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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 getting ready for the shift at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
As part of a group of about 30 job seekers, she attended an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career chances at JBLM's Center.
"I just try to take benefit of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, just to make sure I'm as prepared as possible," she stated.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, rather than work in various industries, made it various than others on the installation. Sponsored by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, WorkSource and the TAP, it began with a panel of veterans from state agencies, who shared their experiences and responded to questions. Following the panel, employers from state firms were readily available to answer working with concerns, said 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 job fair is "a low-stress, low-pressure chance to learn what kind of opportunities exist here outdoors your back door," stated Christopher Gentz, transition services manager for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional job fairs like the Jan. 30 event will be held May 8, July 10 and Sept. 11.
To get ready for them, "gown for success," bring your resume and referall.us practice your elevator pitch, Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a "quick introduction of yourself, who you are and what you're looking to do," Handoe stated, pointing out that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the job fair's objectives was to assist people discover profession opportunities and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a key benefit of going to a job fair, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP learn they're "not all set to make that jump yet," or they have actually seen the offered opportunities and decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
"We see that basically every year," he stated. "We want them to make an educated decision about their career."
Part of the education piece is discovering about financial resources, including credit reports, budgets and "constructing a nest egg so you have something to work with when it's time to get out," Handoe said.
"Everybody's going to get out of the Army someday," he stated, "but 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 looking for - consisting of accreditations, accreditations and schooling - and learning more about their employing practices, Handoe said.
"You must be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later on down the road," he stated.
That prep work consists of preparing for task fairs.
"You need to go into an employing fair with a strategy of what you're going to do and not just meander around," Handoe stated.
He discussed that participants need to determine the business they want to consult with and research them ahead of time, to enable educated conversations with employers.
Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job fair and talked with some employers. A senior infotech professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she wants to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian function.