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| Corrections department hires military recruits on spot at job fair |
| By chronicle.augusta.com |
| Published: 08/01/2013 |
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Thirty minutes after the doors opened to Fort Gordon’s Army Reserve Center on Tuesday, Jimmy Evangelista had passed a physical fitness test, filled out a job application and was on the brink of landing a new career. “This is really great,” he said before stepping into a conference room for an interview with the Georgia Department of Corrections. “The ability to go from unemployed to having a full-time job – all in one day – is exciting.” Evangelista was among job-seekers who were offered a position as a state correctional or probation officer Tuesday at the “Deployment to Employment” Military Job Fair. Representatives from 16 agencies compiled a list of potential recruits whose backgrounds and qualifications they plan to review in coming weeks in hopes of filling 2,000 jobs in agriculture, engineering, health care, criminal investigation and the highway patrol. The favorite jobs among veterans and active-duty soldiers Tuesday were with organizations structured like the military. “It’s about as close as you can get to the military without actually being in the military,” Gary Bell said of working in the Corrections Department. Read More. |
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