Faculty & Staff

Let’s Collaborate! Together we can help our Riverbats ‘Soar High!’

Career Life Design Services is here to support student career readiness, classroom engagement, and professional development.

Please see below on ways to collaborate with our team, integrate career development into teaching and advising, and access resources that support both student success and your own professional growth.

Interested in inviting Career Life Design Services to your class, program, or event? We offer in-person and virtual services designed to support student career exploration and readiness.

Please complete and submit a Services Request Form to schedule a service for your group.

Classroom presentations are offered in 30-minute sessions per topic (maximum of two topics).
Workshops are 50 minutes in length.
Please allow two weeks advance notice when selecting your program date.

Topics may be offered as presentations or workshops depending on format and learning outcomes. Some topics are best suited to a specific format, as noted below.

Choosing a Major/Career Exploration – Explore interests, strengths, and strategies for researching majors and careers. (Presentation only)
Handshake & Job Search Strategies – Learn how to organize a job search, including networking, job boards, and employer tools.
Resume Writing – Develop effective resumes that highlight experience and qualifications.
Cover Letter – Develop strong, targeted cover letters that showcase skills and interests.
Interview Preparation – Prepare for interviews by understanding common questions, formats, and best practices.
Career Readiness Competencies – Explore key skills employers value and how students can build them through coursework and experiences. (Presentation only)
Prepare for the Fair – Practice strategies for navigating career fairs and engaging with employers. (Workshop only)
Personal Branding & LinkedIn – Build a professional brand and learn how to network through LinkedIn and informational interviews.

**Topics and formats may be adjusted based on group size, time constraints, and learning goals.

Below are some of the top tools available on our website to help students explore career options, find opportunities and prepare for interviews:

FOCUS-2 is ACC’s online career and education planning system for helping you choose a major, build your career goals, and learn job information.
Take the Career Interest Assessment Now
Create a new account using your official ACCmail account and the Focus 2 access code. Use this Quick Start Guide for account set-up assistance.

ACCESS CODE: Riverbat

What Can I Do With This Major can help you connect your majors to possible careers. Learn about typical career paths and the types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. Continue your research on majors and careers through the websites provided.

Learn more

Get hands-on practice with mock interviews tailored to your specific industry, job, and experience level. Big Interview’s proven, step-by-step system combines expert video lessons and an interactive interview preparation system designed to help you land your dream job in no time. Create your free student account using your ACC student Gmail account.

Begin training with Big Interview

Find a career that’s right for you based on relevant information from the labor market. Learn more with the help of data on wages, growth, daily tasks, job postings, skills, and employers.

Learn more

Career Life Design Services offers one-on-one appointments to support students at every stage of their career journey. Students can schedule a meeting by either calling our office at 512-223-1470 or by submitting an Appointment Request Form.

During an appointment, the Career Specialist will:

Choosing a Major/Career Exploration – Help the student explore interests, strengths, and values while learning how to research majors and career paths.
Handshake & Job Search Strategies – Guide the student in organizing a job search, including networking strategies, job boards, and employer tools.
Resume Writing – Review and provide feedback on the student’s resume, focusing on content, formatting, and alignment with employer expectations.
Cover Letter Writing -Support the student in developing targeted cover letters that communicate skills, interests, and goals.
Interview Preparation – Prepare the student for interviews by reviewing common questions, formats, and strategies for confident responses.
Salary, Labor Market, & Job Research – Assist the student in exploring wage data, labor market information, and career trends to support informed decision-making.
Personal Branding & LinkedIn – Help the student build a professional brand and learn how to use LinkedIn for networking and career exploration.

*Appointment focus may vary based on student needs, time availability, and learning goals.

Handshake: ACC’s online recruiting system where employers post jobs and internships, career events, register for job fairs and interact with students. Faculty can learn about current job openings, internship opportunities, employer events, job fairs, and career-related resources available to their students.

All faculty and staff have a student account created for them which you can access with Single Sign-On at the Handshake log-in page. If off campus or choosing to use the Handshake mobile app (available in Google and Apple stores), your username is your full ACC email address and the corresponding password. If you have any questions or trouble logging-in, please feel free to call the office at 512-223-1470.

Each year our office hosts a variety of career fairs, industry insiders events, workshops, site visit and panel programs. Check out our current listing of fairs and events here as well as on Handshake here!