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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 job hunters, she attended an employing fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just 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 said.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, rather than employment in different industries, 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 firms were available to respond to working with concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition for the TAP.
Informational tables represented companies 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 occasion, the task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to find out what type of opportunities exist here outside your back door,” stated Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 event will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, “dress for success,” bring your resume and practice your elevator job pitch, job Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you’re aiming to do,” Handoe said, pointing out that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair’s goals was to assist individuals discover career chances and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a key benefit of attending a task reasonable, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not all set to make that dive yet,” or they have actually seen the readily available chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that generally every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an educated decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is finding out about finances, including credit reports, spending plans and “developing 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 someday,” he stated, “however while you’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs likewise exist to help individuals with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are searching for – including accreditations, accreditations and schooling – and discovering their working with practices, Handoe stated.
“You ought to be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do in the future down the roadway,” he said.
That preparation work consists of getting ready for job job fairs.
“You need to go into a working with fair with a plan of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that participants must determine the business they wish to talk with and research study them ahead of time, to enable informed conversations with recruiters.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 task reasonable and talked with some recruiters. A senior infotech expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wishes to serve those who serve in her upcoming civilian function.