International Students
We are so glad you are studying at UTD. We are here to help you navigate the job search process successfully and land the job of your dreams. See our career consultants to make a game plan for your future career.
Building and Communicating Career Readiness
In addition to related technical or functional experience and knowledge, employers also seek candidates with strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills acquired in a variety of settings. These can be developed through involvement in student organizations, student employment, enrolling in courses with group projects, volunteer experiences, internships, or developing friendships with students of different backgrounds.
To succeed in the US job market, you need to possess and display not only technical but also interpersonal skills.
Make use of Interstride’s comprehensive resources to see sponsorship data on your companies of interest. This tool provides advice, statistics, networking opportunities, and webinars to help you improve your reach.
Networking
Create a community of advocates. Do this through Interstride and LinkedIn.
Read our LinkedIn and Networking guides for tips and chat with a consultant to talk through how to make connections that turn into referrals without coming off as pushy or awkward.
Resumes & Cover Letters
Most application processes start with a resume and possibly a cover letter. Stand out from the pack by highlighting your accomplishments and passion. See our Resume and Cover Letter guides for the how-to.
Stay on top of what formats Human Resource teams prefer. Connect with a consultant to learn how to make it easy for someone to see your value.
Interviewing
This is your time to build rapport by sharing your excitement for the job, the industry, and how you could add value to both. We can help you do this—book an interview prep appointment to hear what questions you will likely be asked or a mock interview to do a practice role play with a consultant.
Job Search
The UCC maintains the Career Resource Library that contains the most relevant and up-to-date in job search techniques.
For more information on how to improve your self-marketing and how to effectively use Interstride or conduct a search, chat with a career consultant.
To understand your work eligibility, chat with ISSO.
Want to dig deeper into how to make your job and internship search work for you? Read this guide. We can link the guide once the URLs on the Career Resource Library page are fixed (I may also want to link to the forthcoming International Students Search page, not the guide)
