  {"id":213900,"date":"2025-04-14T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=213900"},"modified":"2025-04-15T08:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:27:24","slug":"uh-maui-college-it-career-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/14\/uh-maui-college-it-career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College connects students with local, national <abbr>IT<\/abbr> employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manui-it-career-fair-1.jpg\" alt=\"student looking at laptop\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-213915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manui-it-career-fair-1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manui-it-career-fair-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manui-it-career-fair-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>College students and recent graduates interested in launching or advancing careers in information technology are invited to a special Employer Meet and Greet hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a>. The event will be held on April 24, 4&#8212;6 p.m. in the <span aria-label=\"Pa\u2018na\">P&#257;\u2018&#699;na<\/span> Building on campus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"classroom with presenter and students\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-213914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In partnership with the Chamber of Commerce <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (<abbr>PCATT<\/abbr>), this event goes beyond a typical career fair.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not a typical &lsquo;career fair&rsquo;,&rdquo; said Debasis Bhattacharya, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College professor of <abbr>IT<\/abbr> and program director of applied business and information technology. &ldquo;This will be an active session where local students and recent graduates interested in the <abbr>IT<\/abbr> field will meet and speak directly with employers actively seeking to fill <abbr>IT<\/abbr> positions at their companies, all in a casual and friendly environment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"students cutting a wood board\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-213913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-it-career-fair-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Confirmed employers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amentum<\/li>\n<li>Network 2000<\/li>\n<li>Ohana Pacific Health<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Off Grid (Architecture &#038; Engineering)<\/li>\n<li>Pacific Millworks<\/li>\n<li>Hawaiian Electric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attendees are encouraged to bring several copies of their resumes and come with questions about career opportunities, certifications and educational pathways in the <abbr>IT<\/abbr> field. Free parking is available at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College\u2019s main lot off Wahinepio Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The event also features career support from <abbr title=\"human resources\">HR<\/abbr> professionals with <abbr title=\"Society of Human Resource Management\">SHRM<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2013Maui Educational Foundation, who will offer resume assistance and mock interview practice on-site.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an excellent opportunity to connect with both local and national <abbr>IT<\/abbr> employers, expand your professional network, have your resume reviewed, get career advice, and learn about pathways into <abbr>IT<\/abbr> careers through certifications and degrees,&rdquo; said Bhattacharya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScD3pgdPxLstTg02OXDIf3SxxVv46nmWCu9x5trhwgGIFv5QQ\/viewform\">Register to attend<\/a>. For more information, contact Vanessa Rogers at <a href=\"mailto:vrogers@cochawaii.org\">vrogers@cochawaii.org<\/a> or Juli Patao at <a href=\"mailto:jpatao@hawaii.edu\">jpatao@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College is bringing students face-to-face with top <abbr>IT<\/abbr> employers in a hands-on networking event designed to launch tech careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[969,416,60],"class_list":["post-213900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-career-development","tag-information-technology","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213900"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213930,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213900\/revisions\/213930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}