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Jobs

Joint Base Lewis McChord Career Day at Camp Murray

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About the Event

Join us for Career Day at Camp Murray on November 13 & 15. Participants are urged to register early for a better chance to be pre-matched with jobs. Remember, not everyone will be pre-matched to job openings so register early and upload or create a resume to improve your chances of being matched.

Tuesday, November 13 – Prepare for Career Day Workshops

  • 0800-1000 – Advanced Resume Workshop
  • 1000-1200 – Social Media/Linked In
  • 1300-1500 – Interview Workshop (Including a Corporate Recruiting Panel)
  • 1500-1630 – How to Work a Job Fair

Wednesday, November 14 – Career Day

  • 0900-1400 – Buildings 33, 91, and 92, Camp Murray, Washington (resume assistance on site throughout the Career Day in all 3 buildings) All will register and or sign in, in building 91
  • 1415-1500 – Networking event for employers – for job seekers by invitation in building 91

Thursday, November 15 – Selected Interviews

  • 0800-1600 – In Building 92

    Here is the link for more info

Conventions

Mid-Winter Conference

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The WA VFW is holding thier Mid-Winter Conference in Yakima on Jan 18th & 19th. If you would like to attend let me know by our December Post Meeting. The attire for the convention is business casual and there will be a banquet served for $25 dollars per person. There will be more info in the upcoming meetings.

Regards,

Commander Sullivan

Jobs

Xerox Veteran Hiring Fair

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When:  October 23, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Where:  3600 S 344th Way, Suite 210, Federal Way, WA 98001

Xerox is now hiring inbound customer service representatives in Federal Way—10 dollars per hours with achievement based compensation with full benefits and paid time off. You will be permanent from day 1 with full time hours. Some of the job responsibilities include handling and resolving customer inquiries, providing customers with product and service information, processing orders, forms, and applications, identifying and escalating customer issues, as well as handling billing questions. Some of the skills and experience required for this include customer service, problem solving, and attention to detail, positive dynamic personality, and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment, typing skills of 22 wpm or more. Ability to navigate a Windows environment, 6 months or more experience in a customer service environment preferred, ability to demonstrate continuous work history, high school diploma or equivalent, and the ability to successfully pass background and drug screen. Kindly allow 3-4 hours when you show up to the hiring fair as there will be several steps included in the hiring process. For further details please contact John Chavez

Events

The War Experience Project

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From an email sent to the post:

To My Fellow Veterans,

My name is Rick Lawson. I am a service-disabled Iraq War veteran reaching out to ask for your support of my upcoming talk that will take place on Saturday October 20th from 1:30 – 2:30pm at 411 Union St. in Seattle. This talk will be about my experience returning from my deployment to Iraq, and my frustration returning to a society where people ask questions like “Did you ever kill anyone?” or “Did you ever see anyone die?”. I will explain how these types of questions led me to become more reclusive in an attempt to avoid having to interact with people who just don’t get it (those who haven’t served). Most importantly though, I will talk about how I found a way, through art, to build a conversation between the military and civilian communities that I and many other veterans could not and cannot have through words. I hope you will be able to come, and show your support as a veteran, because these kinds of discussions are important and as you know, they can be difficult to have. The talk will last 20-30 minutes with the remainder of the hour opened up for discussion between and among those in the audience and myself. I hope you will consider participating and sharing something!

The War Experience Project “inFORMATION”, is an art exhibit of military-veteran painted uniforms I began in 2008 after realizing that the uniform is what those who haven’t served don’t understand. They do not understand the committment and sacrifice that goes into that service, nor the continued burden that we carry as veterans for the rest of our lives whether we have seen “combat” or not. This is why I decided the uniform was what I wanted to tell my story through, and have been asking other veterans to do the same, in what has now become a sizeable collective art exhibit made by those who served. Additionally, family members, friends, and everyone from the community can participate by painting a quilting square which is then sewn into a garment bag to protect the uniforms as they travel in exhibition. This is an important discussion being started using art as the catalyst! I hope you will be able to attend!

Sincerely,

Rick Lawson
 
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Veterans Archway

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A monument to honor student veterans is in development for the University of Washington Bothell campus to the Veterans Archway recognize the service that veterans have made and to celebrate the transition of veterans to academic and civilian life.

The design of the monument includes an archway with two columns and a centerpiece with an inscription that invites visitors to remember and honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Veterans Archway has been organized and planned by the UW Bothell Student Veterans Association. It will be located at the northeast corner of the new sports complex with access to the North Creek regional trail.

The Veterans Archway is anticipated to cost just under $60,000.  A gift to the university and community by generous contributors, the project will be 100 percent funded by donations, and no state or university money will be used. To date, the students have raised more than $19,000 toward construction of the project.

“This space is a tangible gift that we can give to student veterans to say that they are appreciated and acknowledge their transition from active duty to student life, it is something permanent that we feel our student veterans have earned.” – Ben Wiselogle ’12, Co-Chair UW Bothell Veterans Archway Committee.

Please visit the Veterans Archway site to donate.

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Seeking scholarships? West Seattle VFW announces 2 writing contests

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West Seattle’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post wants to get the word out about two scholarship programs that are open for applications right now, with a November 1st deadline. From VFW’s Kyle Geraghty:

The Patriot’s Pen program is open to students in grades 6-8, who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States and its territories.

The Patriot’s Pen is a 300-400 word essay with the theme of “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers.” The top prize for this program is $5,000. For more information about Patriot’s Pen and a link to the entry form go to:vfw.org/Community/Patriot-s-Pen

The Voice of Democracy Program is open to students in grades 9-12, who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States and its territories. Students should record their reading of the draft to CD. The recording can be no shorter than 3 minutes and no longer than 5 minutes. This year’s theme is “Is the Constitution Still Relevant?” The top scholarship for this program is $30,000. For more information about Voice of Democracy and a link to the entry form go to:
vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy

*re-posted from the West Seattle Blog

Health

Veteran’s Crisis Line

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To help prevent the suicide epidemic that is plaguing our returning vets this website supports the Veteran’s Crisis Line. If you know of any soldier in need do not hesitate to help. For more info about the Veteran’s Crisis Line read on…

To emphasis the fact recently Time had a story titled “The War On Suicide?”. It’s a sobering article and one every vet should read. (I have a copy for any who are interested.)

Regards,

Commander Sullivan

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Meeting Tonight

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As a reminder, tonight at 7:30pm, is our monthly meeting. Topics of focus will be Veterans Day events and Poppies, Christmas Party & Bingo Night during the Holidays. Also we will be make a final decision on the UW Bothell Veterans Memorial

Hope to see you tonight

Commander Sullivan