Career Advising
The career planning process begins with exploration: learning about oneself, opportunities in the world of work and the process of making decisions.
Make an appointment
Career Services offers individual advising through appointments to all students, from first-year through senior. Students are encouraged to meet with one of the three professional staff members as early as their first-year to discuss all aspects of the career development process, including exploring career options, gaining experience through internships and engaging in the job/grad school search process. To make an appointment, call 512-863-1346 (x1346 on campus) or send us an email. Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m.
Drop-in advising
In addition to appointment times reserved specifically for you, you can opt to drop in for career advising, first-come, first-served. Various drop-in opportunities include:
- Peer Career Advising: Tuesdays, 2:30-4 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - noon, Fridays 2-4 p.m., McCook-Crain Building
- Pop In for Popcorn (internship advising): Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m., McCook-Crain Building
- Caffeine & Careers (general career advising): Wednesdays, 5-6:30 (specific dates only - see Calendar of Events), Caskey Community Center
- Wednesday Wisdom (internship advising): Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. (specific dates only - see Calendar of Events), McCook-Crain Building
Common career advising topics
Resume development/critiques
Learn how to construct a resume and bring in drafts for review. This also includes cover letters, CVs, personal statements and other correspondence.
Self-assessment
Discuss the results of the personality and interest inventories you take and learn how to use this information in your career search.
Major and career exploration
Not sure what you want to study, what you want to do after graduation or how those two topics are related? Discuss options with an advisor and get resources for exploring majors and occupations further.
Internship search process
Discuss how to search for an internship, whether and how to get academic credit for your experience and how to market yourself to employers.
Job search process
Craft your personal job-search strategy with help from a career advisor, including learning about resumes, interviewing, networking, negotiating job offers and more.
Graduate and professional school application
Discuss why or why not to attend graduate/professional school, how to be a competitive applicant, the application process and funding issues and get help polishing your application materials.
