FORT SILL, Okla. (March 19, 2015) -- More than 110 companies, businesses and agencies are expected at the Fort Sill Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program's Hiring Event March 26 at 10:30 a.m. in Rinehart Fitness Center.
Companies will range from law enforcement agencies to medical facilities to educational institutions to food vendors to federal agencies.
"We only asked companies who have job openings to participate," said George Hubbard, SFL-TAP contractor installation manager. "There is just a plethora of organizations who are hiring."
Some of the hot jobs include logistics, trucking, security, education and medical, said Jane Cunningham, SFL-TAP Transition Services manager.
About 1,100 Soldiers are expected to attend, Hubbard said. Attendees should bring their résumés, and dress as if they were going to an interview.
"We suggest participants to look at the list of companies that they want to talk to, and to bring 25 percent more résumés than they think they'll need," Hubbard said. "We suggest that attendees have a two- to three-minute presentation about themselves and what they're looking for."
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Some of the companies will include, the State Department, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Cameron University, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lawton Public Schools, Dallas Police Department, Verizon Wireless, Northwestern Mutual, Goodyear, cities of Lawton and Wichita Falls, Melton Truck Lines, Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma Department of Health, American Red Cross, OKC Police Department, Duit Construction, Corrections Corp. of America, Texas Department of Public Safety, Bankers Life and Casualty, Frito-Lay, Dell, Enterprise Rent a Car, Arvest Bank, Devon Energy, Ruiz Food, New York Life and the Fort Sill Industrial Training Center.
Army Reserve and Army National Guard representatives are also scheduled to have a booth for transitioning service members who desire to continue to serve.
Veterans possess skills that employers are looking for such as, critical thinking problem solving, teamwork, organization, discipline, dedication, communication, as well as technical skills, Cunningham said.
The SFL-TAP staff; Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and garrison command have been working hard to make the hiring event a success, Cunningham said.
"I do believe that a lot of good things will come from it," she said. "I believe Soldiers will get jobs, or they will definitely be connected with industries that will formulate to jobs down the road."
Soldiers who want to update their résumes can use the SFL-TAP computer lab in Bldg. 4700, third floor. It is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the Hiring event, call the SFL-TAP at 580-442-2222.
ITC
The Fort Sill Industrial Training Center will have its grand opening March 27 at 11 a.m. in Bldg. 2502 (the former Rec-Plex), Sheridan Road. The ITC is a facility where companies can provide free training to Soldiers who leaving the service. The open house will showcase its training programs, as well as provide information for companies who interested in partnering with the ITC.
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