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Find out where to find your favorite UT Marketplace exhibitors with our handy map. The event will be held on Speedway Plaza on September 20, 2017.

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Returning to campus after summer break is the perfect time to look for your next apartment, job, or internship! UT Marketplace is a bazaar of student opportunity, featuring exhibitors from across the city. On September 20th, from 10 am - 3 pm, UT’s Speedway Plaza in front of Gregory Gym will be filled with representatives from employers, service providers, food purveyors, apartment buildings, and more.

Each booth will be run by friendly staff that

can talk to you about the discounts and opportunities available, and they will be sure to hand out all the freebies they brought.

Housing can be a particularly difficult part of student life. With such a wide array of housing options, it can be a daunting task and difficult to navigate. The UTexas.

Rent tent at UT Marketplace makes shopping for housing easy, because reps from housing providers all over town will be there to explain the benefits of their buildings. You can weigh

the pros and cons of each offer, and make a decision before these buildings fill their vacancies!

While you’re at it, you can check out employer and service opportunities as well. You can talk to tech companies, sip sample beverages, and discuss what financial account is best for you. Recruiters for several companies will be on hand, so bring your resumes and reference sheets to make the most of it.

See you on September 20th from 10 am - 3 pm!

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Writers Stephen Acevedo, Stephanie Adeline,Liza Anderson, Ratnika Batra, Natalie Berry, Mia Ciardi, Cuillin Chastain-Howley, Krystal Cruz, Lisa Dreher, Alyssa Fernandez, London Gibson, Jose Gonzalez, Megan Hix, Paul Iskra, Anusha Lalani, Keun WooLee, Jennifer Liu, Amanda Kaeni, Chase Karacostas, Sydney Mahl, Maria Mendez, Morgan O’Hanlon, Hayden Pigott, Zachary Price, Giselle SuazoI, Eilish O’Sullivan, Emily Vernon, Albert Zhao, Laura Zhang

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By STEPHANIE ADELINE Daily Texan Published On May 4, 2017

UT Austin has more graduates working at Silicon Valley than most Ivy League schools.

According to a recent analysis by HiringSolved, an online recruiting company, UT places top five on the list of alma maters hired by Silicon Valley companies. This analysis was based on the number of new hires from the top 25 tech companies in the past year.

“We cross the internet for information about people and we created profiles so

that recruiters can use them,” said Jeremy Roberts, HiringSolved’s vice president of customer experience. “We have about 400 million profiles. What we looked at was people who listed those companies as their employer within the last year and what universities they came from.”

Computer science senior Ricardo Delfin, who will be an intern at Google this summer, said UT made the list because of the computer science department’s relatively large size and high quality classes.

“We have award winners in the department,” Delfin said. “Our department in quite a couple of rankings was ranked above Harvard (University’s Computer

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Delfin, who has interned at Microsoft and Twitter, said Silicon Valley companies look for applicants who can adapt to different programming languages.

“They expect you to be able ... to design a system or solve a problem in an abstract way and turn that into code in any form,” Delfin said. “They also generally expect you to be able to pick up new knowledge and new programming languages really quickly.”

Frank Long, a computer science and finance senior, interned at Google last summer and will return for a full-time position after graduation.

Long said there is a misconception that many students have in putting too much focus on GPA and less on personal projects and making connections.

“Think about how you set yourself apart,”

Long said. “It’s not going to be by getting six points higher on that test than the other kid ... All these companies are on campus recruiting all the time, it just blows my mind that people would be like ‘I can’t make it, I have to do homework.’”

Computer science senior Taylor Kline was an intern at Salesforce last summer.

Although he received an internship offer from Google, he chose to intern at the BHW group, a local Austin company, this summer.

Kline said students should try seeking jobs through resources outside of UT. “My happiest friends are those who found jobs through unique routes,” Kline said.

“There are companies who can’t afford to bring recruiters (to UT) who are looking, especially local Austin companies ... I have so many friends who have fallen for the hype of going to Facebook or Google, and they find out that the work is so boring.”

STUDENTS SHOULD LEARN TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES

By RATNIKA BATRA

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On February 6, 2017

Let’s accept it: UT provides us a protective bubble. But as soon as we graduate, we are on our own. Students will have to find a job and an apartment, buy a car, pay back their loans, fill out their income tax forms, start investing and plan their retirements.

The school will not watch out for us when we get arrested — or need help filing out our income tax returns.

At UT, we learn math, science, literature, writing and even about Texas laws as part of our core curriculum. But no class teaches us how to do our own taxes, how to start paying off our loans or how to plan our retirement. For this knowledge that everybody should have, one must get accepted at the McCombs School of Business. Even then, as Zach Schultz, a supply chain management senior, described, only the finance and accounting majors get that education.

“Most of the finance that we are learning is more related to corporations,” Schultz said. “It’s not personal literacy that we are learning. (That’s) maybe covered in one class period.”

Knowledge of personal money management should not be restricted to only a few students. UT should offer a class that prepares students for real world monetary management after graduation. Otherwise, students who don’t have this knowledge can find themselves struggling with paying off their loans, handling their credit card or getting swamped by other mundane tasks.

These skills are expected to be learned through trial and error, but that could cost graduates a lot of sleep when they have to pay $10,000 to a huge $80,000 in loans.

Seventy percent of U.S. college students already worry about money issues. Why learn the hard way?

Nicole Gonzalez, an administrative associate for the Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management believes

the that “the school might have opportunities for (students) to seek out that information (and UT) offers that as part of (their) tuition.” But even though there is a lot of help available at UT, both for international students and students with jobs on-campus, none of those sources teach students the entire skill set they need throughout their lives.

Seventy percent of U.S. college students already worry about money issues.

Due to this lack of knowledge, students naturally look into other, potentially untrustworthy sources. Many students might put their trust in banks, but that could be an unsafe move as banks’ main purpose is to make profit off of their customers even when it’s unethical, such as Wells Fargo’s actions last year when the bank opened bank accounts to meet sales demands without the permission of the customer.

Even money management online courses aren’t very helpful since there is no interaction between students and a teacher — which is very important in money issues because they are related to changing laws and rules. In general, online courses have a higher dropout rate than classroom courses. This is why UT needs to offer a class focusing on personal finance and student loans — and maybe even make it mandatory.

There is a reason people go to college: to prepare for the rest of their lives. UT is a leading institution in preparing students for a professional career, it should also be a leader in preparing them for life.

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PEPPERBOX COFFEE SERVES UP JOBS

FOR LOCAL DEAF COMMUNITY

By STEPHEN ACEVEDO Published On May 2, 2017

The sounds of grinding coffee beans and espresso steam are part of a day’s work at a coffee shop — unless you’re an employee at Pepperbox Coffee.

Co-owner Nicholas Buchanan started Pepperbox Coffee, which is staffed entirely with deaf people, to serve premium Costa Rica-imported coffee in a style similar to Seattle coffee drive-thru’s out of a small truck. Simply getting

to the point of opening the truck was a year long process for Buchanan, whose deafness contributed to the difficulties of finding a staff, securing a location and even just communicating with the necessary people to get to where he is now.

Never one to back down from a challenge, Buchanan rolled with the punches and stayed on track to open something that was completely his own.

“I had to persevere,” Buchanan said. “I just kept

pushing through one goal at a time.”

The name Pepperbox refers to an old revolving firearm with multiple barrels, appropriately conveying the effect of kick that his coffee delivers to customers.

“I serve specialty drinks, here,” Buchanan said. “The gun metal (in the logo) is to say that our drinks have a bang and stand out.”

Now that he has his own business, Buchanan is hiring other deaf people in the Austin area to give them a similar opportunity to have a “normal” job

and work toward achieving their own respective dreams.

“I want to show other deaf people in the community that they too can own a business if they work for it,” Buchanan said. “I want this truck to be a symbol that anybody can do anything.”

With a full staff of people who are deaf, grabbing a coffee at Pepperbox Coffee is certainly a new experience for anyone. For people who know sign language, it’s a special opportunity

to casually practice their conversational skills as they order and visit with the staff.

For coffee drinkers who do not know sign language, ordering is as easy as pointing things out on the menu, entering orders electronically or even writing them out with a dry-erase marker on a laminated menu.

All of the menu items have their own special twists, aside from a few familiar options like an espresso chai latte or an iced vanilla mocha.

The ‘Gold Digger,’ for example, is a simple iced caramel latte with the addition of homemade brown

whipped cream and edible gold flakes. It’s a pretty basic flavor, but the chocolaty whipped cream adds a nice touch of additional sweetness when mixed with the latte. While the gold flakes aren’t necessarily detectable to the palate, they definitely bring a cool aesthetic to this sweet beverage.

Buchanan does a fantastic job of taking the limitations of Pepperbox Coffee and turning them into special components of a coffee drinking experience like no other in the city. With great passion for his work and an exciting menu, he is sure to see plenty of success at Pepperbox Coffee in the future.

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ACCEPTING LOW SKILL-LEVEL JOBS N E G AT I V E LY A F F E C T S FUTURE EMPLOYMENT

By ANUSHA LALANI

40s and had a part-time job as my most recent form of employment, then I believe it would hurt me.”

Individuals who accept a job below their skill level could potentially be penalized when applying for future employment, according to a recent study conducted by a professor in the College of Liberal Arts.

Assistant sociology professor David Pedulla is the sole author of the study, “Penalized or Protected? Gender and the Consequences of Nonstandard and Mismatched Employment Histories,” which focuses on employment situations that could be potentially penalizing when applying for jobs in the future.

Ali also said the results could vary because of economic conditions and individuals experiences.

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Pedulla conducted his study by submitting nearly 2,500 fictitious applications for over 1,200 job openings in five cities across the U.S. The study found that for men and women working below their skill level, only 5 percent of applicants received a positive employer response. Having parttime employment on an application, on the other hand, only negatively affected men and had no negative effect on women.

Temporary agency employment, Pedulla said, had little effect on either gender.

Mannan Ali, management information studies and corporate communications junior, who works part-time at a real estate company, said he feels the study’s results could vary based on the demographics of the person who is applying for a job.

“If an employer looks at my resume and saw that I was working a part-time job while I was in college, then I believe it would help my case to get a full-time offer,” Ali said. “[But] if I was laid off, in my

“[This study] shows from an economic standpoint that employers are less willing to hire someone who isn’t working on their skills,” Ali said. “Thus, if someone is having to make ends meet, they will have a tougher time getting out of that situation even though they have a stronger skill set.”

Economics sophomore Anica Ali, who previously worked at Chick-fil-A, said she believes the results of the study are accurate but that work ethic is valued by employers above other factors.

The study found that for men and women working below their skill level, only 5 percent of applicants received a positive employer response.

“I think having a good work ethic and learning the value of money is relevant,” Ali said. “It’s competitive, and the chances of you getting the position without any previous experience [are] difficult.”

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PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT MERCK & CO MAY MAKE AUSTIN HOME TO NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUB

By JENNIFER LIU

Daily Texan Published On July 6, 2017

A pharmaceutical giant is considering making Austin home to a new Information Technology hub, which could open doors for UT alumni. Merck & Co, worth $39.5 billion, already has three other hubs in Branchburg, New Jersey; Prague, Czech Republic and Singapore.

The company’s proposal to the city estimates that the hub will create 600 new jobs. By the time all available positions are

filled in 2024, Merck’s Business Information Form predicts that the average annual wage for the Austin-based employees would be $84,637.

“Within the city, places under consideration include the Dell Medical School along with other sites within the Innovation Zone,” the form states.

This could have significant implications for the city as a whole, but would specifically benefit UT and UT’s Dell Medical School, according to Dean Clay Johnston of Dell Medical School.

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“The city itself is a great tool for recruiting talent... Merck’s decision is probably a signal of what’s to come.”

Michael Geruso UT Assistant Economics Professor

“We hope that we can draw companies… that will help to transform the health system,” Johnston said. “Once here, we hope those entities will partner with Dell Med but also with the many other schools and areas of expertise at UT.” A potential Merck-Dell partnership could result in more efficient pharmaceutical tools and models to that would better align with the city’s population needs, Johnston said.

“We hope we can show that there are more efficient and cheap ways to get the right drugs and vaccines to the right people,” Johnston said.

He said one application could be decreasing the rate of cervical cancer. Austin’s rates of cervical cancer are higher than the national average, Johnston said, and new models could increase access to existing vaccines at a lower cost.

Although the move could result in such a collaboration, it probably would not have a huge impact on Austin’s economic landscape, which provides about one million jobs, according to UT Assistant Econom-

ics Professor Michael Geruso.

“The city itself is a great tool for recruiting talent,” Geruso said. “Merck’s decision is probably a signal of what’s to come.”

Merck has partnered with other universities in the past, most recently with the Regenstrief Institute, a nonprofit healthcare think tank at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Johnston said.

Established in 2012, the Merck-Regenstrief collaboration uses real-world data to research interactions between patients and healthcare systems, according to their website.

Johnston said digital health, which ranges from large-scale data to personal phone applications, is a particularly attractive area for partnerships with many prospective organizations.

“The tech expertise at UT and in Austin, combined with the new approaches to health and investments we’re making in scientific expertise and resources, create a fabulous platform for digital health,” he said. “Merck sees that and will add fuel.”

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UT SYSTEM HOPES TO RUN RENOWNED

By MARIA MENDEZ

Daily Texan Published On September 11, 2017

Looking to expand in national security and nuclear research, the UT System will compete to run the historic Los Alamos National Laboratory.

LANL, the laboratory established under the Manhattan Project to create an atomic bomb in New Mexico, will formally request management proposals from university and corporation partnerships in September. The UT System Board of Regents encouraged Deputy Chancellor David Daniel and UT-Austin President Gregory Fenves to pursue the management contract for LANL during August board meetings, according to a press release.

“For UT-Austin, it would be a tremendous honor to help serve the nation...The important work at LANL is aligned with our research goals and priorities across the University.”

Gregory Fenves President, University of Texas at Austin “For UT-Austin, it would be a tremendous honor to help serve the nation,” Fenves said in a press release. “The

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important work at LANL is aligned with our research goals and priorities across the University.”

Daniel said the UT System is equipped with experienced researchers and is currently looking for industry partners that could help operate LANL’s specialized research in nuclear weapons, energy and environment management. The UT System declined to disclose who the potential industry partners will be. LANL is expected to announce a winner for the next seven-year contract in the spring of 2018.

“Anybody would be hard pressed to find a greater collection of talent than that which resides within the UT System,” Daniel said.

The UT System previously competed for the LANL contract in 2005, but LANL selected the University of California System, which has helped manage LANL for more than 70 years.

Despite the lost contract, UT already works closely with the LANL. Crystal Baker and Jose Parga, mechanical engineering graduate students, spent six weeks at LANL studying nuclear infrastructure and radiation damage to materials, respectively.

Parga said UT’s advanced computing system, including the new Stampede2 supercomputer, and the UT System’s large size would allow it to help LANL solve big scientific and security questions.

“There’s different (UT System) facilities we can use in collaboration with LANL facilities to do more groundbreaking research,” Parga said. “The UT System starts in El Paso, there’s the Rio Grande Valley, UT-Austin, UT-Dallas, so it’s a very big institution where you’re pooling a lot of different professors and students where you can tap into for knowledge.”

Baker said she worked in engineering research before, but LANL offers students many opportunities to learn from national experts.

“LANL is a pinnacle of research in the nuclear industry for many subsections like weapons,” Baker said. “LANL is very eager and willing to encourage more students to come to their facilities, and they want to branch out. They seem to really like UT students.”

Parga and Baker said about 40 UT students worked at LANL this summer, and undergraduate students in UT’s science and engineering programs can intern at LANL as well. Several UT graduates also currently work with LANL, and many employment opportunities exist, Parga said.

“It’s an exciting time for Los Alamos right now,” Parga said. “They’re hiring a lot of new students like us to come and learn from these people that are retiring so the knowledge can be retained for the future when we’re going to become experts on these systems.”

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Deputy Chancellor David Daniel speaks at a UT System Board of Regents meeting in 2015.

The UT System will compete to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Photo Credit: Thalia Juarez | Daily Texan Staff

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MODERNIZATION OF AISD SCHOOLS PROVES VITAL

By EMILY VERNON

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On September 11, 2017

Austin Independent School District’s 89.7 percent high school graduation rate is one of the highest in the country, and students in the district consistently exceed the national SAT and ACT averages. But excellence comes with a price. To keep our local school district at the top, we must continue to invest in modernized classrooms and avoid stagnation. Such is the goal of AISD’s $1.1 billion bond proposal.

The bond admittedly comes with sticker shock, but AISD officials promise that

its passage won’t increase property taxes.

While the money will go toward issues such as campus security, transportation and revival of dilapidated campuses, the majority of it will help address schools’ 21st century needs, including campus upgrades and reconstruction in the name of modernization — concepts that can’t be ignored if we wish our students to continue succeeding in such high numbers.

“Modernized learning spaces” is a relatively broad term, but it essentially means any space that reflects current pedagogy practices. Right now, those spaces are built with technology, collaboration and strengths-based teaching in mind. If

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you’ve stepped on the UT campus recently, chances are you’ve seen what this looks like.

Take the Learning Commons in the Perry-Castaneda Library, for example. The Learning Commons — which includes the Digital Media Lab, the University Writing Center and Learning Labs — was unveiled in 2015. Since then, it has proven a vital space for students, giving us clean workspaces with the technology and tools for collaborative and innovative work that we don’t get on the silent floor of the library or at a coffee shop. We attend a school of 50,000 students and our classes often require more than just a pen and paper — a sharp divergence from the past.

Alice Batt, assistant director of the UWC, was involved in the creation of the Learning Commons. Before the UWC’s location in the PCL, it was housed in a 1,500 square foot room that was noisy and often brimming with students. To modernize the new location, reduced dis-

traction rooms were created to better serve students with learning disabilities and better lighting was installed. Batt said she no longer sees students who have strong seating preferences because the entire space is more inviting thanks to a combination of natural and installed lighting.

“We’ve seen the success of modernized learning spaces on the UT campus, so it’s time Austinites afford the same necessities to AISD students.”

-Alice Batt Assistant Director of the UWC

Additionally, she noted the Learning Commons’ 24-hour opening.

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“It allows students to feel like they have a certain amount of possession over the space. It’s been remarkable to see how students have taken over these spaces and made them their own.”

Those in charge of the Learning Commons understood that to make a truly modernized learning space, they couldn’t just throw new technology into a room and call it done. Such a space extends beyond technology — hence why “modernization” and “technology” are separate categories in AISD’s proposal. Once again, we can look at the Learning Labs for an example of this. Batt said she often comes into work in the morning to see students working on complex problems together using the white boards. This type of collaboration wouldn’t manifest in the same way using pen and paper, yet it has become an integral aspect of the professional world.

We’ve seen the success of modernized learning spaces on the UT campus, so it’s time Austinites afford the same necessities to AISD students. While high school is obviously different from college in many different ways, teaching pedagogy often transcends age and usually reflects current workforce patterns. To better prepare students for the ever-ominous “real world” they’re so often reminded of, we must afford them the necessary tools, which means more than just pen and paper. Modernization will enhance the experience of AISD students, many of whom attend a school that’s 40 years to 100 years old, allowing them to complete assignments as directed with greater ease and allow teachers to better adapt their curriculums to students’ needs. This bond is a necessity.

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UT SCIENCE PROFESSOR STANDS UP FOR WOMEN IN STEM

By AMANDA KAENI

Daily Texan Published On March 10, 2017

According to molecular biosciences professor Shelley Payne, when we limit who enters STEM, we are a limiting the talent pool.

Last spring Payne published an op-ed about the STEM gap, or the discrepancy between men and women, as well as people of color, in STEM fields. Payne said that while both genders are curious about the world when they are young, this interest deteriorates in girls as they get older, due to societal and cultural pressures.

According to a 2016 report from the National Science Foundation, boys and girls perform equally well on standardized tests in elementary school. However, this is not the case for minorities from low income families, where boys perform better than girls starting at an early age. Larger gaps form in high school as boys are more likely to take AP classes such as calculus or physics, according to the report. Boys were also more likely to take engineering and computer science courses in high school.

Gina Higby, the outreach and STEM education senior program coordinator for UT’s Women in Engineering Program, said that many of the issues arise in

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late elementary and early middle school curricula. She added that many STEM challenges and activities children face in school are competition-based, which creates a problem.

“When it’s a competition, someone loses, and since boys are typically given more opportunity, they are typically going to be the ones who win because they have experience,” Higby said. “With more instances of girls losing at science, they feel as if they’re not capable. Team-based challenges solve this problem.”

On Feb. 28, UT hosted its annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.” There were over 8,000 registered kindergarten through 8th grade participants. Both Higby and Payne said that the most important aspect of events such as Girl Day is creating female role models in STEM.

“The effects of bias and climate are cumulative and for some students, experiences in college classrooms may be the tipping point,” Payne said.

Chelsea Drake, a leadership collaborative program coordinator who oversees freshmen for the Women in Engineering Program, said that the key to keeping women engaged in engineering is to create community.

“Making sure that when a first-year woman comes in and is in a huge class with a limited number of other women in engineering, that they can find those women (is the most important thing),” Drake said.

“Having that support system will help them persist and stay in engineering.”

“When I was growing up, According to Payne,

By Michelle Peck physicians were male and there is no easy nurses were female,” Payne said. “None of solution; women and minorities will have to push their way past the historical and my female friends considered becoming a doctor; if they were interested in medicine cultural ideas that they aren’t as capable.

However, she said society can’t spend they went to nursing school or became a decades waiting for it to happen. medical technician … (Girls) need role models, so they think of women in science “We need to do everything we can to as the norm, not the exception.” eliminate barriers to the full participation The disparities between males and females of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM education and STEM in STEM begin to emerge in higher careers,” Payne said. “Encourage them, education. While women earn 57 percent nurture their curiosity, recognize that of bachelor’s degrees at institutions of they are smart and capable and treat them higher education, they earn only 43 perwith the same respect afforded males who cent of mathematics degrees, 20 percent express an interest in science.” of engineering degrees and 17 percent of computer science degrees, according to the report by the National Science Foundation.

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ACC ESS I B L E C AR E E R

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

By NATALIE BERRY Longhorn Life Staff

Vick Center for Strategic Advising and Career Counseling The Vick Center offers a wide array of career-oriented tools and assistance, such as mock interviews, career assessments, grad school preparation and internship planning. Their resources are more general and especially helpful if you’re still unsure about your major or career-path. For more tailored help, visit your college’s Career Services Office. You can make appointments online, by calling their office, or by visiting the Center in Jester.

University Writing Center Located in the PCL, the University Writing Center has staff on hand for walk-in or online reserved appointments at most times during the week. While most students typically make appointments to help brainstorm for academic essays, the UWC can also advise you on the best ways to approach personal statements, internship application questions, or scholarship essays. This service is free for all students.

Career Services of your college Each college within the university has its own specialized Career Services Office.

Students can make appointments to be advised on things from law and grad

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school to internship applications to writing cover letters. Many of these offices also hold seminars, offer résumé reviews and put on career fairs, as well. The professionals in the offices are trained specifically to help students obtain jobs in their desired fields, so the experiences at each office will be slightly different.

HireALonghorn Log onto this job portal at any time using your UT EID username and password.

It’s a convenient way to access job and internship postings that are directed toward UT students. Many of these jobs tend to be temporary, hourly positions, and you can filter the searches by work-study

opportunities. While many of the postings are on-campus positions, off-campus companies – from law offices to fast food restaurants – are also looking for help.

HireUTexas In addition to HireALonghorn, this database provides students and alumni with the opportunity to explore open positions.

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18 HIRE UTEXAS ENTRY LEVEL JOBS ARE OFTEN NOT REALLY ENTRY LEVEL JOBS

By MIA CIARDI

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On July 3, 2017

When four years of classes, studying abroad, and internships come to a close, there is one thing left to do — find a job.

An entry level job that builds skills in a student’s field of study and prepare them for employment at a higher level are the desired positions.

At the surface, these jobs ensure employers that the candidates they are hiring will be able to perform their assigned duties competently. In reality, these jobs have no interest in helping with building skills that inexperienced employees so desperately need.

University of Pennsylvania economics professor Matthew Bidwell found that 70 percent of people searching for entry level jobs were either unemployed or found themselves in a full-time non-professional job, such as waiting tables or working in retail sales. There was one overwhelming commonality for the reason behind this statistic — they all required experience.

Most entry level jobs seek employees who have a bachelor’s degree or higher and want to hire workers with two or more years of experience in the field they are applying to. While some college students manage part-time jobs and their schoolwork at the same time, many students just cannot find the time.

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The average college student takes 12 credit hours in a semester, amounting to four courses. In a recent study, it was determined that students spend roughly 17 hours preparing for classes — homework, readings, preparations. This means that already, 29 hours of the week are spent dedicated to classwork. That number is not including weeks where a student has up to three exams or term papers.

With students in college going to class during the workday, it is unrealistic to expect them to gather experience while in school. Professional entry level jobs tend to not offer night shifts. Entry level employers need to understand this conflict and be willing to hire more inexperienced workers post graduation.

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“I tried to be a receptionist at a clinic, so I could be around my future environment and I thought it was a pretty basic job,” Regan Burns, BS biology, microbiology and infectious diseases junior said. “They asked me to have one year of reception experience, so I applied to some salons, but they wanted experience also.”

Burns is currently unemployed, taking

summer classes and unable to find a satisfactory job — one that fits with her school schedule and one that will help her to acquire experience. Unfortunately, Burns is not the only college-aged person experiencing this problem. An overwhelming 44 percent of college graduates in their 20s are stuck in non-professional jobs.

UT Austin startup Condecca is beginning to address part of the problem. The student built program has partnered with companies willing to outsource projects to students desiring experience. While this program provides a creative alternative to the lack of hired inexperienced students, the fact of the matter still remains that employers are not springing to offer fulltime work to this demographic.

If students and graduates are not given the opportunity to gain experience, the employment rate for college-aged young adults will never rise. The struggling graduate sleeping on their parents’ couch and working as a server is much too cliche; the time is now to take advantage of the brilliant minds being educated and prepared all over the world to offer positive attributes to the workplace.

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GENDER BIAS IN RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

By LAURA ZHANG

Daily Texan Published On November 7, 2016

When UT students apply for jobs, graduate programs or professional schools, recommendation letters can play an integral role. What professors and students may not realize, however, is that these letters might be unconsciously biased by gender, according to a recent study from Columbia University.

The comprehensive study showed that women applying for geosciences fellowships are less likely to receive outstanding letters of recommendation in comparison to men, regardless of what region the letters came from or the recommender’s gender.

Kuheli Dutt, lead author of the paper and assistant director for academic affairs & diversity at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, said she wanted to explore why only 10 percent of geoscience professorships are held by women when they hold 40 percent of doctoral degrees.

The five-year study analyzed the tone and length of over 1,000 recommendation letters written for geosciences postdoctoral fellowships. The study had a large data set of letters from 54 countries and controlled for regional differences.

The letters were stripped of any identifying factors, such as gender or race, then classified into three categories: excellent,

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good and doubtful.

Letters classified as “excellent” clearly described the applicant as outstanding, using descriptions such as “trailblazer” or “brilliant scientist and role model,” whereas “good” letters consisted of weaker descriptors such as having a “thorough understanding of the subject.” “Doubtful” letters questioned the applicant’s scientific and leadership abilities.

Results of the studies revealed that female applicants were only half as likely to receive “excellent” letters compared to male applicants, a consequence Dutt attributes to implicit, or unconscious, gender bias.

“Our study uncovers what appears to be a very real problem that is consistent with implicit bias,” Dutt said. “Given the way society views men, men are more likely to be described as ‘confident’ and ‘dynamic’ whereas women are more likely to be described as ‘mature’ and ‘caring.’”

According to Dutt, while these labels might be applied with good intentions, adjectives that tout leadership and innovation are more favorably viewed by businesses. Companies promote people to lead and spearhead projects, whereas people described as “mature” and “team-builders” are not selected as readily for these opportunities, Dutt said.

said. “This is also prevalent in the workforce.”

According to Markman, the stereotypes associated with gender can also factor into unconscious bias. To combat this issue, decision-makers must acknowledge that a problem exists and be more upfront about criteria when choosing applicants, Markman said.

“Despite 40 years of attempts to create gender equity [in terms of hiring practices and equal pay] on college campuses and in workplaces, there are still gaps,” Markman said. “When you combine the real world data of persistent differences as a result of race, gender and ethnicity, with data from well-controlled studies, it becomes harder and harder to argue that there’s something else going on other than these biases that are creeping into the system.”

Future steps include studying implicit bias for non-binary genders, as well as advancing studies focused on the intersectionality of minorities and gender,” Dutt said.

According to Yael Niv, associate professor at Princeton University’s Neuroscience Institute, compounding effects of race and gender can create obstacles for minority groups. For example, Asian women in science are expected to be demure, Niv said.

Arthur Markman, UT professor in the Department of Psychology, said that even though this study focused on geosciences fellowships, implicit bias contributes to the leaky pipeline of other STEM fields, the legal professions and industry jobs, to name a few.

“So when an Asian woman speaks up at a [research] conference, people are like, ‘Wow, she’s so aggressive’ or ‘Wow, she’s so strong-willed and unrelenting,’ whereas a guy could say the same thing and people would just say, ‘Oh, what a thoughtful comment,’” Niv said.

“The leaky pipeline phenomenon shows that although women have degrees in STEM fields, as we move up the higher education ladder, promotions and fellowships and tenure faculty prominence of women drop off significantly,” Markman

According to Niv, getting these problems out in the open is crucial for change.

“It really isn’t about judging people, it’s about how to fix the situation,” she said.

“Implicit biases are unintentional, but we must intentionally fix them.”

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BALANCING ACADEMICS, ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS CREATES INTERNAL CONFLICT FOR STUDENTS

By JOSE GONZALEZ

Daily Texan Published On August 30, 2017

Many UT undergrads share a dual identity as students and artists, but the burning question is how to strike a balance without letting day-to-day challenges consume them and their art.

Students who strive for careers as independent artists have to deal with many external and internal pressures on campus, whether it’s a tight schedule or stress and anxiety. For those who do manage to juggle courses and produce art, their creativity provides an escape and an outlet to express oneself.

English junior Abbi Gamm, for example, writes poetry and has had her work published in Hothouse, a campus journal

for creative writing. Gamm said college life can be very suffocating and it sometimes feels like her studies keep her from expressing who she really is.

“For me, writing is what I enjoy most and makes me feel the most human. So when I physically can’t because I’m so busy, it kind of makes me feel guilty,” Gamm said.

“It makes me feel as if I wasn’t reaching my full potential as a student.”

Before coming to UT, Gamm was homeschooled, and she said coping with that transition was very difficult to do. Her work has also been influenced by campus tragedies such as that of Haruka Weiser and Harrison Brown, yet time constraints have played a role in altering her artistic style.

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“It makes my writing more angsty and structurally I just kind of shove a lot of words together, like a stream of consciousness,” Gamm said. “There’s been limited time to work on what I enjoy, so there’s always a haste to get your thoughts out.”

Gamm finds ways to make time for poetry within her daily schedule, such as when she feels the urge to procrastinate on homework. She said she seeks feedback from her professors and that being an artist means both working with and against your situation in order to find your balance.

Economics senior Hank Freeman also found a way for his college life to complement his artwork. Freeman works at The Foundry in the Fine Arts Library, utilizing the recording studio to produce experimental tracks for his new album, Rebuild.

“There are definitely setbacks, especially when you are pursuing an art that is completely separate from your field of study,” Freeman said.

Freeman likes to experiment with distinct genres, from bluegrass to metal. He said the reason he didn’t choose music as his major is because focusing on one subject stifles his creativity, and having variety in day-to-day life inspires him.

“Economics and music can be really antithetical, but that helps my creative process because there’s so much contrast there to squeeze great art from it,” Freeman said.

With so many resources on campus, there exists the unprecedented issue of students feeling they have all the connections they need to drop out of college and devote themselves to their craft. Radio-television-film sophomore John King said he pondered that same thing his freshman year.

“This past semester, I considered numerous times just dropping out and making films full time,” King said. “The reason I’m okay with going to UT now and juggling both things is I realized I didn’t just want to be thrown into the real world. I’m 19 years old.”

These circumstances are common since prior to attending UT, Freeman also drove out to New York City to focus on his craft. He said his experience taught him that being a young artist hinges on being challenged intellectually.

“UT wasn’t just a creative scene for me,” Freeman said. “I also learned to appreciate the slow process of building an artistic career, and gaining that tolerance changed me in so many ways.”

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SHIFT IN ECONOMIC FOCUS TOWARD MANUFACTURING

IGNORES KEY SKILLS-BASED JOBS

By ALYSSA FERNANDEZ

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On January 18, 2017

Congratulations to the Class of 2017!

By now we have paid our dues over the past four (more or less) years as college students and are entitled to enjoy the comfort of routine. We graze through syllabus week with grace, purchase our textbooks late and admire the sight of underclassmen who haven’t yet caught their balance. But unlike our predecessors of the past eight years, we’re scheduled to

enter a job market guided by the Trump administration.

So what does that mean? According to Trump’s proposed economic policy, he plans to create 25 million jobs over the next decade by pushing businesses to return the jobs they’ve outsourced to foreign countries back to American soil.

In other words, it’s the rise of the blue-collar worker.

During his campaign, Trump catered to the sentiments of the traditional, working

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class American and has been delivering on his promise so far. We can expect a revitalization of manufacturing jobs and can already see part of that happening with Amazon announcing a plan to create 100,000 new jobs, Walmart adding 10,000 and GM promising to invest $1 billion in American factories.

So what does this mean for the Class of 2017? As of now, not much. The unemployment rate is currently at 4.7 percent, the lowest we’ve seen in the past eight years. Rather, my concern lies in how the increase of manufacturing jobs will impact our current social structure. Since I was little, I’ve been told that a college degree is the key to a better life. What my degree has really given me is Illustration by Jacky Tovar a set of marketable skills that elevates my value as a worker. Taking this into consideration, I can begin to understand why I feel uneasy about Trump’s job plan, and there is no indication of expanding these blue collar workers’ skill sets.

While there are many reasons, economic or political, as to why people would want to return manufacturing jobs back into the U.S., the main one is nostalgia. In a speech given in a Pennsylvania recycling facility last year, Trump inadvertently summed up this desire by stating, “America became the world’s dominant economy by becoming the world’s dominant producer.”

However, that doesn’t mean that Americans have stopped producing. We’ve just transitioned in how our labor is expedited from physical to cognitive work — hence the white collar worker.

For prospective graduates, we’re entering a job market where the technology, administrative and office jobs we’ve been preparing for aren’t our government’s priority. While this can be interpreted as healthy competition for job growth between the blue and white collar workers, I feel unsure of where I stand.

America’s greatest strength doesn’t lie in the quantity of jobs or products produced. Our greatest strength comes from our quality. As Americans, our greatest accomplishment is our creativity and how our workers are more than assembly-line workers. It is true that at some point in American history, a factory job could provide a stable income, which is especially appealing to those without a college degree. But the jobs we bring shouldn’t just be monotonous work for the sake of being monotonous. We, as workers, with or without a degree, should be able to have skills that contribute beyond our workplace and help us grow economically and socially.

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SCIENCE SCENE: MONEY AND HAPPINESS

By KEUN-WOO LEE

Daily Texan Published On March 31, 2016

ically linked to happiness, such as wealth and career.

Students are constantly questioning which life path will lead to the most satisfaction.

In a survey that asked millennials what their most important life goals were, about 80 percent selected “get rich,” whereas only 30 percent selected “to help people who need help.”

There is, in fact, a positive association between money and happiness, but it is minute. Money is essential to happiness since it provides basic necessities. However, after a threshold yearly salary of $75,000, there is virtually no increase in happiness as income increases, according to the Journal of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences.

UT researchers are investigating which life factors affected happiness the most.

Their findings challenge factors stereotyp-

Rebecca North, lecturer in UT’s Department of Psychology, conducted a 10-year study examining how factors such as

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income and social support predict current happiness and changes in happiness.

The quality of family relationships, more so than income, predicts happiness, according to the study. Also, during a 10-year span, an improvement in quality of relationships predicted an increase in happiness.

“A lot of people think, ‘When I get that promotion or get another position, then I’m going to be much happier,’ but our research has shown that the change in income over time related to no change in happiness,” North said.

She said people’s happiness is also contingent on their attitude toward the human spectrum of emotions.

“There’s a lot of emerging research that shows it’s not just a ratio of positive to negative emotions,” she said. “It’s not just about feeling more positive emotions.

There might actually be this element of accepting the full range of our experiences.”

Raj Raghunathan, marketing professor in the McCombs School of Business and creator of happysmarts.com, also offered insight into how developing relationships is important for happiness.

“It’s not a waste of time to go out at a bar or hang out with your friends,” Raghunathan said. “It’s very important to keep in touch and not just on Facebook where it’s superficial, but to develop deeper ties.”

Raghunathan questions why his academically successful peers often seem miserable in his upcoming book, “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?”

He said these successful people typically have two traits: an interest in being superior and controlling others.

“These very traits that might make you smart — go-getting, achievement-oriented, narcissistic, egotistic, with high self-esteem — and perhaps even help you achieve success, can often come in the way of your happiness,” Raghunathan said.

Raghunathan said while people should avoid these negative traits associated with traditional success, there are steps students can take to find happiness.

“Do something you really, really love to do.

That’ll naturally lead you to become really good at it rather than seeking to be better than other people,” he said. “Seek to be of service to other people, and rather than trying to control other people and the environment, you try and control yourself — your internal environment.”

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BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL More formal companies, such as finance or accounting organizations might require this type of dress every day. Business Professional is also the “safe bet” for many interview situations, as you look put-together and responsible, without being too buttoned up.

Ladies: An outfit similar to business formal is appropriate. However, you can be more liberal with the colors you choose, and pantyhose are not necessarily required.

Men: Similarly to the ladies, men can wear an outfit much like the business formal one. The colors of the suit could be lighter, like a gray or navy, and tie clips, cuff links, or pocket squares are not required.

BUSINESS FORMAL This is the most professional of the three codes, and it is unlikely that you’ll be wearing this type of outfit for an interview.

However, if you are required to dress in business formal for an event, it is important that you truly dress to impress.

Ladies: A full matching skirt or pants suit in a dark color, with dark pantyhose and closed-toe shoes, is preferred. A collared shirt should be worn underneath. Makeup and jewelry are important, but keep them minimal and not distracting. Hair should be neat, as always.

Men: This calls for a full dark-colored suit, with a coordinating button-down and tie.

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EMPLOYERS: PAY US PLEASE thrown out in court.

By ZACHARY PRICE

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On June 21, 2017

I, like many longhorns, have worked both paid and unpaid internships, and had a good experience each time. During the spring semester alone, hundreds of UT students made the walk down to the Capitol to intern during the 85th Legislative Session, giving them firsthand legislative experience and enhancing their future job prospects. The vast majority of these internships were unpaid.

During summertime in Austin, students participate in age-old college traditions: backpacking across continents, soaking up sun on the beach, and working long hours without pay. While some students are able to lock down a paying gig, a good number have to rely on unpaid internships.

The problem with unpaid internships is simple: Not everyone can afford to work for free. More and more often, employers are expecting significant work experience in their field, even for entry-level jobs.

This causes many students to work internships out of necessity, rather than desire.

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I see no problem with students working jobs, but forcing students into working for free sets up a dangerously unequal system.

While many wealthy and upper middle-class students can afford to take an unpaid internship, low-income students may have to work multiple jobs to pay the bills or might not be able to work an internship at all. Especially when so many of the most prestigious internships are clustered in a few expensive cities – namely New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. — this is a very pricey proposition. CNBC reports that the cost of living in Los Angeles for a summer can run upwards of $9,000.

That’s not the only problem. In recent years, many companies have been investigated for violating the U.S. Department of Labor standards for unpaid internships.

Common violations include internships lacking in educational experience and being required to work menial labor or directly replacing paid staff members. On top of this, unpaid interns aren’t seen as employees, meaning they don’t get workplace protection under the Civil Rights Act. This has caused a large number of sexual harassment claims by interns to be

“My internship was an invaluable experience that allowed me to see the legislature up close and personal beyond what I was learning in class. I was able to see some of the session’s biggest moments firsthand, and even got to help make some of them possible,” government and business sophomore Alden Marshall said.

“My internship was an invaluable experience that allowed me to see the legislature up close and personal beyond what I was l earning in class.”

Alden Marshall government & business sophomore

But despite benefits like this, unpaid internships need to be banned. While this may cut down on the number of available positions for college students, it will also ensure fair treatment. The benefits of internships overall are obvious – students gain valuable networking opportunities, experience, and employers have been shown to hire college students with internship experience at a higher rate. The downsides, however, are too large. America is a country built on the equality of opportunity. Screening out those who cannot afford to work for free only cripples this fundamental promise.

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

OFFERS SOLUTION TO FUTURE AUTOMATION

By CUILLIN CHASTAIN-HOWLEY Daily Texan Opinion; Published On February 8, 2017

Automation of thousands of jobs will eventually cause an epidemic of unemployment. We must brace for this future now and take the steps necessary to prevent it.

Universal basic income is the most obvious solution to this problem. The idea of guaranteeing a certain income for every member of a society isn’t a new one.

Bertrand Russell floated the idea in 1918, and numerous other intellectuals have endorsed it since. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sees it as the only possible solution to America’s growing inequality.

Of course, UBI has a massive hill to climb — the American primal hostility toward socialism. What has to be made clear is that there’s nothing to be afraid of — UBI has already had limited trials to positive results. In South Africa, unconditional income was given to mothers as child support and it greatly improved child nutrition. It’s also been shown that impoverished people who receive unconditional income don’t use it on drugs or alcohol.

While UBI has yet to be instituted on a grand scale, it’s been shown to have a positive effect on the most vulnerable members of society.

The last time the U.S. instituted socialist policies on a large scale was in response to the Great Depression, when unemployment rose to 25 percent. To prevent this from happening again, Americans must confront a scary reality — the American dream isn’t realistic anymore. For the vast majority of Americans, where you start is where you’ll stay. Studies have even shown that downward mobility is growing as stagnating wages and student

debt ensures that millennials will earn 20 percent less than the baby boomers did.

This will only get worse as automation will replace hundreds of professions. Simple jobs like cashiers and retail workers, who account for 3.5 and 4.6 million workers, respectively, are already being replaced.

Huge department stores are struggling to compete with online retailers such as Amazon. Jobs will be created by these online retailers, such as warehouse jobs, but they’ll pale in comparison to the jobs lost at thousands of brick and mortar shops. If your job is related to driving, you should be scared too. Self-driving cars are a reality right now, and when they are mass produced they’ll quickly become a more cost-effective alternative to taxi and truck drivers. Up to 45 percent of jobs could be automated using currently available technology, according to McKinsey & Company.

If this trend continues — and it will — society as we know it will become unrecognizable. It’s up to us whether it can be a chaotic transformation or an amicable one. We need a solution to the epidemic of unemployment that will sweep the country in just a few decades. Unfortunately, the only sensible solution is one that Americans have traditionally been averse to: socialism.

Hopefully we won’t need a crisis as catastrophic as the Great Depression to get people to accept UBI. Acceptance of socialism and socialist policy has been growing for years, and it must continue to grow for a smooth transition into our post-work future.

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By LIZA ANDERSON

Daily Texan Opinion; Published On July 9, 2017

Texas has a serious problem with equal pay; it’s existed for years, and the state is not addressing it.

The average Texas woman makes 79 cents for every dollar the average man makes, but that’s a common statistic that doesn’t highlight the real issue. The average black woman in Texas makes 59 cents on the dollar. Even worse, the average Latina woman makes 44 cents for every dollar a white man makes. For Latina women, Texas has one of the highest wage gaps across the United States, and the state has the nation’s second largest Latino population per capita.

Texas has a long history of opposing equal pay. In 2009, the federal government passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extended the time limit for filing discrimination claims in federal courts. 42 states adopted similar legislation, but Texas was not among them.

able, citing women’s lack of professional assertiveness or difference in occupation as a reason for the inequity. Certainly, many factors are at play here. Women are often forced to take more time off for family and maternity concerns. Minority women often lack educational opportunities necessary to attain high-paying jobs.

Women on average work in lower paying industries. Despite these concerns, equally qualified female employees still make less than their male counterparts in the same positions.

Texas ranks among the worst states for equal pay among minority women and far from the best for non-minority women.

Lower wages throughout a woman’s lifetime amount to approximately $500,000 in losses. This inequity contributes to economic inequality, especially among minority women. Such inequality negatively affects health, increases the chances of unexpected pregnancies or abortions and contributes to domestic abuse.

At the end of 2017’s legislative session, several bills aimed at increasing accountability for gender discrimination remained in legislative limbo.

Texas has not made this problem a priority, and members of the Legislature have shown outright disdain for efforts to eliminate it.

“Texas ranks among the worst states for equal pay among minority women and far from the best for non-minority women.”

Gender inequality is

In 2013, the state Legislature passed a bill designed to remedy the discrepancy between state and federal filing windows, until then-Gov. Rick Perry vetoed its passage. In 2014, the San Antonio Express-News reported that during Gov. Greg Abbott’s tenure as state attorney general, female assistant attorney generals were paid $6,000 less on average — despite generally having more experience — than their male coworkers.

Many consider the wage gap unavoid-

an ancient problem, and eliminating the wage gap will take much more than a single bill. But the state’s unwillingness to approach the issue, or even to align with moderate federal statutes addressing it reflects the underlying disrespect this legislature has for women — especially minority women — within the state.

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DOING THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASON us to lose sight of who we truly are.

those things?

It’s no secret that life has become increasingly competitive. Colleges accept fewer applicants and jobs are scarce. It’s a rat race to see who can add the most to their resumes.

There are times when I sit and wonder who I really am. Those times are usually at 3 a.m. while trying to complete a “who are you?” essay question. I find beauty in this question because of its fluidity. It can apply to a characteristic, achievement or occupation.

But what if we sat down and took a moment to wonder why we do the things we do?

I could say that I am a scholar, a Longhorn and a journalist. I’m fortunate say that I’m a happy person.

I urge you to ask yourself those same questions. If you’re not happy with the answers, pursue your passions. UT has more than 1,300 student organizations, over 70 sororities and fraternities, hundreds of intramural sports and club teams, and more. Join something you’re genuinely interested in and if you’re ever asked about it in an interview, that interest will show in your answer.

In this competitive atmosphere, it has become more important than ever to separate ego and competition from desire and passion. If you do something, be passionate about doing that activity. Simply participating or applying for something only because it adds to a resume can cause

Recently, I turned down an amazing opportunity – no, I won’t say what it was.

What’s important is why I said, “Thank you, but no thank you.” As I sat writing about who I am, I asked myself: am I doing this opportunity for the right reason?

What do I truly enjoy doing? Am I doing

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DO WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT WHAT IS EASY

And if you’re a lucky person who already loves what they’re doing, I congratulate you for staying true to yourself in the age of competition.

NEVER APOLOGIZE

Also, you should probably write a book or host a seminar.

RIGHT THING.

FOR DOING THE

GENDER PAY GAP CREATES ‘HOUSING GAP’ FOR SINGLES ticeably lower than men’s in almost every city included in the study. This limits their choices on housing, while their counterparts are awarded more financial freedom.

There is no denying that Austin has been The root of this issue can be narrowed gaining popularity — people move down to a problem that has been here from across the country, proved, study after study, as the and it even topped the list Nationally, gender wage gap. of the 20 best U.S. cities to women make live in for 2017. But even a women make 22 22 percent less Nationally, city as incredible as Austin percent less than men for has unfavorable aspects that than men for the the same job. These numbers need to be addressed. get more depressing and

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same job.

Austin’s real estate market is one of many that has been proven to tyShark. While being a single woman and wanting to live alone already limit one’s choices, matters are made worse when women earn less than men.

The industry’s rule of thumb is that no more than 30 percent of one’s income should go to rent or mortgage payments.

When this rule is applied to cities in Texas — Houston, Fort Worth, and Austin — the housing market becomes unaffordable for single women.

Single women’s median income is no-

alarming when you compare wage gaps between ethnicities, with minorities earning significantly less than white men and women.

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A STUDENT GUIDE TO

PARTYING ‘TEXAN STYLE’

By MORGAN O’HANLON Daily Texan Published On August 31, 2017

After a week’s worth of hard work on the 40 Acres, it’s tempting just to kick back and turn over into the weekend with a bout of Netflix-binging. But for those UT students craving something a bit more active, here’s a road map to some of the best places to get your party on this semester:

SPIDERHOUSE

Located just north of campus at the corner of 29th and Fruth Street, this hipster hangout is famous for much more than coffee. Home to a large patio and a ballroom, the venue hosts regular poetry slams, trivia nights and an expansive variety of themed shows and events.

Whether you’re there earlier in the day to hunker down on some homework, or later in the evening to enjoy a craft beer and live music, Spiderhouse never disappoints.

Pro-tip: There’s an elusive kitty-cat that hangs out in the cafe. Try your best to befriend it!

21ST STREET CO-OP

If the Greek life really isn’t your scene, the 21st Street Co-Op also throws parties that are more relaxed and communal. It’s recommended to BYOB, but the drinks are sometimes free. Everyone hangs around the courtyard, which is decorated in lights, jamming out to live music from various indie bands. There are comfortable couches to lounge around, and a large portion of people look like they just stepped out of “Dazed and Confused.” There’s definitely a funky vibe to dig about that place.

FRAT PARTIES (IF YOU’RE A WOMAN, OR IF YOU’RE A DUDE WITH SOME EXTRA CASH)

University of Texas fraternity parties are just like the ones in the movies — well, almost. Maybe the antics imagined in films like Seth Rogen’s “Neighbors” are a tad exaggerated, but students who want to party like McConaughey should head west. Longhorn Greek life dominates West Campus on the weekends, and between the massive ragers and smaller-scale kickbacks, there is always something for everyone — that is, of course, if you can get in.

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For all you cougar hunters out there, the Swing Dance Syndicate is a great place to pick up some Agneses and Arnolds on a Thursday night. For those of you who are more interested in people your own age, the venue also hosts a Collegiate Shag Class and Uptempo Dancing lesson on the fourth Thursday of every month.

No matter what week of the month you choose to go, the event always provides high-quality lessons at an affordable price.

Make sure to bring your swingiest clothes and dancing shoes!

YOUR OWN DARN APARTMENT

If West Campus or 6th street aren’t satisfying your party needs, throw your own shindig at your apartment. Even if you don’t have your own place, 81 percent of UT students live off-campus, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find a friend who does. Despite what most might think, throwing a party doesn’t need to be expensive or a hassle. All you need are some cheap streamers or DIY decorations, drinks (have your friends BYOB if they can since they’re already freeloading off your space), good friends and good vibes. Most importantly: Make sure you have the loudest speaker you can find to blast some groovy tunes and dance the night away.

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AUSTIN MAY TEST DELIVERY ROBOTS

By LISA DREHER

Daily Texan Published On August 29, 2016

Austin may have robots rolling down its sidewalks delivering food in the near future.

traffic congestion by reducing delivery vehicles on the road, to test out delivery bots. The bots may deliver restaurant food, packages, groceries and other items to people around the city.

The resolution states the “personal delivery robotic devices” can be autonomous or According to Austin Transportation human-controlled if needed. They must Department spokeswoman only use sidewalks, crosswalks Marissa Monroy, Austin is and pedestrian pathways to actively seeking delivery avoid interfering with “...the bots robots to trial in the traffic. They can also would not greatly city. weigh up to 300 pounds, must not threaten students’ delivery “We’ve definitely exceed 10 miles jobs in companies such as Fa- per hour and seen a growing trend … vor, which often uses bicyclists, must yield to throughout the pedestrians. because people would still be country,” Monfaster than a bot.” roy said. “And we A pilot program know that Austin, would partner a Camille Murray being the innoprivate technology Public health sophomore vative community provider with the city, that it is, we definitely and Monroy said one are looking for all options or more companies may be when it comes to transporting approved. Transportation Departnot just people but goods and services.” ment director Robert Spillar said departments can now evaluate tech companies’ On Aug. 10 Austin City Council passed proposals of bot plans. a resolution allowing the Transportation Department to initiate one or more two“The purpose of making a call in terms year pilot programs, aimed at relieving of a call for information, if you will, is to

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make sure the larger industry is aware that Austin is interested in these technologies,” said Spillar during the Council’s meeting on Aug. 10.

Cities such as San Francisco and Washington D.C. already use delivery bots.

Art history sophomore Anneka High said she orders from Amazon Prime, Favor and occasionally Uber Eats, but noted that the rise of delivery services may discourage people from going out and buying from local restaurants and stores.

“It’ll definitely be more convenient, but it definitely takes away personability,” High said.

Public health sophomore Camille Murray said the bots would not greatly threaten students’ delivery jobs in companies such as Favor, which often uses bicyclists, because people would still be faster than a bot.

“I don’t think the development of these (robots) would put Favor out of business,” Murray said. “There’s something about the speed and, regardless, it’s probably going to still be cheaper to use people than the bots.”

Graduate student Litan Li said people may steal goods in autonomous bots if they are not supervised.

“I don’t think they’re very reliable,” Li said.

“They can get messed with, and there’s nobody there to protect it. You can’t mess with a person.”

One company, Starship Technologies, had already expressed interest in helping the city after it visited South By Southwest this year, and when it demonstrated its six-wheeled bots in Austin’s northeast-central neighborhood of Mueller in July.

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FOUR GREGORY GYM ETIQUETTE PRINCIPLES

By ALBERT ZHAO

Daily Texan Published On September 12, 2016

The 40 Acres can feel cramped at times, but few places rival the congestion of Gregory Gym. Between the gym’s peak hours of 5–8 p.m., a combination of inadequate space, sweaty stench and competing hip-hop and electronic music blaring from personal speakers can be excruciating. Here are some rules to follow on your next trip to Gregory so you and your fellow Longhorns can peacefully coexist and exercise.

PUT IT IN YOUR CUBBY When Gregory gets crowded, the last thing you expect is to trip over a stranger’s backpack because the person came straight from class and didn’t know where to put it. You need to put your belongings in a

locker if you don’t have time to run home or back to your car before your workout.

A number of campus buildings, from McCombs to Garrison, supply lockers for students to use. They usually require you to bring your own lock, so head over to GRE 2.204 to see which locker you can use. You can also place your things directly in Gregory’s $32-per-semester lockers or its daily coin-lockers, which cost a quarter each time. Remember, don’t blockade your fellow gym mates.

sweat compounds on gym equipment daily. Don’t be the person contributing to this collection after using the gym bench.

Bring a towel to wipe down equipment after use. Exercise mats, the seats of exercise machines and displays on treadmills should all be dry and presentable for your fellow gym mate’s use. Gregory fortunately provides towels for students to borrow; however, they cost either $1 a day or $28 a semester, so remember to pack one with you beforehand.

BE A SWEETIE, WIPE THE SEATIE Gyms smell because sweat smells. The issue isn’t the liquid itself but your skin bacteria breaking down sweat secretions, thus releasing your unique blend of body order. This is a bit gross to think about, but picture the hundreds of people whose

CLEAN UP, CLEAN UP EVERYBODY DO YOUR SHARE Failing to return equipment after using it is a novice mistake committed by people in gyms everywhere, but in one as crowded as Gregory, it causes an extra level of chaos. If you are using dumbbells, medicine balls or any other retrievable

SHARING IS CARING If you’re new to exercising in Gregory, you may feel confused by what’s available for you to use since so many people are there.

Don’t be afraid to ask someone if he or she is finished with the equipment. If the person is not, then ask for a time estimate.

You’re as entitled to the equipment as the marathon runner in training. But if you’re feeling too shy to ask if someone is done using the treadmill, The Daily Texan has a useful video of routes around Austin to accommodate your jog.

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PROVIDE STRESS RELIEF, AID PRODUCTIVITY

By MEGAN HIX

Daily Texan Published On January 19, 2016

While most students are familiar with the cramming and stress of finals or midterms, few capitalize on the fresh start offered each time a new semester rolls around.

This fall, ditch the bad habits by taking advantage of these UT resources for a productive, stress-free semester.

“One of the great things about being in an academic environment is that you get a fresh start twice a year.”

Katy Redd, the assistant director for prevention and outreach One major component of a successful semester is learning to manage time early on, Sanger Learning Center director Michelle Jewell said. Before getting weighed down by your assignments, Jewell said it’s important to get organized.

“There’s not a single person who doesn’t struggle to make enough time,” Jewell said. “Read your syllabi, make a deadline calendar, arrange when your projects are due, reverse engineer how many hours you’ll have to put in to meet deadlines — no one should write a paper overnight.”

Sanger Learning Center offers workshops on everything from time management and study techniques to GRE prep classes.

This semester, Jewell said workshops on succeeding in online classes will also be available.

“Talk to your professor about your first assignments if you don’t know what they mean [on the syllabus],” Jewell said. “The worst thing you can do in those early weeks is be shy about asking for help or refreshing yourself on the basics.”

UT career counselor Lynn Chang said

it’s never too early in one’s college career to utilize the University’s career services.

Specialists can help answer questions about what careers fit each major and even help secure first jobs for those about to graduate.

“The most important thing to do is explore, explore, explore beyond your major,” Chang said. “If you’re interested in one thing, get really involved in that one thing. That means not just classes but maybe joining an organization or getting involved in the community. Think about how to use your time to highlight who you are.”

Whether students are looking for a parttime job or need help polishing a resume, Chang said UT offers forms of help, such as job and internship database hireutexas. edu or resume workshops and mock interview setups.

Katy Redd, the assistant director for prevention and outreach at UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center, said that with so much going on in students’ lives, it’s crucial to manage stress and the beginning of the semester is a perfect time to create healthy habits.

“One of the great things about being in an academic environment is that you get a fresh start twice a year,” Redd said. “Getting enough sleep is a really good habit to start building now, really setting a fairly regular sleep schedule and really thinking about how you’re managing and structuring time.”

Redd also recommends students include things such as exercise and social interactions in their schedules to help reduce stress. She said the CMHC offers workshops and therapy groups for those interested in learning more about stress management, as well as the Mind Body Lab, where students can relax or learn deep breathing techniques.

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BY CHASE KARACOSTAS Daily Texan Published On September 12, 2017

Lyft is now offering free nightly rides for students traveling from campus to nearby residential locations seven days a week from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

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partnership with Parking and Transportation Services, PTS. The program offers free rides to students from campus to parts of West Campus, Riverside and North Campus, and as of Tuesday afternoon, a few thousand students have enrolled, PTS said.

Aaron Fox, general manager for Lyft in Austin, said Monday night’s rollout went smoothly, and they had their first rider within five

minutes of the program starting.

Fox said they’ll be monitoring the number of rides a week to ensure they have enough drivers.

“We are thrilled to partner with Parking and Transportation Services,” Fox said. “Anything that makes the campus environment safer that we can be a part of is a huge win. I’m an alum, and I really wish we had this program when I was at the school.”

The coverage area includes West Campus, the Intramural Fields, North Riverside and half a dozen other areas with high concentrations of students. PTS director Bobby Stone said these areas were chosen based on data collected during an early ride-hailing pilot program and general knowledge of where students typically live.

“It really will enhance access for students as well as safety,” Stone said. “I think it’s something that will be of really, really great value to everybody on campus.”

Two years ago, PTS began looking for a way to fill the public transportation gap between 11 p.m., when the buses near campus stopped running, and 4 a.m., two hours after SURE Walk closes. Stone said they originally struggled to

get funding because the Student Services Budget Committee was not comfortable funding a program that might last not more than a few years, and Uber and Lyft both left Austin in May 2016.

When Lyft and Uber returned over the summer, Lyft reached out about the program with a new cost-saving feature, Lyft Line, which set things in motion for Monday’s roll-out, Stone said. Lyft Line allows riders to take a reduced-cost Lyft if they don’t mind riding with someone else who has similar pickup and drop-off locations.

PTS currently has a yearly budget of $75,000 for the program, which is above the estimate Lyft gave them for the cost of running SURE Ride until next August. However, the program is still in its pilot stages, and its popularity will decide whether or not it is renewed next fall, Stone said.

Radio-television-film senior Topazia Hunter said that as someone who used to live far from campus in Riverside, it’s nice to have this program shorten student commutes at night and increase safety.

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The coverage area includes West Campus, the Intramural Fields, North Riverside and half a dozen other areas with high concentrations of students. PTS director Bobby Stone said these areas were chosen based on data collected during an early ride-hailing pilot program and general knowledge of where students typically live.

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UT STARTUP HELPS STUDENTS FIND WORK EXPERIENCE

By PAUL ISKRA

Daily Texan Staff Published On November 14, 2016

Condecca, a new UT student startup, matches undergraduates seeking work experience or internship opportunities with potential employers in a similar way to how dating apps match up potential couples.

The startup is up and running on condecca.com, and it is seeking to release its mobile app onto Apple and Android markets this year. Condecca could benefit both students and startups; college undergraduates looking to find job experience would be matched with local Austin companies

looking for ambitious recruits. Students are reviewed on their quality of work, and they can use these reviews to find more prestigious jobs in the future, Condecca co-founder Hakan Telsiz said.

“What makes [Condecca] different is the employment process efficiency [and] the fact that students are willing to work for less money in exchange for experience,” Telsiz said. “We’re facilitating the process and communication of hiring.”

Don Dao, a business honors and finance sophomore who helped develop Condecca’s business model, said that Condecca’s user interface was designed to be easily

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accessible by students.

“We’re really giving [students] these short-term internships and short-term projects geared towards college students to bridge the gap,” Dao said. “It’s kind of a niche market within the job-creating agencies, but it’s something that we ourselves have experienced, and a lot of other students have experienced it as well.”

The website and mobile apps have gone through several versions to strike a balance between undergraduate user experience and professional feel, said Evan Kaminsky, a computer science sophomore who

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honors sophomore and fellow Condecca contributor.

“There are a lot of BHP [Business Honors Programs] and McCombs alumni that have started their own companies here in the Austin area,” Hughes said. “It’s honestly a really great resource.”

In addition to searching for startup employers willing to hire, Condecca also tries to attract undergraduates looking for jobs.

The app and website entice undergraduate students by displaying other users’ experiences with employers.

“I think the best way to attract students is to be able to show them, ‘Hey, here’s 50 kids who have actually had internships, and have had great experiences,’” Hughes said.

Hakan Telsiz Condecca Co-founder

While students tend to worry primarily about grades when engaged in the college experience, a common deficiency is an ample resume to supplement that student’s credibility, which makes the search for a job harder, according to Sean Geiger.

co-founded Condecca and developed the iOS mobile app. To use the app, Kaminsky said students will swipe to the left when searching for job opportunities in the same way they would look for matches on Tinder. If the student finds a job they would like to apply for, they press a button that automatically submits their resume.

“You’ve got lots of students with lots of academic experience, but not much professional experience,” said Geiger, a computer science sophomore who is also a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Condecca. “We’re thinking that Condecca will provide a way to hopefully close that experience gap.”

“For most of the employers we see using it, it’s really just that you’ve got your resume, you see the job, and if you’re a good fit, you just go for it,” Kaminsky said. “The website has the exact same functionality.”

Employers are found through various networks around Austin, the most prominent being the McCombs alumni network, according to Meredith Hughes, a business

According to Hughes, Condecca’s goal is to help driven students find companies that are willing to provide valid opportunities.

“It’s gonna be purely targeted at meaningful work experience you can put on your resume and speak to,” Hughes said. “At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.”

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NEW UT STUDY SHOWS ECONOMIC COST OF BULLYING

By EILISH O’SULLIVAN Daily Texan Staff Published On July 6, 2017

A new study from UT’s School of Human Ecology shows the economic cost of bullying.

According to the study, many states could potentially lose tens of millions of dollars in funding when children miss school due to feeling unsafe.

“So much attention in the research and policy discussions about bullying has focused on the personal costs – to students who are bullied (academic problems; mental health problems),” UT professor and co-author of the study Stephen Russell said in an email. “But there hasn’t been much attention to other costs.”

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In the study, the researchers analyzed survey responses by over 800,000 middle and high school students throughout the state of California to estimate the financial impact of bullying.

The researchers used data from California’s Department of Education.

“Students who are bullied for who they are feel unsafe in their schools, and when students feel unsafe, they are more likely to avoid going to school,” Laura Baams, UT researcher and co-author of the study, said in an email. “These rates of absenteeism are directly related to lower funding for public schools in several states across the U.S.” 10.4 percent of students reported they missed at least one day of

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school in the past month because they felt unsafe, which is an estimated 301,000 students. That is $276 million in lost revenue each year in California public schools, according to the study.

“What I hope people will see is that there are many inexpensive strategies to reduce bullying and make schools safer – strategies that would cost a lot less than the cost of bullying based on this study,” Russell said. “Those kinds of strategies include: clear anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies that include attention to prejudice and bias; teaching training to reduce bullying; presence of information and resources for students on coping with prejudice and bullying; and student organizations that create positive climates.”

Russell said that even though we know most bullying is motivated by prejudice, less attention is paid to discriminatory or bias-based bullying.

The researchers found that the schools lost out on up to $78 million for race and ethnicity bias, up to $54 million for religious bias, up to $54 million for gender bias, up to $62 million for bias related to sexual orientation and up to $49 million for disability-related bias.

“I expected that we would find that students who were bullied were more likely to miss school because they felt unsafe,” Russell said.

“I wasn’t prepared for the magni-

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tude of the economic costs.”

The researchers wrote in a journal, published in School Psychology Quarterly, that their study shows a connection between bullying, absenteeism and a loss of funds for school districts in California.

“This study should motivate school boards and principals to critically look at their absenteeism rates and reports of discriminatory bullying,” Baams said.

“Not only do these indicate an unsafe school climate, they also cost them much needed funding.

Schools have the opportunity to make their school climate safer and more inclusive, and this study adds a vital economic consideration to the mix.”

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FIVE WAYS

By KRYSTAL CRUZ Burnt X

Finding the motivation to do assigned readings or homework is hard when dealing with those post vacation blues. Avoiding the first few weeks of assignments is a one way street to a doomed destiny of late-night cram sessions. Cramming right before lecture or quizzes is not only putting you at a disadvantage during the quiz, but also sentencing you to long term panic while trying to play catch-up for a exam.

The best way to avoid all these stressful scenarios is building motivation early on. Here are five ways to get that motivation going when you are already slacking.

TO GET MOTIVATED WHEN YOU’RE SLACKING

1. CREATE A MOTIVATION PLAYLIST Having the right tone of music for what you’re working on could help you focus a lot more than being in the quiet. If you are hitting the gym, fill your playlist with music that keeps you moving. If you are hitting the books, make sure not to pick anything that will be too distracting. I suggest acoustic instrumentals of your favorite songs.

2. DON’T WORK IN BED!!

Say this with me: “Bed is for sleeping. Not for working.”

3. PROMISE YOURSELF A REWARD IF YOU GET WORK DONE Whether it be getting dinner from a good restaurant on your way home from the library, buying that thing on your Amazon wishlist, or an episode of your favorite series on Netflix, promise yourself a reward to celebrate getting work done. In times of great struggle, a glimmer of hope can go a long way.

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4. WATCH A MOVIE OR VIDEO THAT MOTIVATES YOU Sometimes we have to admit defeat for a hour or so to find the inspiration to work hard. Decide to take a break for a hour or two and step away from your work to think about something else. I like to watch TedTalks videos or my favorite movies to get past the unmotivated slump I’m in. Whether it be a movie about going to school or about the focus of your dream career, give yourself a chance to remember why all this hard work will be worth it.

5. FIGURE OUT THE HOUR YOU STUDY BEST You may not be motivated or focused enough to study because you are trying at the wrong time. Some people study best in the morning and others at night. Make the effort to try studying at different times in different places to find your perfect study mojo. It may be hard to believe, but waking up earlier or staying up later might

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JOB INTERVIEWS

By HAYDEN PIGOTT Longhorn Life Staff

Everybody goes through it. Sometimes it can be extremely tough, other times it can be a breeze, but we have all been there. We have all been interviewed.

Being interviewed for a job or internship can be incredibly scary. You can want something so bad and be nervous, or it can be a last ditch effort to find something.

Either way it is hard to be really good at interviews. But we have compiled a list of our favorite tips to help you get through this interviewing season.

1: PREPARATION Do not go into an interview without doing any research on the company. Even if you are interviewing to be a cashier at a store for a summer job, you should know the mission statement or have a general idea of what the company does. If you are interviewing for an internship or a salary-based job, do some serious digging into the company. You should know what the company does on a day-to-day basis, you should follow their social media accounts, and, if it is a job where they publish things, you should have a favorite article.

2: THE HANDSHAKE Has anyone ever told you to have a really firm grip or to out-grip the person you are interviewing? This is wrong. You should never try to intimidate someone who is interviewing you, so match the grip of the interviewer. If they have a really weak grip, make your grip weak. If they try to break your hand, try to break their hand. Just follow along, this is their show and you are playing a part in it.

3: THE OUTFIT No matter where you are interviewing, whether it be Vineyard Vines at the Domain or Frost Bank, dress up slightly better than the level with which they wear clothes. So if Vineyard Vines does casual jeans and tops, wear a dress and a blazer. If

Frost Bank is business casual, go full suit.

This shows that you are willing to make an effort in your job and that you cared enough to get dressed up. Plus it makes it all the better when they tell you that you won’t be required to dress as formally.

4: HOW TO ANSWER THE NEGATIVE QUESTION They will always ask you something negative, like “tell me about a bad boss you’ve had.” The best way to answer those questions is to not really answer them. For the bad boss question, lie. Say that you haven’t had any bad bosses and you hope you never do. Because if you talk about a bad boss experience it can reflect badly on you, especially if the person you are interviewing does the things your bad boss did.

If they ask you something else, just avoid the question, say something like, “I don’t have experience with that, but I do have experience with [something positive].”

TIP: Do some serious digging into the company.

You should know what the company does on a day-today basis, and you should follow their social media accounts.

5: THANK YOU NOTES After you have interviewed for a job send a thank you note. If the company is millennial-based you can send an email to the person who interviewed you. If it is a more old school company take the time to write a personal, handwritten thank you.

Get stationary for your notes that reflect who you are, if you are bright and happy get bright and happy notes. If you really love UT go buy the notes that have the longhorn logo on them. Just make sure what is inside is kind and you make the interviewer feel special.

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