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 [...]

I have a job interview – can I miss class?

“Professor Harris, I’ve been accepted for an interview next week for a job with ABC Company, but the only available interview times are when your class meets.  Can I be excused from class that date so that I can participate in the interview?  I am graduating in May, and this is a really good job opportunity.” [...]

Dec 2011 & May 2012 Grads: It’s Time To Prepare for Recruiting Season

The fall semester is just around the corner, and that means students facing graduation in December 2011 or May 2012 should start thinking about what they are going to do after they graduate. Proactive May 2012 graduates will start their job search planning in August and September and will be actively “in the hunt” for post [...]