New Featured Graduate

Name:  Saylom Saenbandith     

Address:  4381 Kellee Lane Apartment 2              

City, State: Loves Park, IL            

Zip:  61111          Phone #:  779-537-6962

Email: Saylom3@yahoo.com
College/ University: Rockford College

Degree: Bachelor of Science/ Masters of Arts

Major:  Economics/ Education

Graduation date: 2004/2008

What are your career goals?

- I would  welcome the opportunity to use my education and experience to work in a Rockford area business.   Ideally, I would like a career in a company where I can use my strong  communication and teamworking skills to help the company grow.        

What types of activities, groups, clubs, boards are you active in?

- Currently I take part in an after school program to work with bilingual children. 

Where are you from originally?

- I have lived in Rockford most of my life.

What do you like about the Rockford Area?

 - What I like most about Rockford is it’s proximity to larger cities within a fairlty short drive.   

What is something that people are surprised to learn about you?

- Most people are surprised that I recently learned how to swim two years ago.  Many people that know me laugh when I mention that I recently learned how to swim.  They always assumed that since I love being active that I already knew how.

What do you do for fun?

- I love to exercise and play basketball.  I also love traveling when I get the chance. 

What do you wish you could change about the Rockford Area?

- I would have to agree with many young professionals from the area in that Rockford needs more opportunitites for young professionals to start a career. 

What internships have you had and what did you learn?

- I did not have an internship during my graduate course work.  However, I was a graduate assistant for Rockford College and I learned many valuable things during this time.  As a student center graduate assistant I learned how to multitask, adapt quickly to change, and developed strong leadership skills by managing five employees.

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