
Attend an Event
We host many events throughout the year for you to connect with all populations of students. Please see below for upcoming events and additional information.
Fall 2023 Engagement Opportunities
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
New 2023-2024 - BBA Employer Partnership Program
The BBA Employer Partnership Program offers a comprehensive range of opportunities for employers to strengthen connections with talented BBA students, foster brand awareness, and enhance education.
Registration has currently closed for the 2023-2024 academic year.
BBA Trivia & Networking Mixer
Date: Monday, September 11
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Format: In-person
Join us for a casual and fun networking event where you can connect with BBA students in small groups, followed by open networking.
BBA Corporate Mock Interviews
Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Format: In-person
Engage with undergraduate BBA students, enhance your visibility, and identify promising candidates. Representatives from your company can interview up to eight BBA students for mock positions and provide valuable feedback.
McCombs Career Expo
Date: Wednesday, September 13
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Format: In-person
The McCombs Career Expo provides opportunities for employers to recruit full-time and internship candidates at the McCombs School of Business. The Expo focuses on the BBA student population, but is open to all current UT Austin students for a portion of the event.
Register by Wednesday, August 23.
BBA Alumni Chats
Date: Thursday, September 14
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Format: In-person
Sign up to host a conversation table during our BBA Alumni Chats, a unique opportunity to connect with talented undergraduate students during career week.
BBA Company Trek Visits
Format: In-person
Locations: Dallas, Austin, or Houston
Dates: Friday, September 29 and Friday, October 27
Host current BBA students for an organized visit to share valuable insights on your company culture, resources, and day-to-day experiences. Due to limited availability, company trek visits will not be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. When selecting companies for this event, we will consider diversity within industries and job functions, history of hiring and recruiting with McCombs, and student interest.
To be considered, please complete the host interest form by Friday, July 14.
BBA Etiquette Dinner
Date: Tuesday, October 10
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Format: In-person
Join us for an evening of dining and professional etiquette instruction at our BBA Etiquette Dinner. This event provides a unique opportunity for you to connect with talented students and help them develop essential skills to set them up for success in their future careers.
Register by Friday, September 22nd
Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)
MPA Mock Networking Event
Date: Wednesday, August 16
Time: 1:00pm-2:30 pm
Format: In-person
Target audience: Traditional and Integrated MPA students seeking full-time roles.
Students will attend the MPA Mock Networking event with employers immediately following a networking workshop with the MPA Career Coaching team. Students will learn how to strengthen their networking skills and put these new techniques into action at the mock networking event. This is a great opportunity to connect with top business students.
Due to space constraints, employer partners will only be allowed to participate in one MPA event this week; either MPA Mock Networking or MPA Speed Networking.
MPA Speed Networking
Date: Friday, August 18
Time: 9:00-11:30 am
Format: In-person
Target audience: For traditional and Integrated MPA students seeking full-time roles
MPA Speed Networking provides an opportunity to connect with students in a format that offers both structured speed networking and open networking. The primary audience is incoming traditional MPA students.
Due to space constraints, employer partners will only be allowed to participate in one MPA event this week; either MPA Mock Networking or MPA Speed Networking.
MPA Industry Night
Date: Wednesday, August 30
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Format: In-person
Target audience: The primary audience is third-year MPA students seeking internships, but all MPA students are welcome to attend
MPA Industry Night offers the opportunity to market your organization to MPA students through a series of mini-information sessions dedicated to industry. After the sessions, students have the option to connect with all participating employers at a networking reception. It's the perfect venue to inform students of career opportunities within your organization and meet with them one-on-one. The primary audience is third-year MPA students; however, all MPA students are welcome to attend. This event is open to industry employers (e.g. consumer goods, energy, healthcare, technology, etc.).
MPA Mock Interview Day
Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Format: In-person
MPA Mock Interview Day allows you to build your company brand with students, identify great candidates early, and help students improve their interviewing skills by conducting mock interviews. All MPA students are welcome to attend and half-day or full-day schedules are available.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MBA Career Connections
Date: Thursday, September 21
Format: In-person
The MBA Career Connections networking reception is the Texas McCombs MBA Program's premier fall recruiting event for full-time and internship MBA candidates. This event will provide you access to a pipeline of talent and is the foremost branding opportunity of the semester.
Participating employers will have the option to interview graduating MBAs for full-time positions on Friday, September 22 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Space is limited and first-come, first-served.
If you would like to request an interview room, please contact your Recruitment Account Manager.
Master of Science Programs (MSBA, MSF, MSITM, MSM)
MS Fall Mock Interview Day
Date: Friday, August 18
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Full day not required; two-hour time blocks available.
Format: Virtual
Meet MS Business Analytics, MS Finance, MS Information Technology & Management, and/or MS Marketing students and help them improve their interviewing skills! Participating volunteer interviewers will conduct 30-minute, one-on-one virtual interviews with students and provide feedback on their performance.
Interested in participating? Contact us.
MS Industry Fridays
Dates: August 25, and September 15
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm
Format: Virtual
MS Industry Fridays are designed to introduce and educate students from MS Business Analytics, MS Finance, MS IT & Management, and MS Marketing programs in a variety of industries, roles, and functions related to their analytical degree programs. Employers will share information about their company and opportunities in order to help students gain a better understanding of careers they want to pursue. The format of these educational events will be informational sessions followed by Q&A time. MS students have a skillset that generally translates to the following types of roles:
- MSBA: Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Scientist
- MSF: Financial Analyst, IB Analyst, Business Valuation
- MSM: Marketing Analyst, Insights Associate, Account Manager
- MSITM: Data/Software Engineer, Data Analyst, Technical Program Manager
Register by date:
MS Career Conversations Event
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: 1:30-3:30 pm
Format: In-person
This networking experience is designed to connect specialty master's students with employers in a recruiting event that fosters meaningful connections and career opportunities. We provide a chance for students to showcase their skills and learn about potential full-time roles, while allowing recruiters to connect with a talented pool of candidates.
Engagement Opportunities
Attending an event is an easy way for employers to connect with McCombs students. You can view some opportunities below and reach out to our office to get started.
BBA Program
- On-campus Interviews
- BBA Flagship Events: Fall and Spring Career Expos
- Sponsored Career Management Programs
- Student Organization Engagement
MPA Programs
- Recruiting Events
- MPA Consulting Club
- MPA ACE (Accounting Careers Exploration)
- MPA Orientation Panelist or Speaker
- Distinguished Speaker Lyceum
MS Programs
- On-campus Interviews
- MS Large-scale Networking Events
- Spring Just-in-time Interview Forum
- Advisory Councils
- Capstone Projects
MBA Programs
- On-campus Interviews
- MBA+ Projects
- Student Organization Engagement
- Flagship Events – MBA Career Connections
- Spring Interview Forum/Networking Events