Hawai'i COMMUNITY COLLEGE Career Center Building 379, Room 1A (next door to Counseling Office) 200 W. Kawili Street Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 974-7741 (808) 974-7692 fax The Career Center is open by appointment from 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday - Friday Karen Leialoha, kwilliam@hawaii.edu Career Counselor Bob Duley, duley@hawaii.edu Career Counselor

		• What can the Career Center help you with? • Need help in finding a job? Try one of these websites • Need assistance in creating a resume? Check out the following websites • Planning to transfer, or interested in graduate programs?

Mission Statement:
The mission of the HawCC Career Center is to assist and support students and prospective students in clarifying and planning purposeful career, employment and educational goals through the use of informational resources and career counseling.

What can the Career Center help you with?

• Choosing a major
  
• Deciding on a career path
  
• Transfer information
  
• Career research
  
• Job search/preparation (including mock interviews)
  
• Preparing effective resume/cover letters
  

Career Information:
The following types of career information are available in several formats including: computerized occupation files (i.e. Career Kokua), books (i.e. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Encyclopedia of Careers, and Vocational Biographies), newsletters (i.e. Career Opportunity news) and DVD disks.

• EDUCATION: Find out what training or schooling is necessary for the careers you are considering
  
• JOB DUTIES: learn what acitivites you will be engaged in as part of the careers you are investigating
  
• JOB OUTLOOK: Determine whether Hawai'i or the US Mainland will have openings in the jobs you want.
  
• EARNINGS: Find out how much you'll get paid for the jobs you are pursuing.
  

Learn how to do a JOB SEARCH: Explore ways to network of "get the word out" about your job search. Access the Book of (Employers) Lists and try out computerized job search resources including JOBTRAK and America's Job Bank.

Contact Us!
The Career Center services are free and available to you if you are, have been, or plan to be a HawCC student. A career counselor and student assistants are available to assist you in using the center's resources and services.

Need help in finding a job? Try one of these websites:

• Jobtrak (select Hawai'i Community College, no password required) (www.jobtrak.com)
  
• Monster.com (the most popular and comprehensive job search website available) (www.monster.com)
  
• Honolulu Advertiser Classified Ads (www.hawaiisnews.com/frames/advertiser_jobsframe.html)
  
• Hawai'i Tribune Herald Classified Ads (www.hilohawaiitribune.com/classifieds/)
  
• America's Job Bank (www.ajb.org:81/hi/)
  
• Career Path (www.careerbuilder.com)
  
• Jobslog.com - A Hawaii-based alternative to Monster.com (www.jobslog.com)
  
• Hire Net (www.hirenet.net)
  

Need assistance in creating a resume? Check out the following websites:

• Monster.com
  
• Info Net
  

Planning to transfer, or interested in graduate programs?

• Graduate School Locater (www.gradschools.com)
  
• Assistance on relocating (www.homefair.com/index.html?)