Career Resources

Texas Career Engagement provides advanced degree expertise to empower graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to pursue professional fulfillment in industry, academia, nonprofit, business and government.

Meet confidentially with a graduate-specific career advisor from Texas Career Engagement, the College of Natural Sciences, or the College of Liberal Arts. Advisors work individually with graduate students and postdocs on a wide range of career-related topics.

The University of Texas at Austin is home to 16 career services offices, each with a unique and specialized approach to career development and employer relations.

HireUTexas powered by Handshake is the all-inclusive job board where UT Austin students and alumni can connect with local, national and global employers offering career-oriented opportunities and internships, as well as campus employment, work-study and part-time jobs.

Get plugged into a network of Longhorns working in every industry. Learn from their experience and build your resume. Join the professional networking platform powered by Texas Exes.

The Intellectual Entrepreneurship program, a cross-disciplinary consortium, offers tools and resources for job applicants.

3MT is an academic competition that challenges master's and doctoral students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience.

The Center for Teaching and Learning provides opportunities to advance graduate students’ pedagogical, academic and professional progress.

All UT Austin graduate students are eligible to use the resources of Versatile Ph.D., an online community for non-academic and non-faculty job seekers.

Learn how to leverage your expertise into a career through My IDP (Individual Development Plan).

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 tools.

InterSECT is an online platform that allows PhD-level scientists and humanists, regardless of professional stage, to explore future career options. The goal is to provide true-to-life job simulation exercises that help individuals explore their career options experientially, so they can better consider their professional interests and skills and how they translate into potential careers.

The Writing Mentor application provides feedback about your writing to help you to make it convincing, well-developed, coherent, and well-edited!

A free, online career exploration and planning tool for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

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 internship. Practice virtual interviewing for opportunities in academia, consulting, nonprofit, engineering, finance and more.

Interested in receiving email announcements on career resources and upcoming programs specifically designed for graduate students? Join the mailing list for graduate students interested in alt-ac careers.

Currently enrolled UT Austin graduate students, regardless of discipline, are eligible for individual career coaching appointments through Liberal Arts Career Services. If you are graduating soon and plan to pursue a non-academic career, consider scheduling an appointment sooner rather than later.