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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 job applicants, she participated in a working with reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.

“I just attempt to benefit from all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center needs to use, just to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.

The focus of the task fair on state employment, rather than employment in different industries, made it various than others on the setup. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state companies, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, employers from state companies were offered to respond to hiring concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy transition services manager for the TAP.

Informational tables represented organizations including 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 task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to find out what type of chances exist here outdoors your back entrance,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services manager for job the Directorate of Human Resources.

Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 event will be held May 8, job July 10 and Sept. 11.

To prepare for them, “dress for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, job Gentz said.

An elevator pitch is a “quick introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re wanting to do,” Handoe said, mentioning that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.

Among the task fair’s goals was to help individuals discover profession opportunities and how their abilities align with them, Gentz stated.

Education is an essential benefit of participating in a job fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re “not prepared to make that dive yet,” or job they have actually seen the offered chances and job decide to continue serving, Gentz stated.

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

Part of the education piece is learning about finances, including credit reports, job spending plans and “constructing a savings so you have something to work with when it’s time to go out,” Handoe stated.

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

Job fairs likewise exist to assist individuals with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are searching for – including certifications, and schooling – and learning more about their working with practices, Handoe said.

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

That prep work consists of preparing for task fairs.

“You need to go into an employing fair with a plan of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe stated.

He explained that attendees need to identify the companies they want to speak to and research them ahead of time, to enable for informed discussions with employers.

Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 job reasonable and spoke to some employers. A senior infotech expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian function.

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