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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 preparing for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 task candidates, she participated in a hiring reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career chances 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 offer, simply to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, rather than employment in numerous markets, made it various 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 firms, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, from state firms were available to answer working with concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition 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 outside your back entrance,” said Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for employment 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, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re looking 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 find out about profession opportunities and how their abilities align with them, Gentz stated.
Education is an essential benefit of participating in a task fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that dive yet,” or they have seen the readily available opportunities and decide to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that essentially every year,” he said. “We want them to make an informed decision about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about financial resources, 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, “however while you’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs also exist to help individuals with networking, seeing what people in the outside world are looking for – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and education – and discovering their hiring practices, Handoe said.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do later down the roadway,” he said.
That prep work includes preparing for job fairs.
“You require to go into an employing fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He described that guests must determine the companies they want to consult with and research study them ahead of time, to enable informed discussions with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job fair and consulted with some employers. A senior infotech specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.