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Tech is for Everyone is a series designed to introduce graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds to exciting career paths in tech. Through networking workshops, site visits to top companies like Expedia and AlertMedia, and curated resources, students will explore the tech ecosystem, build connections and discover opportunities tailored to their skills.
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Events
Learn how to network effectively and build meaningful, two-way relationships with potential funders, collaborators and tech teams of all sizes in these interactive workshops presented by I-Corps and the Office of Career and Life Design. Identify where you can add value, refine your messaging and practice strategies to connect. Attending this workshop will help you prep for Austin Tech Week and a variety of networking contexts, and you’ll learn about I-Corps funds for networking, too.
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Join us at this year’s Austin Tech Week and build your network in Austin’s startup space. For over a decade, Austin Tech Week has drawn thousands of local entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and friends together to connect, learn, and maximize business impact across the tech ecosystem. Learn more and apply for one of 25 free tickets.
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Join us at AlertMedia’s Austin headquarters, meet graduate alumni, and learn what it’s like to work of one of Austin’s fastest growing tech companies. AlertMedia’s cloud-based emergency communications software helps 3,000+ organizations in more than 130 countries respond to critical events faster, and they’ve been named a Best Place to Work by Inc Magazine.
Seats are limited – register today!
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Career Resources
Curious which roles in tech would be right for you? Not sure how to get from grad school to your chosen field? Career transition guides are researched and written by UT graduate students and are chock full of information about what a particular role entails, example job titles and employers, and advice for getting started. Check out the guides for Product Manager, Instructional Designer and UX Research.
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Alumni@Work Videos
Learn what it’s like to transition from grad school into a tech role straight from UT graduate alumni. Alumni@Work videos are short video interviews with Master’s and PhD students from across the university.
Explore careers and advice from:
- Harsh Gugale, M.S. ECE Engineering, GPU Modeling Architect at ARM
- Decio Correa, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Senior Data Scientist at IBM
- Cynthia Blanco, Ph.D. Linguistics, Senior Learning Scientist at Duolingo
- Anna Mengjie Yu, Ph.D. Biology, Research Scientist at Facebook
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Exponent
Prep for tech interviews with Exponent! Designed by hiring managers at companies like Meta and Google, Exponent includes technical interview prep courses, real interview questions, mock interviews and referrals. Prepare for interviews in machine learning, data science, UX / Product Design, Product Management, Software Engineering and more.
Exponent is free for all UT grad students and postdocs.
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