Integrate Career Services Into Your Classroom

The University Career Center supports the integration of career readiness and career development topics across majors and colleges. The resources below are available to in-person and virtual courses through classroom presentations and assignment resources.

Classroom Presentations | Assignment Resources

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Classroom Presentations

Invite a University Career Center staff member to speak with your students about their future! Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Assignment Resources

How could I integrate career services into my first-year course?

• Encourage students to log into Red Raider GradStats and identify five companies that hire students from their academic major. 
• Direct students to the Career Development Timeline and have them pick one step they can take to develop their career this semester.
• Require students to take the Focus 2 Career assessment. This mobile-friendly assessment helps build awareness about interests, strengths, and career-readiness steps. Students can create an account on the Focus 2 Career page by using the access code "redraider". 

How could I integrate career services into other courses?

• Provide course credit or extra credit for job fair attendance. We can provide event verification letters or manage a sign-in sheet for your class specifically.
• Facilitated experiential learning projects through Forage, an experiential learning platform with real-world projects to help students explore different industries.
• Incorporate an assessment, such as Focus 2, TypeFocus or CliftonStrengths into your class. We can have staff come present to your class and provide group interpretations and applications of self-awareness, as well as career exploration and development.
• Encourage students to develop a resume or LinkedIn profile
• Require students to map out key skills required for their major and strategies to build those skills at Texas Tech. Red Raider GradStats is an excellent resource for this type of assignment.

Do students have to schedule an appointment to utilize UCC services?

We accept drop-in students as well as scheduled appointments. During peak seasons, we encourage students to schedule an appointment to ensure they have adequate time to address their needs. To schedule an appointment, students will need to log in to Raider Success Hub using their eRaider information and make an appointment. We offer face-to-face, video, and phone appointments. 

For Fall 2026, we will offer bi-weekly drop-in hours through the Career Studio. The Career Studio will be open Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm. More information can be found on the Career Studio page.

My students are required to provide proof of participating in a mock interview or document review. Is a review of the student's performance provided?

Any of our staff can provide a written critique through our standardized rubric. Please note that not all students who use our services will receive a rubric, so students will need to let their staff member know that they will need the rubric for their assignment.