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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 task applicants, she went to a hiring reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I simply try to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, simply to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she said.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, rather than work in various markets, made it different than others on the installation. 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 addressed concerns. Following the panel, employers from state firms were offered to answer hiring questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy shift services for the TAP.
Informational tables represented companies consisting of 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 employment Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly event, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to discover what kind of opportunities exist here outside your back door,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services supervisor 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 prepare for them, “dress for success,” bring your resume and employment practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “quick intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re aiming to do,” Handoe said, discussing that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the task fair’s goals was to help people discover career chances and how their skills line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a key advantage of attending a task fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not prepared to make that jump yet,” or they have seen the offered opportunities and decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that generally every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an informed decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is discovering finances, including credit reports, spending plans and “constructing 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 stated, “however while you’re in, are you doing everything 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 – consisting of certifications, employment accreditations and education – and finding out about their employing practices, Handoe stated.
“You must be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do in the future down the road,” he said.
That preparation work includes getting ready for task fairs.
“You need to go into a working with reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.
He described that attendees ought to determine the companies they wish to talk to and research them ahead of time, employment to enable for educated conversations with recruiters.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 task reasonable and spoke with some employers. A senior infotech professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, employment she has found she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.