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JBLM Job Fair Showcases State Employment Opportunities

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, employment Wash. – Staff Sergeant Danika Nolan’s military exit date is a couple of weeks away, and she’s preparing for the transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

As part of a group of about 30 job candidates, she attended a hiring fair 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 needs to provide, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.

The focus of the task fair on state work, instead of employment 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 agencies, who shared their experiences and employment responded to concerns. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were offered to address working with concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy transition services manager for employment the TAP.

Informational tables represented companies consisting of VERG, WorkSource and employment Washington State’s Department of Veterans Affairs and VA Apprenticeship Program; Department of Children, employment Youth and employment 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 learn what sort of opportunities exist here outdoors your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, shift services manager 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, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.

An elevator pitch is a “fast intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re seeking to do,” Handoe stated, pointing out that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.

Among the job fair’s objectives was to help people discover profession chances and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz stated.

Education is a crucial benefit of attending a job fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP learn they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or employment they have actually seen the available chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz said.

“We see that basically every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an educated decision about their profession.”

Part of the education piece is finding out about financial resources, consisting of credit reports, and “constructing a savings so you have something to work with when it’s time to get out,” Handoe stated.

“Everybody’s going to get out of the Army sooner or later,” he said, “however while you remain in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to go out?”

Job fairs likewise exist to help people with networking, seeing what people in the outside world are searching for – consisting of accreditations, accreditations and schooling – and learning more about their hiring practices, Handoe said.

“You must be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do in the future down the road,” he said.

That prep work consists of getting ready for task fairs.

“You need to enter into a hiring fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.

He explained that attendees need to determine the business they wish to talk to and research study them ahead of time, to enable informed conversations with employers.

Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task reasonable and spoke with some employers. A senior information technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.