment in various 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 companies, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state companies were available to respond to employing questions, said Frank Handoe, employment 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 employment 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 outside your back door,” 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, employment July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “quick intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re looking to do,” Handoe said, pointing out that the ability 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 line up with them, Gentz said.
Education is a crucial benefit of going to a task reasonable, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not prepared to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the offered chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that basically every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an informed decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about finances, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “constructing a nest egg so you have something to deal with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe said.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army someday,” he said, “but while you’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs also exist to help people with networking, seeing what people in the outside world are searching for – consisting of certifications, accreditations and education – and learning more about their working with practices, Handoe said.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later on down the road,” he stated.
That prep work consists of preparing for job fairs.
“You require to go into a working with fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe stated.
He described that participants need to determine the they wish to talk with and research study them ahead of time, to permit informed discussions with recruiters.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task fair and spoke to some recruiters. A senior employment infotech expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.