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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 shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job seekers, she attended a hiring fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
«I simply try to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to use, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,» she said.
The focus of the job fair on state work, rather than employment in different industries, made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state firms, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, employers from state firms were readily available to respond to employing concerns, said Frank Handoe, referall.us deputy transition 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, Community Services Division; and Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly occasion, the job fair is «a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to discover what sort of opportunities exist here outside your back door,» said Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional job fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion will be held May 8, 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 «fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,» Handoe said, mentioning that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s objectives was to assist people discover profession opportunities and how their abilities align with them, Gentz said.
Education is a key benefit of attending a task reasonable, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re «not all set to make that dive yet,» or they have seen the available chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz said.
«We see that generally every year,» he stated. «We desire them to make an educated decision about their career.»
Part of the education piece is discovering financial resources, including credit reports, budget plans and «developing 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 sooner or later,» he said, «but while you remain in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?»
Job fairs likewise exist to help individuals with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are looking for – including accreditations, accreditations and education – and discovering their hiring practices, Handoe said.
«You need to be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later on down the road,» he stated.
That prep work includes preparing for job fairs.
«You need to enter into an employing reasonable with a plan of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,» Handoe said.
He described that attendees need to identify the companies they wish to speak with and research them ahead of time, to permit for educated conversations with recruiters.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job reasonable and spoke with some recruiters. A senior information technology professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.