Daily Archives: October 18, 2011

Fall 2011 Career Expo

The Career Expo is your chance to connect with employers from a variety of industries seeking you to fill their full-time and internship opportunities! Don’t miss our Expo, and our prep workshop and services before the fair:

  • Fall 2011 Career Expo, October 19
  • How to Prep for the Career Expo Workshop, October 13
  • Walk-In Advising for Resume and Other Prep
  • Career Coaching Appointments

Fall 2011 Career Expo

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Texas Union Ballroom
Co-Hosted By: Liberal Arts Career Services & Liberal Arts Council
Attire: LACS requires business dress to business casual (visit our Dress for Success page to learn more about professional attire.)
Employers: Meet recruiters from a variety of companies and organizations, including Apple, SXSW, LivingSocial, JP Morgan Chase and the Peace Corps. Search the full list of  Employers Scheduled to Attend
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Take advantage of this opportunity to launch your career or find an internship. Come professionally dressed and bring several copies of your resume. Read more about the career fair, which organizations are scheduled to attend and how you can plan your visit to the fair at our Making the Most of the Career Fair page.

Workshop: Making the Most of the Career Expo
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: LACS, FAC 18
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Do you want to know how to talk with employers and create opportunities for yourself at the Career Expo on October 19, 2011? If so, this workshop is for you! Attend this workshop to learn what works and doesn’t work at a career fair and what employers are really looking for. We will address the following topics:

  • How to make the best first impression
  • What questions you should ask employers
  • Who will be there and what they are looking for
  • How to follow up after the event

Walk-In Advising
Days: Each Week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Times: 12:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: LACS, FAC 18
Walk-in 15-minute sessions are available to help strengthen your resume, draft an elevator speech, strategize your visit to the fair and much more!

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Career Coaching
Days: Mondays – Fridays
Times: Appointments are available between 9am – 4pm
Location: LACS, FAC 18
Career coaching 30-minute appointments are available to help with any career fair, general career and internship preparation!
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Thanks,
Liberal Arts Career Services | The University of Texas at Austin
FAC 18 | ph 512.471.7900 | fx 512.471.7903
lacs@austin.utexas.eduhttp://www.utexas.edu/cola/orgs/lacs/

Teach For America Information Session

Teach For America will be holding its first informational session Tonight (October 18th) at 7pm in GRG 102. Come learn more about this amazing opportunity to enrich the educational experiences of the millions of children that live in poverty. Here the stories of some of our Teach For America alumni and speak to current Corp Members about their experiences so far. Join us for pizza, discussion, and Q&A.

Texas is one of the top three contributors in the nation to Teach For America’s Corp each year. Come learn how you can help continue the tradition.

Sanger Center Hiring Tutors

The Sanger Learning and Career Center is now hiring tutors for the spring 2012 semester.  Interested students can apply online at http://www.lifelearning.utexas.edu/index.html.  Pay starts at $11.00 per hour, and the hours are flexible.  The deadline for applications is October 28, 2011.  This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about their field of study and to help other students as well.

Net Impact – Guest Lecture

Net Impact Undergrad is having a special guest speaker, Dr. Michael Garrison! He will be speaking on Wednesday, October 19th from 4-5:30PM in

SAC 1.118. He will discuss his recent work with Africa’s Promise Village in designing a sustainable school and community center for the Maasai people in Kenya.

Dr. Garrison has served as the faculty sponsor of the 2002 and 2005 Solar Decathlon competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Energy and has received numerous grants and awards, including ones from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Austin Energy’s Green Building Program. Also, he was the past chair of the Resource Management Commission for the City of Austin, a founding member of the Texas Solar Energy Society, and research fellow of the UT Center for Sustainable Development.

There will be TIFF’S TREATS!

We hope we see y’all there!

Net Impact General Meeting

Net Impact Undergrad will have a general meeting on Tuesday, October 18th! It will be located in McCombs CBA 4.344 from 6-7PM. Kirk Van Roekel of Pro Energy Consultants will be our speaker for the meeting. Their mission is to help American homeowners make informed decisions through home energy audits and energy management consulting.

“Save Energy. Save Money. Save the Environment.”

For more information, check out http://www.proenergyconsultants.com/kvanroekel/

Come out to hear our speaker and get some FREE FOOD!

Hope to see y’all there :)

www.texasnetimpact.com