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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 transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

As part of a group of about 30 task hunters, she participated in an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession opportunities 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 has to use, just to make certain I'm as prepared as possible," she stated.

The focus of the job fair on state work, instead of employment in different industries, made it various than others on the setup. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it started with a panel of veterans from state companies, who shared their experiences and responded to concerns. Following the panel, employers from state firms were available to respond to working with concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy shift services supervisor for the TAP.

Informational tables represented companies consisting of 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 opportunity to discover out what type of chances exist here outdoors your back door," said Christopher Gentz, shift 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 prepare for them, "dress for success," bring your resume and practice your pitch, Gentz said.

An elevator pitch is a "fast intro of yourself, who you are and what you're aiming to do," Handoe stated, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.

One of the job fair's objectives was to assist individuals learn more about profession chances and how their abilities align with them, referall.us Gentz said.

Education is a key benefit of participating in a task reasonable, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they're "not all set to make that dive yet," or they have seen the offered chances and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.

"We see that essentially every year," he said. "We want them to make an educated choice about their profession."

Part of the education piece is discovering financial resources, including credit reports, budgets and "building a savings so you have something to work with when it's time to go out," Handoe said.

"Everybody's going to get out of the Army sooner or later," he said, "but while you remain in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to go out?"

Job fairs also exist to assist people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outside world are searching for - consisting of certifications, accreditations and schooling - and finding out about their employing practices, Handoe stated.

"You must be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do later down the road," he said.

That preparation work includes getting ready for task fairs.

"You require to enter into an employing fair with a plan of what you're going to do and not simply meander around," Handoe stated.

He described that guests need to identify the business they wish to talk to and research them ahead of time, to permit for informed conversations with employers.

Nolan delighted in the Jan. 30 task fair and consulted with some employers. A senior information technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she wishes to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.