Liberal Arts students are invited to attend the McCombs Undergraduate Career Expo on January 30 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. If you plan to attend, are you ready?

Attend our prep workshop on 1/24 to learn: how you can best prepare in advance; what to wear; what works and doesn’t work; and what employers are really looking for.

WORKSHOP: Making the Most of the McCombs Undergraduate Career Expo
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
Time: 12-1PM
Location: LACS, FAC 18
Who: All Current Liberal Arts Students
Attire: Casual

If you have asked yourself any of the following questions, this workshop is for you!

• How can I best market my Liberal Arts degree?
• How do I walk up to a booth and start a conversation with an employer?
• What should my elevator speech say about me?
• What are topics I should bring up and which ones should I avoid?
• What do I wear?
• What do I take with me?
• Are there ways to find out about jobs that aren’t posted?
• How do I respond if an employer wants to interview me?
• How do I follow up after the career expo?

McCOMBS UNDERGRADUATE CAREER EXPO

Date: January 30, 2013
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM (open to Liberal Arts students)
Location: UT RecSports Center
Business Professional Attire Required for Entry: Matching suit required (dark blue, dark grey, or black), professional footwear, no bright or neon hair color, no visible facial piercings and all men must wear ties. Please see the Business Attire Guide [downloadable from this page]  for more information on business professional attire. Students not wearing business professional attire will not be permitted into the expo.
UT ID Card Required for Entry: The career expo will be open to all current UT Austin students, including Liberal Arts majors, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. No alumni will be permitted.

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, announces its 2013 summer internships. The Center will select six undergraduate interns: four University of Texas at Austin students and two students from other accredited colleges or universities. These 14-hour-per-week positions will provide undergraduates with experience in the nature and operations of a major humanities research center. Students will be paid hourly and receive approximately $1,500 for the summer, contingent on hours actually worked. The Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation has provided generous funding for these internships.

Selected interns will choose from a variety of opportunities within the Center, including working with exhibitions, public affairs, marketing, archives, and a variety of curatorial departments (these may include art, film, photography, performing arts, rare books, and manuscripts). Interns will begin on June 10, 2013 and work until August 16, 2013. The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and in careers in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work, as well as public affairs, marketing, and public programming.

Interested undergraduates can find more information about the internships, including a list of past projects here: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/about/internships/undergraduate/

Eligibility: University of Texas undergraduates must have been enrolled for at least six hours during the spring 2013 semester, with plans to enroll in the fall or they must be enrolled for at least three credit hours during the summer 2013 session. Undergraduates from other academic institutions must have been enrolled at their institution during the spring 2013 semester for at least six semester hours or must be enrolled in their institution for three semester hours during the summer. Students from other academic institutions will need to provide proof of spring (or summer) enrollment and classification before being appointed to the position.

To Apply: Applicants should submit a one-page resumé, a cover letter from the student describing his/her interests and qualifications, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members or others familiar with the student’s professional qualifications. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to Danielle Brune Sigler, Assistant Director and Curator for Academic Programs, and should be submitted in sealed, signed envelopes together with all application materials. Complete applications, including letters of recommendation, must be received by March 15 for consideration. Late submissions will not be considered.

If mailing via U.S. Postal Service:

Attn: Summer 2013 Undergraduate Internships Danielle Brune Sigler Harry Ransom CenterP.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219

If mailing via UPS or FedEx:

Attn: Summer 2013 Undergraduate Internships Danielle Brune Sigler Harry Ransom Center 300 West 21st Street, Austin, TX 78712

Austin residents may hand deliver application materials to the Harry Ransom Center’s administrative suite on the third floor.

Contact Danielle Brune Sigler with questions: Danielle.sigler@austin.utexas.edu