Services for Students
Job Listings, Internship Opportunities, Workshops, Resume Critiques, Career Information, Career Assessment and Counseling, and Graduate or Professional School Planning
Free Income Tax Assistance
Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance for low income families and individuals at the Hilo Shopping Center. Please call to make an appointment for free income tax assistance offered by Hawaii First Community Resource Center.
Hilo Shopping Center
1221 Kilauea Ave, Suite 150
Hilo, HI 96720Hours are Mondays and Wednesdays 9-4 pm, and Fridays from 9-6 pm for income tax assistance.
Please call to make an appointment for free income tax assistance.
Phone: 933-6600 / Fax: 933-6604
Job Choices 2012:
Get job-search advice and find out about employers interested in hiring university seniors and recent graduates:
100 Best Companies to Work for:
Check out Fortune magazine's annual list of the 100 Best Companies to work for
Occupational Outlook Handbook Quarterly:
The Spring 2011 issue of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly is now available online at www.bls.gov/ooq
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uhhcareer
Online Library:
Our Vault Publications Library is now called, "Career Insider." Access is limited to UH Hilo Students only. Please bring a valid UH Hilo student ID card to the Career Center to obtain the password.
Once you have the password, access our online Career Resource Library powered by Vault here.
Notice: If you use Adobe Reader 8, you will need to download and install the Adobe Digitial Editions program to be able to download the Vault Guides.
Also check out our print library in the Career Center, now featuring almost 300 volumes on career and educational planning topics.
Print Library (CC 202A)
Also check out our print library in the Career Center, now featuring almost 300 volumes on career and educational planning topics
JobWeb
"JobWeb" offers career and job-search advise for new college graduates and includes an online virtual career fair. This service is provided to our students and alumni through our membership in the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE).
Career Access
Career Access is an interactive website designed to help Hawaii's students make career and educational decision by providing information on many different career paths and educational programs. The site is a project of Hawaii Community Colleges Job Placement, Internship & Cooperative-education Committee (JPIC).
Job & Internship Search Resources
UH Hilo's Online Listings
- Off-Campus Jobs (full-time, part-time and internships)
- On-Campus Jobs (create a profile and search)
NACElink Jobs: Nation-Wide Jobs Search Service
Log-in to search jobs posted on the National Association of Colleges & Employers web site (Registration is free)
Job-Search Links
Find the right job for you from many jobs posted on one of these links:
Other Resources
- "Multi-listings" Job Board and Internships, Part-Time, & Summer Job Binders
- Career Resource Library (Print)
- Fall & Spring Semester Job Fairs
- Hawaii Small Business Development Center (for those wanting to start their own business)
Job/Internship Search Preparation
- PDF File of the UH Hilo Resume Writing Guide
- Workshops on Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Search Strategies & Techniques, Job Fair Preparation, and special topics. Can't
make our "Live" Workshops? Check out our on-line versions
here. (NOTE: These workshops will only display using
Internet Explorer; using Firefox, Netscape, and Mozilla yields unreadable
files)
- Resume Writing Workshop (A Power Point Show)
- Job Fair Success Workshop (A Power Point Show)
- Job Search Ideas & Resources (A Power Point Show)
- Interviewing Techniques Workshop (A Power Point Show)
- Resume Critiques
- Resume Writing Guide Available in the Career Center
- "Job Choices" Magazine -- a NACE Publication - See the link above
- Career Resource Library
- Company Information Nights
Career Assessment & Exploration
- Individual Career Counseling is available for UH Hilo Students by appointment -- call or visit the Career Center to make an appointment .
- "Career Kokua" Career Information System (Visit Career Center for User ID & Password)
- Career Resource Library
- Other Online Resources:
Graduate & Professional School Planning
- Career Resource Library
- Graduate & Professional School Workshops:
- Is Graduate School Right for You? (A Power Point Show)
- Graduate School Application Process (A Power Point Show)
- Creating Your Personal Statement (A Power Point Show
Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Learn more about undergraduate research and graduate education programs in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.
Need Help with Academic Planning?
Visit the UH Hilo Advising Center in PB 2 and at the Academic Advising Website.
Wondering about majors? See the Advising Center's "Major of the Week"