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Employment Assistance Program aids military members’ transition

By Airman 1st Class Jake Carter starts the networking process between Members of the Nellis preference, plus I’ve been in the medical
the employer and the job seeker.” community attend a job fair field for years; I use to work at Malcolm
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs as part of the Airman and Grow Medical Center at Andrews AFB
Jenny Garcia, 99th Aerospace Medi- Family Readiness Center’s so that helped too.”
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. cine Squadron medical support assistant, Employment Assistance
— When a military member separates has been through the program and is Program at Nellis Air Force Base, The A&FRC provides three job fairs
or retires from service, a reality check now employed at the Mike O’Callaghan Nev., April 23. The Employment throughout the year to give Airmen and
might kick in when they begin looking Federal Medical Center. Assistance Program helps spouses looking for employment infor-
for new employment. Many don’t have a separating military members mation about a new career.
plan when they leave the military, but the “I was scheduled over the phone with transition out of the military,
Nellis AFB Airman and Family Readi- Murray to meet and also to attend the and aids military spouses in “We host three job fairs which run for
ness Center’s Employment Assistance resume course,” said Garcia. “Going finding employment. The about three hours throughout the year
Program can help ease the transition. through the program, he showed me on A&FRC brings local, national in April, July and November, where over
his computer how the whole application and global employers to the 40 employer representatives talk about
“We are tasked with employment as- job fair to network with Airmen their hiring process, what positions are
sistance, which means we help members and their spouses. available, and they also take resumes at
transitioning out of the military, tar- the time,” said Murray.
geting resumes, transition classes, and Courtesy photo
plenty more,” said Donald Murray, 99th At the job fairs, Murray said represen-
Force Support Squadron community for the jobs would look and what I was tatives from law enforcement, casinos,
readiness consultant. “We also help mili- going to need to apply for the jobs. First, resorts, companies with government
tary spouses in finding employment.” they collected anything from certificates contracts, and technology companies are
or letters of recommendation as they present and looking for new employees.
Murray works closely with many would play a big role in applying for jobs.”
civilian agencies to give transitioning “A lot of companies reach out to
military members and their spouses a After completing the program and us because they want to hire military
better chance of finding employment. finding employment, Garcia is grateful members,” said Murray. “We also have
the program was available to her. companies that refer other companies to
“I work with employers — local, us to set up at a job fair.”
national and global — to receive job an- “The program was extremely help-
nouncements that we send out to military ful and very educational. Without it I The next job fair is scheduled for July
members and spouses,” said Murray. “We wouldn’t be here now,” said Garcia. “I 16 at the Nellis AFB A&FRC. For more
have 210 employers right now that send got the job because I used my spouse information about the Employment As-
us announcements for job listings, which sistance Program or the job fair, call the
A&FRC at 702-652-3327.

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