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MARINE CORPS RECRUIT PARRIS ISLAND - Civilianjobs.com held a career expo at the Officers’ Club, Oct.7. The event targeted service members who will be honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in the next year.
The expo featured businesses from Boeing to the American Red Cross to many colleges, offering careers and educational opportunities.
“The program was filled with unique opportunities for service members to help ease their transition back into the civilian sector,” said Vicki Washington, the senior Career Expo coordinator with civilianjobs.com.
According to Ritchie Johnson, the program manager for Career Resource Management Center Beaufort, the most important thing for transitioning service members is to plan ahead, and civilianjobs.com is a great way to start your planning.
“Many of these businesses have jobs they need filled, and they look to veterans to fill these important positions in industry,” Washington said.
The economy is still on a down turn and service members returning to the civilian sector are entering at a time when employment is scarce. Service members who already have employment waiting have a far easier transition.
“If service members can have jobs before they head out of the gates the last time, they will have a much better start and better chance to succeed in the civilian economy,” Johnson said.
According to Washington, civilianjobs.com tries to match a service member’s skill sets to already-needed job fields.
“We take into account geographic choice, many companies offer positions anywhere from local employment to foreign countries,” Washington said.
The sooner service members register in the program the better their chances are to find employment at industries and regions they desire.
“Many service members who pre-register before these events are often interviewed on site,” said Washington.
Men and women, who find employment opportunities prior, are avoiding a lot of conflicts some service members find in the civilian job market.
“It is a hard process for Marines to find jobs with their same skill sets. They are competing against their peers who went to college for four years and this sometimes can lead to difficulties,” said Gunnery Sgt. Orion Murray, the career planner for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.
So for service members interested in being able to transfer military training into a career in the civilian sector pre-planning and finding resources are the first step.
“This was a great opportunity to invest some time looking at prospective careers to transition into,” said Gunnery Sgt. Robert Podawiltz, the avionics supervisor for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31. “I want to continue leading in a maintenance or production field in the civilian sector.”
The expo presented options for transitioning active-duty members. The training that service members provide are a desired asset and civilianjobs.com offers an opportunity to market those skills and find a civilian career that suits their military talent.
For more information, contact your squadron career planner or visit www.civilianjobs.com
| Date Taken: | 10.07.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2010 13:05 |
| Story ID: | 58109 |
| Location: | US |
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