Staff Directory
Office Hours and Counter Services
Map to our Office
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:Students / Alumni
Information for Students and Alumni
The Center for Career Development and Student Employment offers a wide variety of programs and services for students and alumni. CDSE programs enhance the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) experience by enabling students/alumni to develop skills in & out of the classroom.
What are your college and career plans?
The first step in figuring out how CDSE can help you is to ask yourself this question. "What is my college plan? What do I want to do for a career?" Have you taken the time to sit down and think about what you want to accomplish by attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa? Do you know what you'd like to do once you graduate?
If you don't know where to start, take a look at the chart we've put together below to see what you can gain by finding employment through CDSE. By finding employment while you're still in college, you'll be preparing yourself for the real world you will face once you graduate.
What do you gain by working with CDSE?
There are many benefits of working with CDSE. As a student or alumus of the University of Hawaii you can benefit from the job programs that are offered. Take a look at the benefits you'll gain by working with CDSE below:
| Awareness: Gain an awareness of your strengths, interests, values & abilities by participating in student organizations, leadership development activities, University employment, or Federal Work Study programs. |
| Exploration: Explore the world of work & majors through informational interviews, career shadowing, professors, working in a Non-University work experience, or meeting with a counselor for individualized direction. |
| Experience: Test your discoveries by gaining career related skills through short term Internships and/or advanced, long-term Cooperative Education (Co-op) experiences. |
| Reflection: Document and reflect on what you have learned, acquired, and experienced to your resume or portfolio to prepare for your future plans. |
How to Search for Employment
Need a little help navigating through our sece online system? Don't quite know how to use the system? Click here for a walkthrough of the system.
Full-time Job Listings
If you are a current student or alumnus seeking full-time, career employment, feel free to contact our office by emailing cdse@hawaii.edu to gain access to the full-time job listings.
How do I decide which job program to choose?
Why should we all expect to have the same needs from our jobs? CDSE offers a wide variety of jobs through a number of job programs that allow students with radically different schedules and needs to work and learn from their college jobs.
The key to learning which job program is right for you is to take a look at your class schedule, your course workload, your transportation requirements, and your interests. Then go through the sece job board and find a job that meets your needs.
CDSE job programs
Here you will find a list of the job programs that CDSE offers to students and alumni. Take a look at the list below to determine the right program to join. If you have questions about any of the job programs, send an email to cdse@hawaii.edu or schedule an appointment with a career counselor by calling our office at (808) 956-7007 during our office hours.
There are nearly 4,000 students working on the UHM campus. CDSE can help you find the University job you've been looking for.
- Variety of positions
- Convenient on-campus locations
- Flexible hours
From small businesses to international corporations, CDSE allows you to connect with employers suited to your interest.
- Seasonal positions & Summer jobs
- Part-time work
- Full-time, permanent work
The Cooperative Education and Internship programs allow you to gain practical real world experience in your major while still in school.
- Individualized career planning
- Develop a marketable job portfolio
- Network with professionals
- Put theory into practice & gain professional skills
Federal Work Study is a financial-aid based program that subsidizes a portion of college expenses by offering employ ment in career or community service positions.
- Personalized employment counseling
- High priority for job referrals
- Variety of positions on and off campus
Browse the CDSE website with these quick links:
View the latest CDSE News and Updates and learn more about CDSE Job Programs and our various online offerings by clicking through the links below. To suggest a new quick link, send an email to cdse@hawaii.edu
Employers from NAVSEA successfully conducted a series of job interviews with students from the University of Hawaii at Manoa via webcam from their offices in California. CDSE plans to allow other non-university employers to conduct interviews over the internet via webcam.
Wondering which career direction is right for you? Whether you're a new college student on campus or a college student preparing for graduation, deciding on a career can be very difficult. To select the right career path, you must know something about yourself and how to find the right career that will best suit your goals.
View the online orientation and send us your information to begin working with Cooperative Education / Internship.
Congratulations to Marc Marquez, winner of both the state and regional Student Employee of the Year awards. Click the link to see a slideshow of the SEOTY celebration.
View All News
University Employment
Working at the University. There are nearly 4,000 students working on the UHM campus. CDSE can help you find the University job you've been looking for.
Non-University Employment
Working in the community. From small businesses to international corporations, CDSE allows you to connect with employers suited to your interest.
Cooperative Education (Co-op) / Internships
Working in your Major. The Cooperative Education and Internship programs allow you to gain practical real world experience in your major while still in school.
Federal Work Study
Working in the community and university. Federal Work Study is a financial-aid based program that subsidizes a portion of college expenses by offering employ ment in career or community service positions.
Send us Feedback
Still trying to decide which major is right for you? About to finish your degree and you still don't know what kind of jobs you can get with your major? Take a look at our fact sheet to learn more about your major. Learn More