Don't Cancel Class
Are you going to a conference, presenting a publication, or taking a vacation during the semester? Don't cancel your class! Professional staff members are available upon request to make presentations to classes on career center services and job search topics. Presentations may be scheduled for partial or full class periods. These programs may be scheduled in your classroom or at the Stuckert Career Center for a group of up to 75 students. If scheduled at the career center, presentations can include an overview of services, tips on utilizing the Katherine Kemper Career Library and tours of the facility including the center's extensive on-campus recruitment interview rooms. Every effort will be made to coordinate staff availability with your syllabus schedule. You don't even have to be thinking about canceling class to take advantage of the presentations available through the career center!
Presentations available
Many different presentation topics are available including:
- Overview of career center services
- Resume development
- Interviewing skills
- Internships
- Salary negotiation
- Career fair preparation
- Job search strategies
- Employment opportunities related to student's academic interests
If you have a presentation in mind but don't see it listed, then ask. We are happy to tailor a presentation to your students' particular interests.
Who to contact
The career center's professional staff members are divided by colleges. Contact the career counselor assigned to your college to schedule a class presentation.
Network
Career center staff will provide introductions of employers visiting campus to faculty members interested in establishing or maintaining such contacts. Employer-faculty lunches are often arranged through the career center. Faculty wishing to host employers in the classroom as part of an employer panel, a lesson on cutting edge issues/technology in the "real world", or to speak on a job search topics are encouraged to reach out to the employer through the career center. The career center's Wildcat CareerLink is an excellent database of employers in a variety of industries that seek to develop a recruiting relationship with UK. These interactions are an excellent way to promote the exchange of ideas between the academic and corporate world and promote partnerships in education broadening the educational experience of our students. Contact the career counselor assigned to your college to connect with employers.
If employers contact you seeking to develop a relationship with the University of Kentucky, then please refer them to us at 859-257-2746. We can assist the employers in registering for Wildcat CareerLink which allows employers to schedule on-campus interviews, post positions, register for career fairs, and view online resume books. We can also assist the employers in connecting with the appropriate career counselors.
We know that as faculty, you often come to the forefront of the hiring process when prospective employers contact you directly in their efforts to hire highly qualified UK students and graduates for their organizations. Be aware that helping those employer and students can create unforeseen legal and ethical issues. To assist you in providing the best and most comprehensive, yet most ethical and legitimate assistance to the students and employers, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has prepared & A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring.
Career Guide
The career center publishes several resources each year for students. The Student Guide is a brochure which provides a quick overview of the services offered through the career center as well as dates for upcoming career fairs. The Career Guide is a 50 page resource for career planning and the job search process. It contains tips on developing a resume, preparing for an interview, and using the resources of the career center. Contact the career counselor assigned to your college to put in a request for copies of these resources.
