>>BRUCE HAMILTON: GETTING READY FOR THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK AND NEWS 4
JAX IS TEAMING UP WITH THE
PLAYERS
FOR THE MATCH FOR MILITARY
CAMPAIGN GOAL IS TO RAISE AT
LEAST $500,000 FOR LOCAL
CHARITIES. TAKING A BIG HIT
SINCE THE PLAYERS AND SCALE
BACK AND SKILL DOWN A BIT THIS
YEAR JUST PUT THINGS IN
PERSPECTIVE. THE PLAYERS
USUALLY RAISES ABOUT 9 MILLION
DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES EACH
YEAR. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S
JUST NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE
MONEY. IT’S ALSO ABOUT PEOPLE
AND PLAYERS HOSTING MILITARY
JOB FAIR TOMORROW
AND JOINING ME LIVE AS SHELL
AND WILHELM
AND SHELLING. YOU ACTUALLY WENT
TO THE JOB FAIR LAST YEAR
BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND,
YOUR FAMILY
CAME HERE HAS BEEN STATIONED AT
MAYPORT GOT HERE JUST BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC SO TELL ME
THE TRUTH YOU GO TO THE JOB
FAIR DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU
WALK AWAY WITH THE JOB.
>> AND I’M BEING
HONEST NOW I HAD GONE TO A
COUPLE OF JOB FAIRS PRIOR TO
THAT LINE I REALLY DIDN’T HAVE
TERRIBLY
POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. BUT WHEN
I GOT TO THE PLAYERS
CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN BAIRD THE
ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE WAS DIFFERENT
EVERYONE THERE SEEMED REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT ASSISTING
MILITARY CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS
AND FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND I
ENDED UP FINDING THE PERFECT
FIT FOR ME WITH THE CLAY COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THAT’S AWESOME AT YOU KNOW, AND
THEN THE PANDEMIC SETTLES IN
CAN
YOU IMAGINE.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: YOU KNOW IF
YOU DIDN’T HAVE A JOB AND YOU
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC
AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ALONG
WITH THAT.
>> IT’S A TERRIBLE STRESS OR
YOU COME TO A NEW COMMUNITY
WHERE YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR
FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS AND
YOUR NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND
YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED IN A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC IT IS INCREDIBLY
STRESSFUL AND
THIS EVENT HELP ME TO FIND MY
ROLE NOW AS A RECRUITMENT
SPECIALIST ALL BE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE TABLE.
WE’RE IN PRETTY MUCH NOT ONLY
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF CLAY
COUNTY BUT TO HELP OTHER
VETERANS. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS
1000 RETIREES TO FIND THEIR
PERFECT BUT I’M VERY EXCITED
FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY THIS CASE
ANOTHER YEAR ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE TABLE AND YOU KNOW HOW
IT WORKS.
>> FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BE COMING
OUT OF THAT JOB FAIR WHAT’S
YOUR BEST ADVICE TO THEM.
>> BRING A RESUME AND JUST
BE OPEN TO COMMUNICATING WITH
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS
WHO ARE THERE EVERY ONE OF THE
EMPLOYERS THERE
IS REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
SERVING THE MILITARY TO DO SO
MUCH FOR OUR COUNTRY SO WE WANT
TO HELP PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR
JOB BRING YOUR RESUME AND JUST
COME AND SPEAK WITH US, WE
CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
BIGGEST MISTAKE. PEOPLE MAKE
IS.
>> THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IS NOT
SHOWING UP. YOU HAVE TO GET
OUT THERE PUT YOURSELF IN FRONT
OF THE EMPLOYERS THEY REALLY DO
WANT TO HELP YOU TO FIND YOUR
PERFECT FIT AND THEN BRING THAT
WELL CRAFTED RESUME THAT SHOWS
US WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOUR
EXPERIENCE IS SO THAT WE CAN
MAKE SURE YOU END UP IN THE
RIGHT ROLE AND IT’S A GOOD FIT
FOR YOU AND FOR THE
ORGANIZATION AND SOMETHING YOU
CAN BE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHAT SOME
PEOPLE SIT BACK AND THEY GO
WELL, YOU KNOW I DON’T WANT TO
REALLY BE EGOTISTICAL BUT
EVERYBODY’S GOT A CERTAIN SKILL
SET AND THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO
YOU’VE GOT TO SELL YOURSELF
BECAUSE IT IS THIS COMPETITION
OUT THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY AND IT IS NOT A
BAD THING GET YOUR OWN HORN
WHEN YOU’RE AT A JOB FAIR TELL
US ABOUT ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL
QUALITIES AND WE’RE GOING TO
HELP YOU TO FIND THAT PERFECT
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE DO AND
WE WANT WONDERFUL MILITARY
CONNECTED PEOPLE IN OUR
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE WEALTH OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT
THEY BRING.
>> YOU KNOW IF YOU THINK ABOUT
IT EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN YOU
KNOW TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT YOU’VE
BEEN MAYBE KEEPING THE BOOKS AT
HOME. YOU HAVE BEEN MANAGING
A HOUSEHOLD. SO THERE ARE
SKILLS THEIR YOU KNOW, MAYBE
YOU’VE BEEN DOING POWER POINT
WORKING ON XL AND IT’S
IMPORTANT
TO THINK THAT WAY ABOUT THOSE
SKILLS AND HOW THEY CAN
TRANSLATE TO THE REAL JOB
WORLD.
>> ABSOLUTELY AND EMPLOYERS ARE
VERY
GOOD AT LOOKING AT RESUMES, I’M
LOOKING AT THE SKILLS THAT
PEOPLE
HAVE BUILT AND CERTAINLY TAKING
TIME TO MANAGE A FAMILY THROUGH
MULTIPLE TRANSITIONS WHICH IS A
REALITY FOR SO MANY OF OUR
MILITARY FAMILIES IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE’S GOING
TO BE PENALIZED FOR TELL US
WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO AND WHAT
SKILLS HE HONED DURING THAT
TIME AND WE STILL WANT TO HELP
EVERYONE TO FIND THEIR
RIGHT YET.
>> AND AS FAR AS THAT RESUME,
YOU KNOW THE RESUME THAT WE
USED TO BUILD YOU KNOW 5, 6,
YEARS AGO IS NOT THE SAME KIND
OF RESUME
THAT YOU BUILD TODAY, WHAT ARE
THE KEY THINGS THAT SHOULD BE
OUTLINED ON THERE.
>> THE BEST RESUMES THAT I
SEE HIGHLIGHT PEOPLE’S YOU KNOW
THEY SHOW ME WHAT TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE WHAT
SOFTWARE THEY
CAN USE WHITE’S OFF STILL
THEY’VE WORKED HARD TO DEVELOP
AND THEN THEY LIST THE WORK
HISTORY. THAT LETS ME SEE AT A
GLANCE WHAT SORTS OF JOBS, THEY
MIGHT BE THE BEST BUT WAR AND
HELPED ME TO GET THEM MOVING
FORWARD IN THE PROCESS MORE
QUICKLY AND YOU
KNOW WHAT.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: THERE’S
ANOTHER ISSUE HERE SOME PEOPLE
KIND OF SHOW
UP AND MAYBE THE NOT DRESSED
FOR SUCCESS, THAT’S KIND OF
IMPORTANT TOO BECAUSE THAT
FIRST IMPRESSION IS A LASTING
IMPRESSION.
>> IT IS THE YOU KNOW THE THING
IS YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO
MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION AND
WHILE THE DRESS FOR THE EVENT
IS BUSINESS CASUAL I DO
RECOMMEND STEPPING IT UP JUST A
LITTLE BIT AND COME IN DRESSED
TO IMPRESS AND JUST TELL
YOURSELF LIKE
YOU SAID, AND WHAT THESE
EMPLOYERS AND ALL OF US WHO ARE
THERE AS RECRUITERS SEE THE
BEST THAT YOU CAN PUT
FORWARD AND.
>> HELP HELP US HELP YOU FIND A
FIT AND HOW ABOUT FOLLOW-UP.
DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP EVERYONE WHO COMES TO THE JOB FAIR WILL HAVE A FLYER WITH OUR CONTACT
INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL US AND
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU
LIKED ABOUT THE CLAY COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AND THE ROLES THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE AND WHERE YOU SEE
YOURSELF GETTING SO THAT WE CAN
HELP YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS
AND GET YOU IN THE RIGHT JOB
ALL RIGHT SHELLY GOOD TALKING
TO A GREAT ADVICE. THERE.
>> AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN
ATTENDING TOMORROW’S MILITARY
JOB FAIR. HERE’S THE
INFORMATION
YOU NEED IT WILL BE TAKING
PLACE FROM 10 TO ONE 25