Job Seekers/Agencies

Our Career Connections Center is located at 874 Dillingham Blvd., in Building 3.  We are located on the corner of Kokea Street & Dillingham Blvd. and open from 8-4, Monday - Friday.  Students currently or previously enrolled in any program with the Employment Training Center can enjoy life-long job prep services from our dedicated staff.

Come in and see us for:

Job Preparation     Job Search Resources    Career Research Tools   Work Experience Program

Resumes 

JOB PREPARATION

 

Our fully staffed and equipped Career Connections Center is located at 874 Dillingham Blvd. (Honolulu Community College Campus), in Building 3. You may reach our staff by calling (808) 844-2357 between 8am and 4pm., Monday through Friday.

Come in and enjoy the relaxing and supportive center.  Meet with our staff, view our career videos, or cruise through our library of helpful books and job tip sheets.  Our staff can help you with:

• Resume writing
• Job interview preparation
• Completing job applications
• Cover and Thank You letter help
• Career advising
• Job retention counseling (skills to stay employed)
• Career researching (finding the job to match your interests, values, and skills)
• Work readiness assessments

ETC students and graduates can enjoy the relaxed environment of the center stocked with career guides, resume books, DVDs featuring over 100 careers, computer lab, and helpful and friendly staff. Our staff are experienced with career inventories to help you identify your career interests and explore possibilities.

 

Job searching

• Help with job applications
• Search job banks
• Job referrals

Job retention assistance

• Counseling and advising
• Assessment of and/or help with self-management skills

JOB SEARCH RESOURCES 

CAREER RESEARCH TOOLS

• Computer lab use for job searching, applications, or computer refreshers
• Phone for contacting employers
• Faxing of resumes and/or applications
• Search our job banks
• Career researching to find a career path to match your interests & skills
• Work experience / Internships for on-the-job training with employers
• Help with applications
• Resume writing
• Job interview preparation
• Job retention assistance

THE WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM is designed to be an extension of the classroom where students will gain “real world” experience and an understanding of their chosen career field by working in an off-campus internship site.  Employers and supervisors will mentor their interns by providing additional skills training, establish weekly learning goals, and conduct on-going performance evaluations. This course will apply active learning and on-the-job training methods to allow students to practice their new skills in a ‘real world’ setting, gain valuable work experience, and gain exposure in a work environment before entering a career.  Together, course instructors and workplace supervisors will provide resources, feedback, and support that prepare students for future workplace and career success.  Internships may be paid or unpaid. Successful finishers of the program  will earn a Certificate of Professional Development from Windward Community College’s Employment Training Center.

What is the Work Experience / Internship Program? Work Experience trainings are a means of gaining work experience, practicing your new skills in a company, and exploring a specific job before starting a new career or job. The experiences and training you gain at a work site can typically lead to a position with that same employer or another company. Interns are typically students who have just completed an education or training program and are ready to test their skills.
EMPLOYER / SUPERVISOR FORMS ( Application packet,      Timesheets / Evals,   Student Process)

STUDENT / AGENCY FORMS  (Information packet,    Timesheets,     Timeline to Placement)

 
NOTE: Interns must be referred and complete a separate application. See Application Process
                                                                  

a – Paid interns will receive a $600 stipend upon completion of 160 hrs of work experience.  Smaller stipends will be pro-rated for fewer hrs.

1) Interns must complete 160 work hours within a 9 week period.
2) Complete and submit all intern forms before starting the internship work (by appointment with staff)

• work readiness survey
• liability release form
• medical information & consent for treatment
• records release authorization
• assumption of risk agreement
• WH-1 citizenship statement
• registration form
• additional university forms
  

3) Submit signed weekly time sheets - due to program staff each Friday.
4) Submit weekly evaluations and learning goals to program staff each Friday. Evaluations and goals must be signed by supervisors and reviewed by interns before submission.

1) Intern candidates must be recommended by an instructor, counselor, or staff who can attest to your skills and readiness to work. Recommendation form for Intern nominee    (to be submitted by instructor / counselor / staff).  
2) Your agency or school counselor must submit the ETC authorization form
3) Candidate submits Internship Intake Form
4) Candidate submits Work Readiness Evaluation
5) TABE test recommended
6) Final decision is based on recommendations, test scores, evaluations, program attendance, transcripts, performance AND availability of a work site.

Note: locating a suitable work site could take 3-4 weeks.