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☷Presidio of Monterey Employment Readiness Program offers classes one on one assistance
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Apr 29,2022
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Katilynn Snow , manager of the Employment Readiness Program at the Presidio of Monterey , holds a class on job interviewing skills at PoM Army Community Service , Ord Military Community , Calif . , April 14 . Katilynn Snow , right , manager of the Employment Readiness Program at the Presidio of Monterey , meets with Taylor Marquez Valera , a military spouse , after holds a class on job interviewing skills at PoM Army Community Service , Ord Military Community , Calif . , April 14 . PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY , Calif . ( April 28 , 2022 ) – The Presidio of Monterey Employment Readiness Program can not only help job seekers prepare for interviews , but can also assist with job searches , resumes , job skills training , education and volunteer opportunities . Katilynn Snow , employment readiness manager , said she offers classes on interviewing and resume building each month , and is happy to meet with people one - on - one on all subjects . “Job Success and Interviewing Skills” takes place every second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a . m . , and “Resume Building” every third Thursday of the month at 10 a . m . in the Army Community Service Gold Room . Both classes prepare job seekers for differences between the federal and private sectors , Snow said . All members of the local military community are welcome to the program’s services , including veterans , and the program can prove particularly helpful for military spouses trying to establish careers , Snow said . “I think a lot of spouses feel that they can’t have a career because their spouse is moving every three years , ” Snow said . “I want to show them that’s not necessarily true . ” In addition to helping with long - term career strategies , Snow also assists by attending local job fairs and sharing employer information from the fairs with job seekers . PoM is a unique duty station , however , because many service members are students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center , and may only be at the installation for eight months , Snow said . In that case , it can make more sense for spouses to take a more long - term view and either focus on gaining new skills or performing a job search at a future duty station , Snow said . For example , spouses can gain job skills through the My Spouse Education & Career Opportunities program , or MySECO , Snow said , and be ready for a new career by the time they leave PoM . “In eight months they can leave here and go to another state and be ready to work , whether it’s medical billing , [physical therapy] services , midwife servicing—all those types of things , ” Snow said . Snow can also furnish information about military spouse professional licensure reimbursement and provides resume writing services . “I do a lot of resume writing , ” Snow said . “It’s pretty astounding how people don’t know how to really emphasize what they do in their job . ‘Oh , I was a cashier . ’ … You probably did a lot more than you think . ” For those looking to start a home - based business , Snow has an information briefing on that subject as well . In addition , Snow plans a resume writing class for high school students and another class on career exploration . Taylor Marquez Valera , a military spouse , attended the “Job Success and Interviewing Skills” class April 14 and found it useful as she prepares for her local job search . She arrived about a month ago and checked in with the Employment Readiness Program soon after she arrived . “I thought it was really good , ” Marquez Valera said of the class . “I got a lot of good information that I didn’t think of beforehand , so I’m glad I came in . ” Marquez Valera said she plans to get help with her resume and might also try doing a mock interview with Snow . For more information , contact Snow at katilynn . m . snow . civ@army . mil or ( 831 ) 242 - 7659 . Visit the program’s Facebook page at “Presidio of Monterey Employment Readiness . ”
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