European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Consumer watch the Frankfurt one Slop Joti to office hums. At desk to Tell Maureen Means gives educational help Al right Robert Mertz represents the acs. Office offers help in finding jobs s&5 Holu by Gui Schuol lbt by Marynett consumer editor hitting the pavement to Hunt Lor a Job i generally a Lask that would please Only masochist to most it s a stressful situation Peggy Miller supervisory staffing specialist of he Frank Hirl one Stop Job information mice. A new concept in Job help realizes this before the office opened last december she and John Sowell. Chick of recruitment and placement made sure that to atmosphere would be informal to Pul people Al ease our Dusl she says was to do away Wilh the impersonal walk up counter and provide a comfortable place Lor people to sit and fill out now Job seekers Are greeted at the desks of two bilingual secretaries. Just inside the Entrance there is a comfortable Alcove with chairs and tables where they can peruse area and worldwide Job announcements and Lill out paperwork. Allee being queued by a receptionist the applicant is directed to the people Best Able to serve him or her. Here s where the real one Stop action begins. There is a full Lime army Community services acs representative who has contacts with corporation and firms in the area. There is a person to give advice on career training. There is an cafes representative to interview Tor positions at Exchange facilities. There is a person with the information on civil service employment and How Besl to construct applications for it. The idea for the one Slop Job information offices grew out of the knowledge that spouses of military members Are Al a disadvantage when it comes to employment. In a 1984 labor department study for example it was found that three limes As Many military wives Are unemployed As their civilian counterparts. Frequent moves often mean they either can t get jobs or must Settle for ones Hal Don t Malch their experience or qualifications. The result can Load to marital unhappiness and with the spouses military profession h can be a Factor in the decision to end a career in uniform. The first one Slop offices were opened in fort Knox ky., and fort Benning. A. Miller helped set up the latter. It is planned lha eventually hero will be eight such department of he army funded be Clefs in Europe. In the mean Limo Many communities have opened employment assistance centers on their own Wilh Community or acs funds and Are operating them Wilh volunteers most however Are not Able to operate on a Ful time basis As does the Frank Tum office which is open monday through Friday from 9 to 4 . Because of its location in a big City and being surrounded by outlying . Military facilities the Frankfurt operation 24-26hansa Alice Telephone 069 151-6412 is an in Porlant one. We serve a lot of people. From opening to july i we have had 12,415 applicants come in says Wilder noting that tie office s main emphases is on service evident ally. It is paying off. Each applicant is asked to fill out a form evaluating the service received and the length of time spent waiting. In june we did t have any negative says Miller and no one said they had to wait longer than 10 even will All the help offered quickly Landing a Well paying position is not always possible. In a letter to family members seeking employment with the army in Europe. Maj Gen. A j. Fiata chief of Stalf of us a eur and 7lh army noted that there Are More family members and other applicants or jobs than jobs available. We receive Over 270,000 applications a year and Are Only Able to hire about 67,000 he advises that applicants willing to accept the most frequently tilled jobs Al entry Levels Are often the most Likely to succeed in finding employment be available Tor As Many types of 0bs and grades As you Are willing to accept. To prepared however for time in Grade requirements to Advance to higher grades. Be sure you Are fully informed of this requirement Belore you take a Job patience is needed he continues. Qualified applicants sometimes wait months before being interviewed or selected use Volunteer opportunities or non Federal employment to enhance your qualifications while waiting for a to bring in More Job possibilities to the office it. Gen. Sam Welzel then commander of v corps Send out a Fetter introducing the Center to 300 american and German corporations in the area. Robert c. Mertz the acs representative has established a private sector Job and skills Bank which so far has 96 applicants and 19 corporate vacancies on Fife. To Date we have been Able to place 11 military family members in private sector jobs says Millar. One woman was hired As a Secretary typist for 4.000 Marks about $1,900 a one of the greatest difficulties Job applicants have is correctly filling out applications and putting together resumes thai accurately describe their Job experience.1 people who have jus gotten out of the military Ollen believe giving their rank and mos military occupational specially wraps in up says Miller. We have to Point out to them that it gives a civilian firm very Little idea of their background. We have to get them to spell out exactly what was involved in each Job break it checking the checklist Page 16 the stars and stripes to help people fill out the civil service application form 171the one Stop pc information office in Frankfurt provides a sell Check Sheet. It helps. Ii you forget to answer questions or do not answer them accurately you just May lose out on a Job opening. Before filling out one of these forms remember you will need the following 1. Your employment history from your 1 blah birthday to present. You May need to refresh yourself on some of those Dales. 2. Your Grade transcripts. Friday August 1,1986 3. Ii you were in the military a copy old form 214, report of separation discharge. 4. A sf-15 form available at the employment office for presenting a claim for a 10-Point Veteran preference. 5. Military orders or veterans administration letter dated with the last year to support the sf-15 form 6. Your id card and passport you also will be required to till out a statement of your typing and shorthand skills and a certification of family member status or a . Citizen non family member statement and a sf-50 form showing current and or prior civil service status
