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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 shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 task candidates, she participated in an employing fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I simply attempt to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to use, just to make sure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, rather than work in numerous markets, employment 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 firms, who shared their experiences and answered questions. Following the panel, employers from state agencies were offered to address employing questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy shift services manager for the TAP.
Informational tables represented companies including VERG, WorkSource and employment 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 Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A quarterly event, the task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to find out what kind of chances exist here outside your back door,” stated 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 employment them, “dress 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 aiming to do,” Handoe said, pointing out that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s goals was to assist individuals find out about profession chances and how their skills line up with them, employment Gentz stated.
Education is a key advantage of attending a job fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that dive yet,” or they have seen the readily available chances and employment decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that basically every year,” he said. “We desire them to make an educated choice about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is discovering finances, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “building a nest egg 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 sooner or later,” he said, “but while you’re 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 trying to find – consisting of certifications, accreditations and schooling – and employment finding out about their employing practices, Handoe stated.
“You need to be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do later down the roadway,” he stated.
That prep work consists of preparing for task fairs.
“You require to enter into a hiring reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He explained that attendees ought to pinpoint the business they wish to consult with and research them ahead of time, to enable informed conversations with employers.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 task reasonable and 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.