The Honorable Juan B. Tudela, Mayor of Saipan, together with the Board of Directors of the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance (SHEFA) are pleased to inform all graduating seniors in college this Spring 2006 semester who are recipients of the SHEFA financial assistance to immediately provide the SHEFA Office with an updated resume, formal career assessment conducted by your school’s career guidance and counseling center and application(s) for employment on Saipan in the private sector, government, non-profit organization or non-government.
Indeed, it is SHEFA’s mission to facilitate the entry, retention and career mobility of SHEFA recipients into the local labor market, and for our recipients to serve time by providing services equal to the length of time in receipt of SHEFA financial assistance.
In this regard, SHEFA is happy to offer personalized attention in your search for employment as you make your final preparation to enter the local workforce or be an entrepreneur here on our beautiful island of Saipan.
Application forms for employment may be requested on-line at www.cnmi.net in the government section under the Executive Branch (Dept.s, Agencies and Instrumentalities) by clicking contact us, or at the Saipan Chamber of Commerce's online jobs site, www.cnmijobs.com.
Graduating seniors may also avail of SHEFA’s employment assistance links and the personalized services at the SHEFA Office in Garapan, Saipan. Seniors who aspire to immediately engage in self-employment or become a local entrepreneur may also avail of the professional human resources services coordinated through the SHEFA Office.
In submitting bio-data or resume, it is vitally important to make certain and indicate your career interest(s), work-related experiences, special work or human relation skills and desired work environment.
It is advisable that every opportunity is taken advantage of in availing of SHEFA’s Career Prep Voucher referenced in section 8(2) of the rules and regulations for purposes of participating in career counseling and preparation workshops, seminars, and training in order to strengthen your job search skills in order to have a more definitive understanding and concept of your desired career.
For that reason, SHEFA highly recommends that you undergo an early formal screening procedure at any career center of your choosing (e.g., NMC Career Center) to assist you in profiling viable career options- - those that do match your interests as well as fit your field of study in college. Those of you with little, if any, idea on your field of study, much less your career choice(s) should immediately seek the technical assistance of your career guidance counselor. SHEFA’s Career Prep Voucher is for this specific purpose. Use it.
To those SHEFA recipients who are attending college at home, SHEFA will extend the same personalized attention in facilitating your entry in the local workforce on Saipan.
Also, do seek the advice of staff at the Northern Marianas Career Guidance Center on Saipan.
For more detailed information on the Rules & Regulations of the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance (SHEFA) program, contact us via email or call the office directly at telephone number (670) 233-5995 or send inquiry via SHEFA’s facimile at (670) 233-5996.