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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 applicants, she attended a working with fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just attempt to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, simply to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state work, rather than employment in different markets, made it different than others on the setup. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state companies, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state companies were offered to respond to employing questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.
Informational tables represented companies including VERG, WorkSource and Washington State’s Department of Veterans Affairs and employment 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 opportunity to learn what type of opportunities exist here outside your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task 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, .
An elevator pitch is a “quick introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re aiming to do,” Handoe said, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s goals was to help individuals find out about career opportunities and how their skills line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a key advantage of participating in a job reasonable, employment as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that dive yet,” or they have actually seen the readily available opportunities and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that essentially every year,” he said. “We desire them to make an informed decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is discovering financial resources, consisting of credit reports, employment budget plans and “developing a savings so you have something to deal with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe stated.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army at some point,” he said, “but while you’re in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs also exist to help people with networking, seeing what people in the outdoors world are looking for – including accreditations, accreditations and schooling – and learning more about their hiring practices, Handoe said.
“You need to be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do later on down the roadway,” he said.
That prep work includes preparing for task fairs.
“You need to go into a working with reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that participants need to determine the business they wish to consult with and research them ahead of time, to permit for informed conversations with employers.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 task fair and spoke to some recruiters. A senior details innovation professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually found she desires to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.