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 preparing for the transition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

As part of a group of about 30 task applicants, she attended an employing reasonable Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State career opportunities at JBLM's Hawk Career Center.

"I simply try to take advantage of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to provide, simply to ensure I'm as prepared as possible," she stated.

The focus of the task fair on state employment, rather than employment in numerous markets, 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, hornyofficebabes.com/archive/indian-office-porn/ employers from state firms were readily available to answer working with concerns, stated Frank Handoe, deputy transition services supervisor for the TAP.

Informational tables represented organizations 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 job fair is "a low-stress, low-pressure chance to discover out what type of chances exist here outside your back door," said Christopher Gentz, transition services supervisor 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 prepare for them, "dress for success," bring your resume and practice your elevator pitch, Gentz said.

An elevator pitch is a "fast introduction of yourself, who you are and what you're aiming to do," Handoe said, theboss.wesupportrajini.com discussing that the ability is taught as part of the TAP.

One of the job fair's goals was to assist individuals learn more about profession chances and how their abilities line up with them, Gentz said.

Education is a crucial benefit of going to a task fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they're "not prepared to make that dive yet," or they have actually seen the available opportunities and choose to serving, Gentz said.

"We see that generally every year," he stated. "We want them to make an educated decision about their career."

Part of the education piece is finding out about finances, jobs.assist-staffing.com consisting of credit reports, budget plans and "building a nest egg 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 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 outdoors world are trying to find - including accreditations, accreditations and education - and finding out about their hiring practices, Handoe said.

"You must be doing prep work now for what it is you desire to do later on down the roadway," he stated.

That preparation work includes preparing for task fairs.

"You require 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 guests ought to pinpoint the business they wish to speak to and research them ahead of time, to enable informed discussions with recruiters.

Nolan enjoyed the Jan. 30 job fair and talked to some employers. A senior information technology expert with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has found she wishes to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian function.