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EOC Career exploration > Overview
EOC Career exploration > Assessment tests
EOC Career exploration > Local Resources
EOC Career exploration > National Resources
Career exploration> Local resources
Hawaii is unique in being an island state with a large urban population on the main island of Oahu and rural communities on the neighbor islands. That being the case, you will find more jobs and greater diversity of jobs on Oahu. But, many people love Maui or the neighbor islands and choose not to relocate. Instead, they can use the following resources and do additional research by reviewing classified ads on their island to find out what kinds of jobs are in demand and if their career choices are among them.
CAREER EXPLORATION
> Career Kokua
The Educational Opportunity Center has a library of books on various careers and careers specific to certain majors. One of our most popular resources is Career Kokua, a career exploration service of the Hawaii State Department of Labor that includes books in hardcopy and on-line access to their occupations database. The information is updated annually to reflect the current job market in Hawaii.
Career Kokua on-line, requires a user name and password for access. The subscriber user name and our password is available at EOC. The navigation buttons at the top will take you to Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Education, and Financial Aid pages.
The Career Exploration tab has a listing of over 350 job descriptions that comprise 90% of the jobs available in Hawaii.
For those uncertain about your career or job interests, click on Career Assessment to take interest and skills tests.
> The Hawaii Workforce Informer
The Hawaii Workforce Informer is a website with economic and labor market information for the State of Hawaii. HIWI provides information wages, unemployment, employment, jobs, careers, training, and more. The site was developed by the state Dept. of Labor service and has labor marketing information and many links for additional career exploration research.
JOB SEARCHES
> MCC Job Placement and Internship
Maui Community College's Cooperative Education and Job Placement Center provides help to current and former students seeking employment and internship opportunities. Their offices are located in the KaLama Building front left entrance. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and their phone number is 984-3318.
> Maui Workforce Development Division & the Hawaii Job Bank
Hawaii's state employment offices are available statewide and called the Workforce Development Division. WDD is a division of the State's Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) that provides Hawai'i residents with employment and training services available at One-Stop offices.
The Maui office is located in Wailuku at 2064 Wells St., Wailuku, HI, 984-2091. The office has a computer lab for completing resumes and tests as well as employment counselors who will work with you to find jobs for which you are suited. The office also provides an on-line Hawaii Job Bank database that allows you to search for jobs from home. You will find the local and national Job Banks in the left panel of the WDD homepage.
> The Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB)
MEDB is another resource forjob research. The Board provides leadership and vision for the development of a strong and diversified Maui County economy.
EOC Career exploration > Overview
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EOC Career exploration > Local Resources
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