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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 task hunters, she attended an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I just try to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to use, simply to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the job fair on state work, instead of work in various 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 companies, who shared their experiences and answered questions. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were offered to address working with questions, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.
Informational tables represented organizations 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, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure opportunity to learn what sort of opportunities exist here outside your back door,” said Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor for the Directorate of Human Resources.
Additional task fairs like the Jan. 30 occasion 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 pitch, Gentz stated.
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.
One of the job fair’s goals was to help individuals learn more about profession opportunities and how their skills line up with them, referall.us Gentz said.
Education is an essential benefit of participating in a task reasonable, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP learn they’re “not prepared to make that dive yet,” or they have seen the available opportunities and decide to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that generally every year,” he said. “We desire them to make an informed decision about their career.”
Part of the education piece is discovering financial resources, consisting of credit reports, budgets and “constructing a savings so you have something to deal with when it’s time to get 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 get out?”
Job fairs also exist to assist individuals with networking, seeing what people in the outside world are trying to find – consisting of certifications, accreditations and schooling – and finding out about their hiring practices, Handoe stated.
“You should be doing prep work now for what it is you want to do later on down the roadway,” he said.
That prep work consists of getting ready for job fairs.
“You need to enter into a working with reasonable with a strategy of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that attendees ought to determine the they wish to speak to and research them ahead of time, to permit educated discussions with employers.
Nolan took pleasure in the Jan. 30 job reasonable and consulted with some employers. A senior infotech professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she desires to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian function.