Job & Internship Preparation
Career coaches meet with undergraduate students throughout their time in the Haslam College of Business to help develop their professional skills and find employment. The university provides career paths, resources and job boards that align with business majors.
All students receive professional development support through the Haslam Leaders series. The college also provides students with 1:1 career coaching and job search support.
College and Industry-specific Resources
Job SearchMake an Appointment with a Career Coach
Step One: Log into your Handshake account
Step Two: Click on Career Center in the top right, Appointments, and then Schedule a New Appointment
Step Three: Choose one of the following Appointment Categories: Resume/CV Review, Industry Research/Finding Experience, Graduation Professional School, Job Search
Step Four: Choose one of the following industries: Business
Step Five: Choose the appointment time and date that work for you!
Job Search
The Undergraduate Professional & Career Development team works with the Center for Career Development to help Haslam students meet their immediate job needs and strategize their career goals. HCB students can use Handshake, a job search platform, to find full-time to find full-time and part-time jobs and industry-specific postings. Haslam undergraduates may also contact us for more information on job searches and job placement and on which career fairs held each semester would align with their career objectives.
Internships
Internships are one of the top experience employers look for on a resume and can often be the difference between getting the job or earning a higher salary after graduation. Gaining real-world experience through a business internship also gives your career path focus. It puts your passions to practice to help you know where your interests and strengths stack up, and some internships can help off-set the costs of academic life or earn credit equivalency. Haslam also offers a Internship Housing Scholarship, open to all undergraduate business students.
BUAD 492
Internships are a chance for students to gain hands-on experience in the business world, apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world problems, and develop important professional skills. By participating in an internship, students gain a competitive advantage for future employment by providing meaningful work experience and an introduction to a potential career or employer. Students can earn unrestricted elective hours for their internship experience through BUAD 492.
Majors requiring internships
- Management
Contact: Eva Cowell - Human Resources Management
Contact: Debbie Mackey - Supply Chain Management
Contact: Tyler Orr
Contact:
Internship Coordinator
Jeannine Berge
Director, Professional & Career Development
Center for Student Engagement and Success
Email: jberge@utk.edu
Phone: 865.974.8280
Business Communication Studio
Haslam students can schedule an appointment in the Business Communication Studio to get peer-to-peer support on projects and assignments specific to professional communication, including resume reviews, presentation practice, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, interviewing and post-interview thank-you notes.
Location:
245 Haslam Business Building, mezzanine-level
Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to noon