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J. Derrick Riley ’05 FA is an law clerk for Harlan Circuit C A R E E R C O R N E R
artist specializing in woodcut Court Judge Russell Alfred and °
prints. His work has been shown later worked with local attor— J Ob searCh queStlonS
in numerous national and inter— ney Otis Doan. . V v
national shows including a pair Q: Coming out of this recession, what x $72?»
of 2010 exhibitions at the Con— Emily Lykins ’07 ’10 AS is a lessons are learned? a ' ’ V
temporary Museum of Art in St. therapist with adolescents and A: We now know there is no such thing as _ ’5 63 .y‘
Louis, Mo. He was the subject of adults at Living Pathways in a stable, “safe” career or employer. Accord— ; ‘j W _ i . ’3‘
an art documentary filmed by Richmond, Ind. She completed ing to human resource consultant and UK ’ l; ‘ , “‘3‘
Kentucky Educational TClCVi- hCI‘ PhHD in Clinical psychol— alumnus Wallace Hefndon) “When a lot of g » j \
sion that earned several national ogy at UK and her predoctoral people lose their jobs they look for the very fig:
and international Emmy internship at the Veterans Af— same type of job again. Often those jobs no
Awards. Riley has taught print— fairs Medical Center in Cincin— longer exist. Evaluate your skills and start 3
making, drawing and art profes— nati, Ohio. applying them to different positions or Caroline Francis
sions at UK and was a other types of businesses. Ifyou are unem—
printmaking professor at Asbury Denisha L, Ballew ’08 FA is a ployed, particularly for a long period of time, it is imperative to keep
College. He lives in Lexington. soprano, singing wit}1 the your skills fresh or obtain new skills through classes, certifications or
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra seminars. Since the bulk of the growth in our economy is going to be
Richard Svindland ’05 EN is and the UT Opera Theatre. In created with jobs that don’t yet exist, think creatively about how you fit
the engineering director for the past she has performed at in. Often people who volunteer for new projects, take on a new respon—
California American Water in the Kennedy Center in Wash— sibility, and try to learn new things on the job have a better chance of
Sacramento Calif He was a in on DC. and s ent six landinganew position.”
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principal in a civil engineering weeks with the American Insti— Q: Key pointers when updating a resume?
firm In Ceorgia, where he tute 0” M11591 Studies In Graz, A: Your goal is to catch the employer’s attention in the first one—third
headed its water and wastewater Austria. While a student at f K th 1 . h d
_ _ E 0 your resume. eep e resume to two pages or ess, w1t recent an
operations. Sv1ndland WOIde UK’ Ballew was selected for relevant information. Consider adding a Professional Summary to the
extensively in Kentucky and was two European tours Wlth the beginning of your resume. The typical Objective Statement does not
named 2003 CMI Engineer Of American Spiritual Ensemble. convey what you bring to the table. Replace your objective statement
the Year ih IhduSttY by the Ken— with an illustrative summary, inserting a headline above the summary
tucky section ofthe American Sameer a Savar 313 ’08 AS to communicate your intention, such as Public Relations & Marketing
Society ofEngineerS’ works as an environmental Manager. You could also substitute the title of the position you are
COHSUIUHIE t0 the Chicago DC' seeking in place of your headline.
Rebecca Trout Fryxell ’06 GS partment of Environment for Include bulleted Core Competencies (one or two word state—
is a postdoctoral fellow at the the Chicago Conservation ments, for example, Contract Negotiation) in the first one—third of
University of California. She Corps. She attended the UN. your resume. This gives a quick review of the remaining portion of
was a runner—up for the 2010 Commission on Sustainable your resume. Load this and your professional summary with key—
Entomological Society of Development in New York, words from the target industry. The job description is a good place
America’s President Prize. In ad— NY0 as a youth delegate. to locate buzzwords. Use the company’s own terminology and prove
dition, she has received the Sameera previously worked that you are a “Seed tit-i,
Isely—Dupont Entomology With the Chicago Department 7 Caroline mez's, 15515., N C C C, UKezZumm' £47557 toumelor
Scholarship, the Joseph H. of Transportation. In 2009,
Camin Fellowship and was a Aspen Institute recognized her
member ofthe 2007 Linnaean as an Aspen Environment Career Counseling: All UK alumni can receive one individual ses—
Games National Championship Forum S cholar. sion with an alumni career counselor. Members of the UK Alumni As—
team. She lives in Davis, C alif. sociation are entitled to four sessions with an alumni career counselor.
Suzette Sewell Scheuermann Counseling sessions can be conducted in person, over the phone,
Jonathon C. Lee ’07 AS is ’09 N UR is chairwoman of thlrlogglll email or yia Skype. Call 1—888—9—UKCATS (852287) to
practicing law at his own firm the Lindsey Wilson College SC 6 u e an app Ointment.
m Harlan. It 8 always been my Duv1s10n ofNursing. I am 6X. Other Career Resources: Visit www.ukalumni.net/ career to discover
goal to come back to Harlan c1ted about the opportunity to career resources 24/ 7. Watch a career event video or search the Career Cat
County and make my home lead this program,” she told blog for a specific topic.
here,” Lee told the Harlan representatives at Lindsey
Daily Enterprise. “It has been a Wilson College. Scheuermann Alumni career services and programs are made available through the
dream come true for me.” has over 20 years working ih University of Kentucky Alumni Association and in part by a special gift
While in law school, he was a the profession. from the Jane I. Morris Endowment.
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