Recruiting
Liberal Arts Career Services provides these guidelines to help make the recruiting process smooth for both our students in UT Austin's College of Liberal Arts, and employers who are enthusiastic about recruiting them. With this in mind, we abide by the National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) Principles for Ethical Professional Practice. Learn about using UT's career management platform, Handshake, to recruit talent from the College of Liberal Arts.
Guides
- Recruitment Guide
Our employer recruitment guide is a compilation of information about our students, what services are offered to them through Liberal Arts Career Services, and ways you, as an employer, can engage with them.
- Internship Guide
If you are looking for guidance on how to create and supervise an internship program, our internship guide provides tips and suggestions.
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Offer Guidelines
All offers should be in writing, whether a hard copy or electronic version. The date on the offer letter determines the timeline for accepting.
- Reasonable Offer Deadlines
Liberal Arts Career Services strongly recommends against exploding offers and suggest that offers remain open for a minimum of two weeks in order to provide the student with the time needed to consider the offer. Please see NACE's Reasonable Offer Deadlines Guidelines for definitions and more reasonable offer suggestions.
- Offer Timelines
We currently recommend the following for offers extended to students in the College of Liberal Arts:
Internship and full-time offers made during the Summer & Fall semesters:
Offers should stay open until October 31 or for two weeks, whichever is longer.
Internship and Full-time Offers made during the Spring semester
Offers should stay open until April 1 or for two weeks, whichever is longer.
Additionally, we recommend not extending an offer beyond 12 months between the date of the offer and the start date of employment.
- Internship Course Credit Timelines
If considering requiring or offering credit for internships, employers should be aware of our academic calendar, which may shorten the time students have to receive credit for an internship during a particular term.
Fall 2024
First day of classes: Monday, August 26, 2024
Liberal Arts Career Services Internship Course Application Deadline: Monday, September 9, 2024 at 12pm CST
Spring 2025
First day of classes: Monday, January 13th, 2025
Liberal Arts Career Services Internship Course Application Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 12pm CST
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Expectations
Non-Discrimination Policy
The University of Texas at Austin's non-discrimination policy prohibits, unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status and genetic information. The University also prohibits discrimination on the basis of, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
University-wide Recruiting Guidelines
Since the College of Liberal Arts uses the university-wide career management and recruiting platform, Handshake, we ask that employers and their representatives abide by the university-wide recruiting policies and guidelines. These guidelines outline procedures for posting positions on Handshake, unpaid internships, labor laws, and general UT Austin and UT System policies.
