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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 attended a working with fair 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 has to offer, simply to make certain I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state employment, employment rather than employment in different markets, made it different 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, recruiters from state firms were offered to respond to employing concerns, said Frank Handoe, deputy shift services manager 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 occasion, employment the task fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to learn what kind of chances exist here outdoors your back door,” said Christopher Gentz, shift services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 event 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 employment pitch, Gentz said.
An elevator pitch is a “quick intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re seeking to do,” Handoe said, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
Among the objectives was to assist individuals discover profession opportunities and how their skills line up with them, employment Gentz said.
Education is a crucial benefit of participating in a job reasonable, as about 40% of those who begin with the TAP learn they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the available opportunities and decide to continue serving, Gentz said.
“We see that essentially every year,” he stated. “We want them to make an educated decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is discovering finances, including credit reports, budget plans and “building a savings 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 at some point,” he stated, “however while you’re in, are you doing whatever you can to prepare to go out?”
Job fairs also exist to help people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outdoors world are trying to find – including accreditations, accreditations and education – and employment finding out about their employing practices, Handoe said.
“You must be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do in the future down the roadway,” he stated.
That prep work consists of getting ready for job fairs.
“You need to go into a working with fair with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not simply meander around,” Handoe stated.
He explained that guests ought to identify the business they desire to talk with and employment research study them ahead of time, to permit educated conversations with recruiters.
Nolan delighted in the Jan. 30 task reasonable and talked with some employers. A senior details technology specialist with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has actually discovered she wishes to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.