Tech is for Everyone

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Tech Is for Everyone is a series designed to introduce graduate students from all academic backgrounds to exciting career paths in tech. 

Through networking workshops, site visits to top Austin employers and events, and curated resources, students will explore the tech ecosystem, build connections and discover opportunities tailored to their skills.

Upcoming Events

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Talking to Humans: Networking for Graduate Students and Postdocs

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Scheduled
Monday October 27, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Texas Innovation Center
Learn how to network effectively and build meaningful, two-way relationships at an upcoming site visit in this interactive virtual workshop with the Office of Career and Life Design! Identify where you can add value, refine your messaging, and practice strategies to connect.
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Talking to Humans: Networking for Graduate Students and Postdocs - Virtual

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Scheduled
Monday October 27, 2025, 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Virtual
Learn how to network effectively and build meaningful, two-way relationships at an upcoming site visit in this interactive virtual workshop with the Office of Career and Life Design! Identify where you can add value, refine your messaging, and practice strategies to connect.
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Networking Prep Session for Quantitative Research Night

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Scheduled
Thursday October 30, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Overcome any reservations you might have about professional networking in live situations. During this interactive session, attendees will learn how to effectively identify and approach potential professional contacts with a keen understanding of professional etiquette.
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UT Austin Quant Night

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Scheduled
Thursday October 30, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Are you a quantitative/data-focused advanced degree student or scholar? Ask alumni about their career journey, from academia into industry, their current role, advice on entering the job market and ways to be a competitive candidate.
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Microsoft Presents: Technical Interviews for Graduate-Level Data Roles

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Scheduled
Friday November 7, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Off-Campus
Learn how to ace technical interviews for graduate-level roles in data science, machine learning, AI and other data roles in this interactive workshop with Microsoft hiring managers and UT alumni!

Career Transition Guides for Tech Roles

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Office of Career and Life Design Resources

Exponent

Prep for tech interviews with Exponent! Designed by hiring managers at companies like Meta and Google, Exponent includes technical interview prep courses, real interview questions, mock interviews and referrals. Prepare for interviews in machine learning, data science, UX / Product Design, Product Management, Software Engineering and more! Exponent is free for all UT grad students and postdocs.

Meet Alumni in Tech

Alumni Profiles

Learn what it’s like to transition from grad school into a tech role straight from UT graduate alumni! Read their profiles and watch their Alumni@Work videos for short interviews with Master’s and Ph.D. students from across the university.

Cindy Blanco

Cindy Blanco, Ph.D.

Senior Learning Scientist
Duolingo
Ph.D. Linguistics

Decio Correa

Decio Correa, Ph.D.

Senior Data Scientist
IBM
Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Elisa Ferracane

Elisa Ferracane, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Abridge AI
Ph.D. Linguistics

Oscar Daniel Galvis Arce

Oscar Daniel Galvis Arce, Ph.D.

Resident Engineer
Trimble
Ph.D. Transportation/Mobility Management
(College of Engineering)

Saurabh Gupta

Saurabh Gupta, M.S.

GPU Architect
NVIDIA
M.S. ECE Engineering