Online Career Resources
The University of Texas at Austin’s career centers maintain active online resources that support the needs of their students and alumni, in addition to the on- and off-campus UT community. For students and alumni seeking job and internship search tools, these online resources can serve as a starter kit for compiling application materials, job hunting, and networking.
Software Tools – Free for UT students
EXPLORE
What Can I Do With This Major?
This website helps students connect their academic and professional interests. Use the tool to explore majors or search for information about your chosen field. Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
Career Ready Guide
The Career Ready Guide is a self-guided, online career course. Move through this interactive course at your own pace to empower yourself to be career ready and to confidently articulate your skills to employers.
Career Spots Videos
This resource is suite of career videos spread across five different channels. Choose which videos you want to watch and hear from recruiters and career experts on a range of topics. Take a look at the “Occupational Videos,” “Success Stories,” and “Career Ready” channels to find helpful content on career exploration.
PREPARE
LinkedIn Master Class
This course helps you make the most of LinkedIn to explore careers, prepare for recruiting, master the job search, engage in networking and research career insights. This tool expires 6/30/2020. This tool includes LinkedIn Strategies for International Students to help uncover the best paths to sponsorship by following the data trails of alumni.
Big Interview – Virtual mock interviews
Big Interview provides step-by-step video lessons and interview practice tools to help you strengthen your interview skills, whether you’re interviewing for a job or or internship.
Interstride
Interstride provides a one-stop shop for international students, including visa and immigration information; companies that sponsor employment visas; guidance on intercultural networking; job listings, real-time hiring trends, and employer information; and tailored assessment tests. The tool can also be used by domestic students interested in careers abroad.
Career Spots Videos
This resource is suite of career videos spread across five different channels. Choose which videos you want to watch and hear from recruiters and career experts on a range of topics. Take a look at the “Internship Bytes” and the “Job Search” channels to find helpful content on effective job/internship strategies, interview preparation, and much more.
HireUTexas
HireUTexas is the University of Texas at Austin campus-wide job and internship database that offers thousands of opportunity postings to all currently enrolled UT Austin students and degree-holding alumni.
Online Resources – Shared by Campus Career Centers
- Career Planning Checklist (Communication Career Services)
- Career Resources by Field (Communication Career Services)
- Career Research Information (Education Career Services)
- Career Exploration & Research (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Career Exploration (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Take Career Assessments (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Research Careers (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Job Search Tools (Education Career Services)
- Tips for Online Applications (Education Career Services)
- Job Search (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Your Job Search (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Jobs, Internships & Research Opportunities (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Finding Opportunities (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Guide to Informational Interviewing (Communication Career Services)
- Professional Networking (Communication Career Services)
- Social Media for Professional Networking (Education Career Services)
- Networking (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Informational Interviewing (Law Career Services)
- Informational Interviews (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Social Media for the Job Search (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Informational Interviewing (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Informational Interviewing (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Cover Letter Writing Guide (Communication Career Services)
- Cover Letter Kickstarter (Communication Career Services)
- Résumé Writing (Education Career Services)
- Cover and Thank You Letters (Education Career Services)
- Resume Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Cover Letter Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- CV Writing Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Thank You Letters (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- References (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Resume Handbook (Fine Arts Career Services)
- Writing a Curriculum Vitae (Fine Arts Career Services)
- Resumes & Cover Letters (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- CV to Resume (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Resumes & Cover Letters (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Curriculum Vitae (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Professional Correspondence (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Final Field Placement: Writing a Winning Resume (DiNitto Center for Career Services)
- Create a Curriculum Vitae (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Interview Attire (Communication Career Services)
- Interviewing Strategies (Communication Career Services)
- Interviewing (Education Career Services)
- Interviews (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Callback Interviews: What You Should Know (Law Career Services)
- Interviewing (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Interviewing (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- The Interview (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- Sample Interview Questions (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)
- The Job Offer (Communication Career Services)
- Job Offers (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Salary Negotiation & the Offer (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Cover Letter Writing Guide (Communication Career Services)
- Cover Letter Kickstarter (Communication Career Services)
- Résumé Writing (Education Career Services)
- Cover and Thank You Letters (Education Career Services)
- Resume Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Cover Letter Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- CV Writing Tips (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- References (Engineering Career Assistance Center)
- Resume Handbook (Fine Arts Career Services)
- Writing a Curriculum Vitae (Fine Arts Career Services)
- Resumes & Cover Letters (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Thank You Letters (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- CV to Resume (Liberal Arts Career Services)
- Resumes & Cover Letters (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Curriculum Vitae (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Professional Correspondence (College of Natural Sciences Career Services)
- Final Field Placement: Writing a Winning Resume (DiNitto Center for Career Services)
- Create a Curriculum Vitae (Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling)