University of Hawaii at Hilo Catalog 2011-2012

Career Development Services

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Norman S. Stahl, PhD, Director (nstahl@hawaii.edu)
Campus Center, Room 202A
Tel: (808) 974-7687
Web: http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu/

UH Hilo Career Development Services provides career counseling, career exploration, and employment assistance to currently enrolled students. Services are also provided to alumni and students from other UH campuses on a space available basis. Career Development Services provides three types of services: career counseling services, student employment services, and graduate & professional school admissions testing.

Career Counseling Services

Career counseling services include career assessment and counseling to help with decisions about a major field of study or post-graduation career plans; training and information on job-search skills and techniques; part-time and full-time job and internship listings, job fairs, and career related special events.

Resources include:

  • Career counseling sessions to assess skills, interests, and other career related factors and assist you with making career decisions.
  • Online computer programs that help explore careers and define career options. (Visit the Career Center to obtain passwords.)
  • Online and print career-resource libraries to assist with career exploration and graduate or professional school planning
  • Workshops on a variety of topics including: resume writing; job-search ideas; skills identification; interviewing skills; and other career-related topics
  • Online job/internship listings: http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu/
  • Hyperlinks to other online job listings
  • Internship binders
  • Career/company information programs
  • On-campus interviews
  • Job & Internship fairs

Student Employment Services

Our student employment services include the administration of on-campus employment for currently enrolled UH Hilo students. On-campus and community service jobs help students gain valuable work experience and finance their education. Some positions are open only to students with federal work-study grants, but many are open to all students meeting the eligibility criteria below:

  • UH Hilo student enrolled in a degree or certificate program
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credits (International Students must be enrolled in 12 credits or more)
  • A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0

Student employment job listings are posted online at: http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu/.

Graduate & Professional School Admissions Testing

As part of our mission of preparing students for professional careers, we administer several graduate and professional school admissions and professional certification examinations (GRE, PCAT, LSAT, PRAXIS) in paper and/or computer-based formats. To find a list of available tests, test dates, locations, and registration information visit: http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu/testing.php