European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story to the front of a a a h Hose seeking jobs were guardedly optic mistic while those hiring thought they i found Good prospects during a two Day. A department of defense Job fair Early. This month. A a a v about 1,200 service members  defense civilian employees family members and expatriate americans lined up for the two sessions held in the Larson Barracks no club in Kitzinger Germany said John postillion 98th area support group army career and alumni program manager a we found some very very Good ones Job candidates a said Paul Mcewan Recruiter for Loewenstein amp associates inc. A we have found 20 that we Are interested in pursing. Some of them Are very  Loewenstein is a Texas based company that seeks sales people familiar with engineering. Many of their Job candidates Are Engineer officers. Quot a couple of our Best customers have a Strong demand for officers with engineering degrees and this is the Best place to find them. We can see them and find out if they Are a salesperson or Dot Quot Mcewan  a a. A a a. Mcewan and co worker Suzanne Casares a former ordnance officer with the 1st Armor div in ans Bach Germany talked with 300 applicants at the fair he said. Promising candidates were to meet with the recruiters later for More interviews. A we started to keep count but we got too Busy a Mcewan said. Why come Over Here to recruit Mcewan says military Job seekers a know How to work a Are trainable and have experience As leaders and followers. A in a sales Job you May not want to go out there Philip Gordon and sell on a snowy Day but you have the discipline to go out there travel 50 Miles to see your client and make the Sale a Casares  a that a what our com panics like. A a it a really Nice that the department of defense is doing this. When i was stationed Here and getting out of the military in 1987i had no one to turn  a a a v a. A a a Cara res Pointer former soldiers should not for. Get that they were soldiers. A they Are Only wearing a different uniform a Ca Sares said. Bill Fitzpatrick a retired command sergeant major and author of the Book does your resume Wear combat boots says military applicants should keep their bearing and a positive attitude. A the first thing that anybody coming to a Job fair needs to do is make sure that they come presentable a look like a professional a he said Fitzpatrick a Veteran of More than i 50 Job fairs was hiring for the Academy insurance group pro Vidar of life and health insurance products to. Members of the noncommissioned officers association. First impressions mean a lot to recruiters and hiring managers he said. Applicants should Wear business suits. Since Many Job recruiters Are conservative men should never Wear earrings to an interview he said. He pointed to two otherwise conservatively dressed. Men. A. A if you re coming to a Job fair on a military installation its perfectly of to Wear a class a dress uniform Quot. Do not come in bus a he said. Most applicants seeking jobs in Kitzinger were a first class a with Good resumes he said. A amps pave Mol non Maria Watson of Baltimore a police department interviews sgt Patrick Stort of Wurzburg a military police. A the Only problem that weve seen with them is some have been civilian Zed a Little too much a Al most to the Point that they hide the fact that they were a uniformed member of the service a Fitzpa trick  a a businesses would not attend military sponsored a Job fairs if they were not seeking people with military backgrounds he said. Military service is an asset to most companies and applicants should let potential employers know about their rank service and accomplishments. Also according to Fitzpatrick every resume must have a Date when the applicant can come to work plus a . Telephone number and address. Those Job seekers with technical skills need a detailed chronological r6sum6 citing what types of equipment they have worked  recommends following the boy scout motto be prepared. Applicants must have their re Currid in hand before approaching the employers table and know whom they Are talking to when they get  a a Quot a v a a a a a a a a a know what the company does when you walk up to their table. Do not ask them. That tells me that you did not do any research Quot he said. A know what kind of business in a  a if you Are not prepared  sit at their desks and just look at you a said sgt. 1st class Philip Gor Don of 267th signal co in Grafe Wohr Germany. A you got to show them that a in a what you  a Gordon is retiring from the army after 22 years of duty. He is seeking a customer service Job in the communications Industry. At the first Day of the fair Gordon introduced himself to several employers. He spent most of the saturday session taking tests and conducting follow up interviews. A things Are looking promising a be said. A i did not expect people to be biting that hard. They Are chomping at the bit to fill some  is looking for 300 police officers Maria Watson a Recruiter for the City a police department liked what she saw. A they candidates Are very interested and very positive a she said. A they Are prepared. They know what they Are looking for and telling us what theywant.�?�. Y during the two Days in Kitzinger Watson met so candidates Many of them military policemen. More than 50 took tests. Even if they pass tests administered in Kitzinger they still face several months of further interviews testing and background checks. Military Job seekers Are looking for Job Security and Good benefits Watson  some definitely. Need jobs and we re Here try to help  Dave Melancon working out one in three people attending kit Zingen a Job fair May 6-7 went Home with a Job offer according to officials. A a a Quot a -. A statistically if you Factor out some people with two Job offers we can still say that probably 30 percent of the people who came to the Job fair were offered a Job Quot said John postillion director of the. Army career and alumni program for the 98th area support group in Wurzburg Germany. About 1,200 service members from All military branches 152 family members and 150 department of defense civilian employees from throughout Europe met with representatives from 42 businesses and government agencies during the two Day fair he a said Quot a there were 417 provisional Job offers made a postillion said. A there were 98 hard Job offers made. They signed the contract right on the  the business people praised the Job seekers resumes and interview skills he said. A a the company representatives said they have never seen people so Well prepared for a Job fair Quot he said. A the Bottom line is they were very pleased with our  the companies liked interviewing and testing potential employees on the _ spot he said. As for those looking for work they liked the available photocopy machines and areas for Breaks and interview. A this was a very very John postillion Good Job fair because of so Many being hired a postillion said. A a it a about one in three anti that s pretty Nice for one weekend s visit a. For information on Job assistance Contact your local army career and alumni program office air Force family support Center or Navy family service Center. Dave Melancon Page 6 sunday May 29, 1994