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JBLM Job Fair Showcases State Employment Opportunities
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Staff 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 job hunters, she participated in an employing fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just attempt to take benefit of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to provide, simply to make sure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, instead of employment in different industries, employment 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 addressed questions. Following the panel, employers from state firms were readily available to answer working with concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor 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 employment 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 discover what type of opportunities exist here outdoors your back entrance,” stated Christopher Gentz, employment 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 employment Sept. 11.
To prepare for them, “gown for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, employment Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe said, pointing out that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the job fair’s goals was to assist people discover about profession chances and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz said.
Education is a key benefit of attending a job fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or they have seen the readily available chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that basically every year,” he stated. “We want them to make an educated decision about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is learning more about financial resources, consisting of credit reports, budgets and “building 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 sooner or later,” he said, “however while you remain 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 outside world are trying to find – consisting of certifications, accreditations and education – and learning more about their working with practices, Handoe stated.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later down the road,” he stated.
That preparation work consists of preparing for task fairs.
“You require to enter into a hiring reasonable with a plan of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that participants ought to determine the business they want to talk with and research them ahead of time, to allow for informed conversations with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 task reasonable and talked with some employers. A senior info technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has discovered she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian role.