Texas State Faculty & Advisors

Our office provides compassionate, comprehensive career assistance to the diverse Texas State family. We  collaborate often with Texas State faculty and advisors, and welcome the opportunity to partner with you in the career exploration and development of your students.

About Career Services

Career Services offers a range of programs for students and alumni, including career exploration and counseling, internship and job search assistance, graduate school advising, employer connections and more.

Students participating in a career fair

LOOKING FOR CLASS CONTENT?

Are you a instructor looking to incorporate Career Development into your course? We have designed a set of Canvas Modules, complete with interactive content and assignment ideas, called our Career Success Toolkit. Perhaps, you'd like to require students to create a resume/cover letter.

Request a Presentation

Career Services representatives can present to your students on a wide range of topics designed to enhance their career development. We also offer a variety of presentation formats, such as:

  • Classroom presentations and workshops
  • Brief in-class announcements
  • Student organization presentations
  • Employer presentations

Please submit your request as soon as possible, so that we can tailor the presentation for your needs.

Students being attentive in a texas state teaching theatre

On-Campus Student Employment

Are you a Texas State faculty or staff member that supervises current student employees? Check out the On-Campus Student Employment page to see more information and resources for you!

Utilizing Big Interview

Screenshot of a student utilizing Big Interview

Big Interview is a step-by-step interview preparation system teaching students skills in completing successful interviews. Faculty and staff can utilize this system to curate practice interview assignments including feedback opportunities.

To get started:

  1. Log in to Big Interview using your NetID and University password using Single Sign On. Once you have done that, you will see the student view and become visible to our administrative staff.
  2. After you have successfully logged in at least once to the student view, email us to request Organization Admin privileges to begin creating assignments. 

Incorporating Leading Practices

Career Services follows National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) guidelines to connect students and alumni with organizations for employment and experiential learning opportunities. To assist faculty members navigate complicated ethical and legal recruiting issues, we recommend the following resources:

Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring
Writing Letters of Recommendation

Have questions?

Visit our FAQs page to learn more about our services and how we commonly partner with faculty and staff, or contact our office by calling 512-245-2645 or emailing careerservices@txstate.edu.