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DIRECTOR’S LETTER
W
elcome Wildcats!
It’s hard to believe that the Fall 2013 Employer Showcase is already upon us! Months of preparation and collaboration with the College of Engineering and the Graham Office of Career Management in the Gatton College of Business & Economics have paved the way for a successful two-day Employer Showcase. We are excited this fall to be partnering with the Kernel Newspaper in providing the Employer Showcase Career Guide to all UK students as well as the entire campus community. This Career Guide highlights our Premier Employers and other Showcase participants. It will be a useful tool for career planning and development well after the event is over.
As we fulfill our mission to prepare students to successfully connect with employers and post graduate educational opportunities, The Stuckert Career Center’s website, www.uky.edu/careercenter, details career programs and workshops throughout the semester and continuing services offered to our student community. These activities are offered to meet our ultimate goal of connecting students with employment and graduate school opportunities. The Stuckert Career Center is staffed with highly trained and helpful career professionals whose focus is to guide you in reaching your career goals. We ask that you, the student, become proactive in utilizing our services by immediately registering on Wildcat CareerLink, which can be found at the site mentioned above. Here, in addition to our programs, you can learn about employers, see their schedules for Campus Interviews and Employer Information Sessions, find internship opportunities, and become familiar with online job search tools such as InterviewStream, Vault®, and Career Shift®. Once you experience the ease of using these resources and experience firsthand the guidance, concern, and care of our staff, you will more fully understand how much we care about your present and future career journey.
Copy Editor: Lenroy Jones Special Thanks: Azetta Beatty, Reba Carroll, Naitore Djigbenou, Francene Gilmer, Mark Jackson, and Theresa Mickelwait for their contributions to this publication.Staff Photos: Leanne Gali, Programs & Events Intern; Career Guide Cover: Mark Jackson, Graphic Design Intern
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4 INTERVIEWING 101 5 INTERVIEWSTREAM INFO 6 COMPANY SESSIONS 8 EMPLOYER INFO SESSIONS 10 PREMIER ORGANIZATIONS 11 WILDCAT CAREERLINK 12 EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANT LISTING
Bag/Coat Check Bag/Coat Check on both days – $1/cash
We are here to help you EXPLORE your college major options and career goals, ENGAGE in the process of expanding your knowledge and experience of the work place, and to CONNECT to those who will help you on your career path.
Francene Gilmer
Also, on our homepage be sure to view our upcoming events in the table of contents section to the right such as our career fair tips, interviewing 101, and the Stuckert Career Center Open House on October 4th, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 p.m., etc. The James W. Stuckert Career Center is the “building with the clock tower” across from the Singletary Center for the Arts and next door to the King Alumni House. It is the place where preparation meets opportunity! Small steps taken today will build a solid foundation upon which to achieve your future goals! We are here to help you Explore...Engage… and Connect!
Finally, my thanks to all who have been involved with the UK Employer Showcase plans, but a special THANK YOU to our incredible student volunteers! Our Career Center Ambassadors, members of UK’s Society for Women Engineers, and other students are invaluable to our success. Warmest Regards,
Francene
Francene Gilmer | Director and Assistant Provost James W. Stuckert Career Center | University of Kentucky 408 Rose Street | Lexington, KY 40506 | (859) 257-2746
WHO WE ARE
Equal Opportunity: The University of Kentucky is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all programs, events and services, regardless of economic or social status and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. This is in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Ethical Standards: The University of Kentucky Career Center upholds, and expects students, alumni, faculty, and employers to adhere to the Principles for Professional Conduct of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). These principles ensure that UK students are free to choose from all career opportunities available to them with support that will help them make responsible decisions; and that recruiting processes are fair to both students and employers.
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(Left to Right) Cindy Edwards, Azetta Beatty, Theresa Mickelwait, Matt Kelder, Melanie Barber, Francene Gilmer, Reba Carroll, Naitore Djigbenou, and Lenroy Jones. Not pictured is Clara Samuels