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Alumni Career Services UK Mentoring Network Needs YOU!
There was plenty of fruitful activity surrounding Alumni Career The ]ames W Stuckert Career Center is seeking UK alumni and
Services in the 2007-2008 Hscal year. This means that UK grads friends to join the UK Mentoring 8; Shadowing Network. If you
who wanted to make employment changes sought out their alma would like to be a part of this worthwhile endeavor to help others,
mater as a viable resource to help them better their careers. visiting uky-csm.symplicity.com/ mentors and set up your mentor
Through in-person appointments, e-mail consultations or tele- prohle. (Make sure that your “contact type” is “mentor.”)
phone calls, 658 UK grads received career guidance. Alumni had You also can contact Brooke Brown at 859-257-7377 or
482 campus interviews with 74 employers, such as Humana, Ernst Brooke.Brown@uky.edu if you have any questions.
&Young, IBM, and Eli Lilly 8; Co. _
If you are considering making a career move and are a UK Fa  Career FHITS
Alumni Association member, contact career services today We UK alumni are invited to attend all campus career fairs. Mark
can help you with updating your resume, speed networking and your calendars for the following events in the UK Student Center
mock interviews. Ballroom:
• Business Career Eair, Sept. 17, I0 a.m. — 2 p.m.
• Engineering Career Eair (hosted by the Society of
New Age Networking Women Engineers), Oct. 8, 10 ann. - 3 pin.
Unquestionably, personal contacts are the most effective job • Communications Career Eair, Nov 6
search method, but Internet social networking sites have made the Employers interested in participating in career fairs, campus
process much easier. Professional sites such as LinkedIn.com are recruiting, or posting job announcements for internships, entry
quickly gaining popularity with features that not only allow you level and experienced positions, contact the ]ames W Stuckert
to multiply your contacts but also cross reference your e-mail con- Career Center by calling 859-257-2746 or go to
tact list with those who may have links to your targeted employers. wwwuky.edu/CareerCenter.
Recruiters also are increasing their usage of such sites to identify
and prescreen candidates.
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ility and build your professional presence is through blogging.
This tlool is quickly emerging as a way to identify industry experts. Thursday, Oct. 1 6, 2008
Consider adding this to your career management tool box.
James W. Stuckert Career Center
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Challenging Interview Questions _ _ _ _
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sonal, talking about the number of children you have, your family A- ls event ls CO Spollsole Wlt G llmlll
. . . . . . ssocratron and UK Human Resources. For more
situation, or where you have lived. Seipe the opportunity to imme- information Call 859_257_9323·
diately highlight your relevant education, skills, and experience
(especially recent work experience), tailoring it to the position for
which you are interviewing. Keep your response short, two to  
three minutes. To best prepare for an interview, use the Internet to Caroline Francis, Ed.S., NCCC is available for in-person, telephone
research other common interview questions. or e-mail consultation. Reach her at cfrancis@uky.edu or 859-257-
9323 (voicemail). Alumni Career Services are made possible by a
special gift to the Career Center from the Jane I. Morris Endow-
ment to the UK Alumni Association.
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