Career Fair

By Olivia Cobiskey
Director of Marketing - Media
Employer Partnership Initiative

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. - Hoping to help service members in this foundering economy, Marine For Life and the Employer Partnership Initiative are joining forces at a Career Fair in Quantico, Va.

More than 65 companies, including seven Employer Partners, will attend the Quantico Career Fair at 3017 Russell Rd., Tue., March 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The event is sponsored by Marine For Life.

Kenneth Reese, a staffing manager for EG&G Division, a division of URS Corporation and Employer Partner, said his company hires veterans for a lot of reasons.

“Leadership – during their enlistment 17 to 24 year old Soldiers are given a lot of responsibility. They are team players, they know how to work on a team,” said Reese, a retired 1st Sgt. “They’ve lived the Army motto, ‘Work to standard not to time.’”

Another employer Steve Folan, vice president of Temple Inland, Inc., agreed military experience and training produces workers that posses integrity, a strong work ethic with the ability to think and perform under pressure.

"Marines readily accept responsibility and understand the importance of team work, of attention to detail, of training and to trust but verify. Marines are trained to lead and coach," said Folan, a retired Marine. "Many of the Marines we have hired have earned assignments of greater responsibility because of their ability to develop their crews so as to consistently achieve exceptional results."

It's also about trust, added Reese.

Of URS Corporation’s three divisions, the EG&G Division as a contractor for the U.S. federal government, including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, hires the most veterans.

Reese said hiring individuals who already have security clearances help comply with the departments security needs.

Currently EG&G has several hundred jobs to fill in the engineering, administration, logistics and aviation and ground maintenance field.

All transitioning active duty members, veterans, Reserve Soldiers, National Guard, spouses, and Department of Defense employees are invited to attend Tuesday’s career fair.

Possible Military Occupational Skills that match EG&G needs:

Electrical-Electronic Engineering Assistant = 01B (Army – Enlisted)
General Engineering Supervisor = 21X (Army – Enlisted)
Administrative Specialist = 71L (Army – Enlisted)
Aviation Logistics = 15D (Army Commissioned Officer)
Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (AlandT) Contracting NCO = 51C (Army – Enlisted)
Ground Surveillance Systems Operator = 96H (Army – Enlisted)

Tips for the Career Fair

When you arrive, stop at the registration desk and pick up a copy of the exhibitor’s list.

Be sure to visit every employer’ booth. You never know what positions might be available. Plus, networking is key when conducting a career search. You may meet someone who could lead you to a new opportunity you may not have considered.

Show up at the door with at least 12 copies of your resume, but if a recruiter asks you to e-mail your resume to his/her company, don’t feel you are being brushed off. Some companies require their recruiters to direct job seekers to their sites to obtain HR information as required by law and to direct desirable job seekers to different departments -- a good reason for you to network for unlisted open jobs!

Don’t stand in a long line for one of your “A list” companies if the recruiters at a “B list” booth don’t look busy – - even if the event is in its last hour. Take advantage of the opportunity to tell your complete story to the “B” recruiters. It might be the practice you need to really “Wow” one of your “A list” companies and get the career you’ve always wanted.

Employer Partners attending:

CACI International, Inc.
CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
CSX Transportation
EG&G Division of URS
Kelly Services
L-3 Communication
Lockheed Martin

For more information contact ARCareers@usar.army.mil or visit the Quantico Web site http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/