The Job Placement Section assists students searching for jobs by providing the following services: job placement guidance, speeches by guest lecturers, various practice tests, vocational aptitude tests, civil-service preparation classes, and guidance with university faculty on job interviewing and how to write a resume.

　The Job Information Reference Room has a large collection of job-related materials, including job advertisements from companies in Okinawa and throughout Japan, company guidebooks, job-placement magazines, civil-service related examination guides, and graduate school application guides. The “Live Campus Job Information System” provides students with the most up-to-date information.

Employment Test Preparation Classes

• Job placement guidance (lectures)
• Classes on basic job manners (practicums)
• Job preparation seminars
• Internship preparatory seminars
• General knowledge and job search strategies for today's job market
• Guidance for writing employment application essays and compositions
• Teacher Employment Exam preparation classes
• Civil-Service Exam (Second Exam) preparation classes
• Teacher Employment Exam (Second Exam) preparation classes

Job Placement Related Events (Partial List)

Month	Event Details
Apr	Job placement meeting (about job manners and interviewing) Briefing session on National Tax Specialist Exam Beginning of company briefing sessions for employment candidates
May	Briefing session on Teacher Employment Exam Briefing session on Police Officer Employment Exam Practice Exam for Teacher Employment Exam and Civil Service Exam Preparation classes for Teacher Employment Exam and Civil Service Exam Meeting with alumni about employment opportunities
Jun	Meeting and practice interviews with the Association of Small and Medium Businesses
Aug	Internship
Oct	Job placement guidance
Nov	Seminars on company employment examination trends and coping strategies Civil Service Exam guidance R-CAP (Recruit Career Assessment Program) Aptitude Test
Dec	Reports by students receiving job offers Practice Employment Exam (general knowledge, composition) Consultations with fourth year students not yet receiving job offers
Jan	Job placement forum (held off campus)
Feb	SPI (Shimoda Personality Inventory) Aptitude Test Examination preparation classes (for teacher, civil service, and certification exams) Job preparation Seminars

Students Passing the 2008 Teacher Employment Exam

(As of May 1, 2008)

	Examination Name	Total
Teachers	Okinawa Prefecture Teacher Employment Examination (Junior High School Japanese)	7(3)
	"　　(Junior High School English)	2 (2)
	"　　(Junior High School Social Studies)	4 (4)
	"　　(Junior High School Technical Skills)	1 (0)
	"　　(High School Japanese)	6 (3)
	"　　(High School English)	2 (1)
	"　　(High School Geography and History)	1 (2)
	"　　(High School Civics)	1 (1)
	"　　(HIgh School Commerce)	3 (1)
	"　　(HIgh School Health and Physical Education)	0 (1)
	"　　(HIgh School Welfare)	2 (1)
	"　　(HIgh School Information)	0 (1)
	"　　(Elementary School)	25 (12)
Total		54 (32)

＜Numbers in parentheses is for previous year.

Class of 2007 Employment

(As of May 1, 2008)