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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 reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just try to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she said.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, rather than employment in various markets, job made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of from state companies, who shared their experiences and answered questions. Following the panel, employers from state agencies were available to address working with concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy shift services manager 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 Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly event, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to learn what kind of chances exist here outdoors your back entrance,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional job fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion will be held May 8, job 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 looking to do,” Handoe stated, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the job fair’s objectives was to help people find out about career chances and how their skills line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a crucial benefit of going to a job fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn 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 generally every year,” he said. “We desire them to make an educated decision about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is learning more about finances, consisting of credit reports, budget plans and “building a nest egg so you have something to deal with when it’s time to get out,” Handoe said.
“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army someday,” he said, “however while you remain in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs also exist to assist individuals with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are looking for – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and job schooling – and finding out about their hiring practices, Handoe said.
“You should be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later on down the road,” he said.
That prep work includes preparing for task fairs.
“You require to go into a working with fair with a plan of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that attendees should pinpoint the business they desire to speak to and research them ahead of time, to permit for educated conversations with recruiters.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task reasonable and talked with some recruiters. A senior details technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she desires to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.