Worried about an upcoming interview? Not sure what to say to employers at a Career Fair?

Well, don’t be because there’s still time to prepare! Communication Career Services has partnered with InterviewStream to provide a fun and efficient way to perfect your interviewing skills. The InterviewStream system allows students to conduct mock interviews with fourteen different industry-based question sets. The system also allows you to review your responses and observe your [...]

Pre-Law News for Week of March 26, 2012

The Texas Undergraduate Law Review is proud to present Researching Law: Discovering the Tarlton Law Library w/Kasia Solon on April 4th. We will be hearing from one of the top librarians at that Tartlon Law Library about what resources it offers students in researching law. If you are planning on submitting an article to the journal, [...]

Student Leadership Development Program with Altria-Application Due March 25

Student Leadership Development Program Spring Semester 2012 Hosted by:  Altria Group Distribution Company What is the Student Leadership Development Program? The Student Leadership Development Program (SLDP) is an exciting educational program designed to enhance a student’s leadership capabilities.  Facilitated by senior-level executives, this program will complement classroom knowledge and improve the student’s ability to gain [...]

The Students Have Spoken!

First of all, Communication Career Services wants to thank everybody who participated during last week’s Communication Job & Internship Fair Facebook contest. Now that the contest is over, it is time to start preparing and figuring out your career fair game plan! Communication Career Services provides resources like InterviewStream, handouts on our website, and advising services to help make [...]

Calling All Students: Want to Win a Free Portfolio?

With summer internships and the Communication Job & Internship Fair coming up, a professional portolfio is necessary to have. Starting Monday Feburary 27th through Friday March 2nd, Communication Career Services will be holding a contest on our Facebook page and awarding brand new portfolios to five lucky winners at the end of the week. How [...]

Are Unpaid Interns Merely Exploited Labor?

On February 1, The New York Times ran the article Are Media Interns Merely Exploited Labor? Share Your Experiences. 76 people have shared their experiences so far, and the variety of perspectives on this topic is really amazing. On February 4, The Times opened an online discussion in its Room for Debate section for the topic - Do Unpaid [...]

The Four Interview Questions You Must Be Able To Answer

There are a lot of books written about preparing for job interviews:  101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions,  The 250 Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely Be Asked, The Q&A Manifesto: How To Answer The 45 Most Typical Interview Questions . . .  the list goes on and [...]

Cover Letters that don’t kill your application

I read a lot of cover letters and most of them are pretty bad.  This is unfortunate because, in most instances, cover letters are pretty important.  Why? Four things good cover letters can: —Get the employer to read your resume —Demonstrate your ability to write persuasively —Illustrate how your qualifications align with those in the [...]

Evidence to support our career advice!

Each year, we survey new graduates of the UT College of Communication approximately six months after they graduate to gather data on their employment status, the efforts they undertook to seek internships and post-graduation employment, and the extent to which they took advantage of the services and resources we offer through Communication Career Services (CCS). [...]

2012 Internship Guidelines for Employers

Communication Career Services at UT Austin routinely gets questions from employers regarding  internships: What is an internship?  How can I get my internship approved for academic credit? What if it’s an unpaid internship?  What does the university allow?  What about the Department of Labor’s standards?  I wrote this blog post to summarize – in layman’s terms [...]

It’s That Time of Year Again

Remember when you were a kid and this is what the winter break meant? If only things could have remained that simple.  Unfortunately, when you get older, things get a little bit more complicated.  That is especially true for newly graduated, or soon-to-be graduated seniors.  When it comes to the looming job search, things get [...]

104 Resources for Finding Jobs

We survey UT College of Communication graduates six months after graduation. The results of these surveys are compiled into employment reports which are available in our office and can be downloaded from the Employment Data, Salary Survey & Relocation Guides section of our website. We also ask some open ended questions regarding their job search [...]

Landing Your First Political Job

Landing Your First Political Job Information Session and Discussion Wednesday, November 9th 12:00pm-1:00pm in FAC 330 Speakers: Adelaide Elm Kimball Board Member and Senior Advisor, Project Vote Smart Katie Romano Director, the Archer Center, Archer Fellowship Program Deborah Wise Director of Educational Outreach, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation FREE PIZZA will be provided Project [...]

Explore Careers and Network with Alumni in New York City: NYC Seminar 2012!

The New York Texas Exes and UT Colleges of Communication, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, and the School of Human Ecology present the 9th annual NYC Seminar – March 12-14, 2012. The NYC Seminar offers UT students the opportunity to visit New York City to explore careers and  network with alumni and other professionals in: Advertising [...]

On-Campus Recruiting Events & Application Deadlines

Use Keywords to find opportunities that fit YOU! CareerSource links now go directly to the job! Keywords: Management, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service On-Campus Interviews! Employer: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Opportunity: Management Trainee Apply: For more information and instructions to apply go to CareerSource Job ID: 1058 Deadline TONIGHT!: October 12, 2011 @ 11:59 p.m. Interview Schedule: On-Campus [...]