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My wife and I live on the mainland but we used to live on Oahu. She was born and raised there. We wanted to come back to the islands but after applying for positions at HMC that have been vacant for a long time, we haven't even received phone calls. We are educated and have a ton of experience with o negatives past employment. Is there or is there not a need for medical personnel in Hawaii? It boggles my mind that they would have positions open and not bring in highly qualified people to fill them. Any thoughts on this guys?
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You'll find that most employerrs won't consider applicants from the mainland - too many cases of applicants who never showed up, wanted mainland salaries for island jobs, or accepted a job then moved off island after the honeymoon period ended. You might have to bite the bullet and move here first. At a minimum, your wife should stress her kamaaina roots.
When we were on the mainland, my partner flew here on his own nickle for a job interview, thinking it would demonstrate his seriousness. No dice. A few months after we relocated he was heavily recruited and hired by an organization that wouldn't give him the time of day when we were in DC.
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Many employers on the Big Island (and elsewhere in Hawaii) are reluctant to consider applicants from the mainland for a variety of reasons. They may not feel like it is worth talking to someone who may or may not actually move here, or they may have experienced a high rate of resignations from people they hire who decide to move back in year or less. Even if you were already residing here, the second factor I mentioned could apply. It's not always fair, but this is the reality of the job market here. Many medical specialty professionals are disappointed to find a different world here when it comes to the expected ease of finding employment.
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Get yourself a $15 Tracfone with an 808 area code and come to the island and get a PO box. You'll have a Hawaiian telephone number and address.
At the very least get the 808 number. Seriously.
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We got family there... getting a tracfone would be easy and so would using an address. But the present employers are in colorado... so I dont think that would work. Thanks for the answers and suggestions. Not ready to move to Hawaii without jobs.... maybe in a year we will be desperate enough lol.
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good advice terracore but it would be somewhat like people coming to Alaska and doing the same thing just so they can collect a permafund...
You have to put in the time to deserve the rewards
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I've found that local employers generally won't consider non-native applicants no matter how many years they've lived here, especially for any "licensed" trade. If you can't retire, you're better off bringing your job with you.
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Is HMC a medical employer?
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I think there are some Union/Management issues at HMC also.don't think they have hired many permeant employes for a while. They are using travelers, you can go thru one of those agencies , it would also be good way to try it out before making a permeant jump.
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I personally think it is great that they hire native, look at Kauai, native Kauaiians cannot afford to live there they are being pushed out! Give skilled jobs to natives first, they deserve it, they have put in the time, they deserve the reward.
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