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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 getting ready for the transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

As part of a group of about 30 job candidates, she attended a working with reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.

“I simply attempt to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, simply to make sure I’m as prepared as possible,” she said.

The focus of the job fair on state work, rather than work in numerous industries, made it different than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, job WorkSource and the TAP, job it began with a panel of veterans from state agencies, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were readily available to respond to employing concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy shift 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, Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

A quarterly occasion, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to find out what type of chances exist here outdoors your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, transition services manager 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, Gentz stated.

An elevator pitch is a “fast intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe stated, pointing out that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.

Among the job fair’s objectives was to assist individuals learn more 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 learn they’re “not ready to make that dive yet,” or they have actually seen the available chances and decide to continue serving, job Gentz stated.

“We see that essentially every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an informed decision about their profession.”

Part of the education piece is finding out about finances, consisting of credit reports, budgets and “developing a nest egg so you have something to work with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe said.

“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army one day,” he said, “but while you remain in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?”

Job fairs likewise exist to assist individuals with networking, job seeing what individuals in the outdoors world are trying to find – including accreditations, accreditations and schooling – 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 down the road,” he said.

That preparation work consists of getting ready for task fairs.

“You require to enter into an employing reasonable with a plan of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.

He explained that attendees need to pinpoint the companies they want to speak with and research study them ahead of time, to permit for educated conversations with employers.

Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 job fair and talked to some recruiters. A senior info innovation professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she wants to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian function.