
Euvisajobs
Add a review FollowOverview
-
Founded Date April 3, 1952
-
Sectors Home Modifications Specialist
-
Posted Jobs 0
-
Viewed 5
Company Description
JBLM Job Fair Showcases State Employment Opportunities
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Staff Sergeant Danika Nolan’s 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 task applicants, she attended an employing fair Jan. 30 that showcased Washington State profession chances at JBLM’s Hawk Career Center.
“I simply attempt to make the most of all the resources and services that the (Transition Assistance Program) Center has to use, just to ensure I’m as prepared as possible,” she stated.
The focus of the task fair on state employment, instead of employment in different markets, made it different 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 firms, who shared their experiences and responded to questions. Following the panel, recruiters from state agencies were offered to respond to employing concerns, stated 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 event, the job fair is “a low-stress, low-pressure chance to learn what type of opportunities exist here outside your back entrance,” 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 elevator pitch, referall.us Gentz stated.
An elevator pitch is a “fast intro of yourself, who you are and what you’re aiming to do,” Handoe said, discussing that the skill is taught as part of the TAP.
One of the job fair’s goals was to assist individuals discover profession opportunities and how their abilities align with them, Gentz stated.
Education is a crucial advantage of attending a task fair, as about 40% of those who start with the TAP discover they’re “not ready to make that jump yet,” or they have actually seen the readily available opportunities and choose to continue serving, Gentz stated.
“We see that essentially every year,” he stated. “We desire them to make an educated choice about their profession.”
Part of the education piece is learning more about financial resources, consisting of credit reports, spending plans and “developing a nest egg 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’re in, are you doing everything you can to prepare to get out?”
Job fairs also exist to help people with networking, seeing what individuals in the outdoors world are looking for – including certifications, accreditations and schooling – and finding out about their working with practices, Handoe said.
“You should be doing prep work now for what it is you wish to do in the future down the roadway,” he said.
That preparation work includes getting ready for task fairs.
“You need to go into an employing reasonable with a plan of what you’re going to do and not just meander around,” Handoe said.
He discussed that participants ought to determine the business they desire to consult with and research study them ahead of time, to permit educated discussions with employers.
Nolan delighted in the Jan. 30 job reasonable and talked with some recruiters. A senior infotech professional with the 16th Combat Aviation Unit, she has discovered she wants to serve those who serve in her approaching civilian role.