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experience on the
mainland. He began
his position at UH-Hilo
in November. He said
his position had been
vacant for several years,
and career advising was
previously handled by
staff in the campus’ academic
advising center.
Sakurai-Horita is
working with other
staff and faculty on
campus to put on a
large-scale career fair
on Wednesday, March
14. It’s the first universitywide
career
fair in several years.
Around 40 employers
are expected to attend.
“It will include
all the colleges, (the
Career and Academic
Advising Center)
and the University of
Hawaii’s alumni foundation,
so it’s a true,
universitywide career
fair,” he said. “It will
bring everyone together
rather than having several
smaller career fairs
which I think can be
confusing to employers.”
Throughout the country,
career advising is
“evolving as a subset of
academic advising,” said
Farrah-Marie Gomes,
campus vice chancellor
for student affairs.
Gomes said career
advising also “is becoming
more prominent
in the field of higher
education” and it’s an
important component
to student retention.
Hawaii’s
unemployment rate was
2 percent in December,
the lowest in several
years. Sakurai-Horita
said a hot job market
means employers
may be “having a
harder time finding
qualified candidates
for their positions.”
However, he advises
students to avoid taking
“whatever job is offered
to them” and instead
“consider the values
and interests that make
up their passion and
evaluate their skills.”
“This means more
than just figuring out
what skills they have
but determining what
skills they want to use
in their careers and
what skills they need to
improve on to enter the
career they want,” he
said. “Career services at
the university can assist
students in determining
their passion and skills,
explore their career
options and learn how to
find a career direction.”
The career fair is
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
on the library lanai.
It is open to all students
and alumni.
Those who attend
should bring their
resume, dress professionally
and be ready
to ask employers questions.
They will have a
chance to discuss job
opportunities, career
preparation and other
aspects of securing jobs.
The fair is a joint
venture between the
campus’ Career and
Academic Advising
Center, all colleges at
UH-Hilo and the UH
Foundation Office of
Alumni Relations.
For more information
about the career fair,
email Sakurai-Horita at
jonsh4@hawaii.edu.
Email Kirsten Johnson
at kjohnson@hawaiitribune
herald.com.
CAREER From page 9
“This means more than just
figuring out what skills they have
but determining what skills they
want to use in their careers and
what skills they need to improve
on to enter the career they want.”
Jon Sakurai-Horita
UH-Hilo career adviser
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