Parents and Families
Hello UTEP Parents:
Allow me to acknowledge your work in supporting your son/daughter as he/she enters college life. It was not so long ago when you dropped him/her off at 1 st grade and now he/she is transitioning into college life. How time flies! Now that your student has decided to attend UTEP, I want to ask that you encourage him/her to visit with the UTEP Career Center. The University Career Center has dedicated staff who will sit with your student and talk about how he/she can reach their ideal career goal. We understand that the “ideal career” needs to be unpacked in many ways and that there are specific actions and targets that students need to complete for another door to open. It is really not a big ask given that one of the main reasons students attend college, nowadays, is to have better employment options after graduation. Go ahead and nudge them!
For your information, the Career Center supports UTEP students in the following ways:
- Career Advising
- Job search assistance (on- and off campus jobs)
- Connections to employers for internship opportunities
- Career events/fairs
- Professional development workshops
- Host employers looking to hire college graduates, but most importantly
- We want to connect 1:1 with your student to provide support!
Thank you for taking the time to review our site and I hope you follow us on any of our social media channels where we share a great deal of career content (@utepcareers). I know that as a parent of a college student you can continue to influence your student and help ensure their success. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to me at bcastro@utep.edu.
Betsy Castro-Duarte, Director
Student Career Planning Timelines
As students make their way through their years at UTEP, there are many important milestones to reach along the way. This checklist can help them stay on track.
Q1. When should my daughter/son visit the University Career Center?
Students should visit the University Career Center no later than their sophomore year. The Center provides individual career advising, career oriented workshops (resume writing, interviewing, navigating a career fair, preparing for on-site interviews, etc.), internship and cooperative education opportunities, part-time and full-time jobs both on and off campus and hosts career fairs. Your daughter/son should seek out the Center early in order to prepare themselves for the many opportunities that exist. Competition for good jobs in certain fields in quite fierce and they need to be prepared. The center can advise students about how to be the strong candidate that employers are seeking.
Q2. What is a Career Fair?
A career fair is an excellent way for a student to network, explore career opportunities, and apply for professional full-time/part-time professional and internship opportunities. The University Career Center hosts a number of fairs during the year.
Q3. Where are your offices located?
We are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM - 5:00PM located at 103 Union West. You can reach us by calling us at 915-747-5640 or sending us an email to careers@utep.edu.
Q4. Is there a cost for students to use the University Career Center?
This service is included in the tuition (student services fee) that your student pays.
Q5. What is the University Career Center?
The University Career Center is a department on campus that offers all students a means to enhance their career development, complement their academic education, and increase their employability before and once they have graduated.
Q6. How can my daughter/son get a part-time job?
The University Career Center maintains an online database (Job Mine) that includes part-time jobs. The postings are updated daily and have listings for all types of positions: hourly (no financial need) and work-study (based on financial need).
Q7. Who recruits at UTEP?
Over 350 employers recruit UTEP students every academic year. They include; Microsoft, FBI, US Postal Service, USDA Forest Service, Google, Raytheon, ExxonMobil, CIA, Pepsi, US Navy, Enterprise Rental, New York Life, Lockheed Martin, and NASA just to mention a few. To view current list of employers, visit the employer calendar.
