{"id":192844,"date":"2024-03-01T16:26:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T02:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=192844"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T02:26:40","slug":"tech-career-opportunities-at-cyber-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/01\/tech-career-opportunities-at-cyber-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Students connect with tech career opportunities at Cyber Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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(Image courtesy of Loea Akiona)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scores of University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students connected with about 30 prospective tech employers at the Careers in IT<\/abbr> and Cyber Fair<\/a> held at the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> in February. The fair was part of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Tech Days<\/a> series of events, aimed at preparing and linking Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s young people to information technology careers in local companies.<\/p>\n

Participants were able to interact with industry leaders, learn about the latest trends, and explore internship and job opportunities in rapidly evolving fields.<\/p>\n

Loea Akiona, director of student development and career development at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>, was pleased with the event, especially considering it was only the second fair of its kind held on the west side. The first took place in the fall at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“We were thrilled to host a diverse range of esteemed employers across various sectors and industries,” Akiona said. “Students were able to speak at length with recruiters and professionals, gaining valuable insight into the industries.”<\/p>\n

The Careers in IT<\/abbr> and Cyber Fair was coupled with the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Career and Internship Fair<\/a> held the next day. Both fairs provided opportunities for students seeking internships, planning for their first job, or exploring career options for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Careers in IT<\/abbr> and Cyber Fair linked students with local employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[416,59],"class_list":["post-192844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-information-technology","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t