Careers and Workforce

Are you struggling to choose a career path? Or do you need someone to talk to about a personal matter? The HFC Counseling Office is here to support you.

“Meet the Entrepreneur” features a local entrepreneur who will speak about her successful business. Join us for this free event April 21. (Free donuts to the first 100 people who stop by!)

Discover exciting opportunities at HFC Career Services Design and Manufacturing Mini-Fair on April 9.

Meet the Experts: Corewell Health Career Panel invites anyone interested in four health care fields, plus culinary and HR, to the HFC campus on April 8. Free pizza lunch and networking/shadowing opportunities.

More than 30 employers will be seeking new employees at the Spring 2026 Job Fair on April 23. This event is open to students, alumni, and the public.

Interested in a career in physical therapy? Join us at the free Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Lunch and Learn workshop on April 2.

Launch your career in just 12 weeks in the Heavy Duty Transit Mechanic program sponsored by HFC and DDOT. The program begins March 23. Sign up today.

The Hawk Career Exploration Academy is open to middle and high school students interested in STEAM careers. The cost is $25 per session. Register by March 16.

HFC's new gaming room is equipped with high-performance gaming computers, immersive VR reality headsets, large-format displays, modern collaborative workstations, and space to study and hang out. There will be an open house on March 19.

Build your pathway to a cybersecurity career at the STACK Cybersecurity Lunch and Learn workshop. We ask that you register by Feb. 17 so we'll have enough food.

Career Services provides assistance to students and alumni from the day they enroll and throughout their careers.

Alumnus Maurell Pilgrim began his career at HFC as a student. As an employee, he relates well to the challenges students face.

HFC's new Assistant Director of Labor and Employee Relations builds trust and achieves successful outcomes.

It's a great time to be a student at HFC. Paid opportunities like GLACE, Culture Corps, the Barger Leadership Institute, and UROP are amazing experiences you don't want to miss. Apply by Feb. 6.

More than 500 HFC students who work at Amazon have benefitted from a partnership that offers employees up to $5,200 per year to study at the College.

The preparation for public service federal résumé writing workshop is free and open to HFC students and alumni.

Celebrate Women in STEM Day on Feb. 13 at HFC. Representatives from LegaSea Aquarium & The Reptarium will give a presentation that will include many animals.

Join us for our Coffee & Careers workshop, “Build Your Professional Network Before Graduation," on Feb. 24. All students are welcome.

Handshake is a user-friendly job platform that allows you to customize what you are looking for in a career, connect you to employers and jobs, and sign up for events.

Join us for our Coffee & Careers workshop, “Interview Strategies for Trades and Technical Students," on Feb. 4. All students are welcome.

The first Coffee & Careers session of the Winter 2026 semester is called “Using Artificial Intelligence to Effectively Write Your Résumé.” Hope to see you Jan. 21.

Designed to help individual students, the HFC Career Development Team focuses on what it takes to land a successful job and career.

Students with 45 or more credits can plan your next step at the Degree Completion Workshop on Jan. 29.

Learn how to write an effective résumé that will make you stand out at HFC's Résumé Writing Workshop on Jan. 28.