{"id":3205,"date":"2017-02-22T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workable-level.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2017-02-28T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T22:42:46","slug":"college-transfer-and-employment-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/22\/college-transfer-and-employment-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"KCC to Host College Transfer, Employment Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/author\/lexusyam\/\">Lexus Yamashiro<\/a> | Staff Writer<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KCC will be having its second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/college-transfer-employment-fair-2017\/\">College Transfer and Employment Fair<\/a> on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. around the Great Lawn. The fair will be open to students, alumni, and the general public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-sponsored by the Employment Prep Center, Maida Kamber Center (MKC), and Board of Student Activities (BOSA), the fair will have more than 100 total employers and four-year university representatives to assist anyone who needs help in finding\/applying for a job or looking to transfer to a university after KCC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStudents who are interested in transferring on to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree \u2026 will have the opportunity to talk to a variety of college representatives from four-year institutions to learn more about their admission process [and] degree programs,\u201d said Lisa Yrizarry, a MKC counselor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the many college representatives and employers that will be present during the fair:<\/p>\n<p>University Representatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UH M\u0101noa<\/li>\n<li>UH West O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li>UH Hilo<\/li>\n<li>Pacific University<\/li>\n<li>Hawai\u02bbi Pacific University<\/li>\n<li>Grand Canyon University<\/li>\n<li>University of Phoenix (Hawai\u02bbi campus)<\/li>\n<li>Argosy University (Hawai\u02bbi campus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical Labs of Hawai\u02bbi, LLP<\/li>\n<li>American Savings Bank<\/li>\n<li>Crazy Shirts<\/li>\n<li>Jeans Warehouse<\/li>\n<li>Tanaka of Tokyo<\/li>\n<li>YMCA of Hawai\u02bbi<\/li>\n<li>Honolulu Police Department<\/li>\n<li>Hawai\u02bbi Family Dental Centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe majority of the employers that are going to be coming to campus are hiring,\u201d said Dusty Bailey, the career and job placement coordinator. \u201c \u2026 If students are looking for a position while they\u2019re continuing to go to school, there will be employers [who] will represent that \u2026 and [there will] also [be] employers who are interested in hiring students after graduation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to preparing for the fair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/workshops-flyer-REV-1.24.17.pdf\">workshops<\/a> are being held from now until March 8 by the Employment Prep Center and Maida Kamber Center. Students are encouraged to participate in these workshops to prepare themselves for the upcoming fair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMake sure to \u2026 get your resume critiqued, have a professional resume, and dress professionally,\u201d Bailey said in regards to preparing for the employment side of the fair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s never too early to plan your career and transfer, and this is a great opportunity to do that,\u201d Yrizarry said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information contact:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employment Prep Center at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:gethired@hawaii.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gethired@hawaii.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or visit \u02bbIliahi 112<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Maida Kamber Center (MKC) at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mkcinfo@hawaii.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mkcinfo@hawaii.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or visit \u02bbIlima 114<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: An earlier version of this story reported that Dusty Bailey and Lisa Yrizarry will be conducting the workshops leading up to the fair. The Employment Prep Center and Maida Kamber Center (MKC) will be conducting these workshops. We apologize for the error.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lexus Yamashiro | Staff Writer KCC will be having its second College Transfer and Employment Fair on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. around the Great Lawn. The fair will be open to students, alumni, and the general public. 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