Education and job fairs in Guam on the horizon

High school juniors and seniors and those looking for work may be interested in the following opportunities being showcased at local job and education fairs.

The Guam Department of Education will hold the 2024 Island-Wide College Fair for juniors and seniors from public, private and charter schools in Guam on March 20 and 21 at the UOG Calvo Field House.

University of Guam Calvo Field House. Photo courtesy of UOG

The event is planned to help students prepare for post-secondary education or employment opportunities on or off-island.

DOE students can attend on March 20 and 21 from 8 a.m. to noon, and private schools from 8 a.m. to noon on March 21. A college fair will be held from 5.30 p.m. on March 21.

The Career Development Office of the University of Guam will hold the Spring Job Fair on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold a recruitment event at Room 129 of the Jesus & Eugenia Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration on March 11 and 12 for individuals interested in joining the Logistics Cadre for disaster support.

The positions are for reservists available to deploy on 24-hour notice for a minimum of 275 days per year. Standard deployments are for 30 to 90+ days and can occur anywhere in the U.S. mainland and territories.

Submit resumes in advance to, fema-logisticscadre-recruitment@fema.dhs.gov, or bring a current resume to the hiring fair. A Resume Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and walk-in interviews are being held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Leon Guerrero seeks Supreme Court ruling on attorney general’s contract authority

On Oct. 30, Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Guam requesting for declaratory judgement that the Attorney General Douglas B. Moylan does not have authority to approve contracts for autonomous agencies such as the Guam Power Authority and the Guam Waterworks Authority.

Education and job fairs in Guam on the horizon