Career Services
Welcome to the Jonsson School Career Services and Professional Development!
I am excited to be a part of your academic to career success journey. The Jonsson School Career Services department’s mission is to provide all ECS students with quality programs and resources that develop the essential skills needed to compete in the job market.
Get one-on-one career coaching by scheduling an appointment and follow us on social!:
- Job Searching Strategies
- Career Assessments and Research
- Resume/Cover Letter Writing
- Internship Programs and Approvals (Including CPT Assistance)
- Mock Interviews and what to expect in an interview
- Professional Dress and Interview Attire
- LinkedIn Review If you would also like to contact me directly, please email me at Lacey.Henderson@utdallas.edu Sincerely, Lacey Henderson Director
You can email jonssonschooljobs@utdallas.edu with career related questions and we will promptly get back with you.
Professional Development
The purpose of ECS³ Program (Excellence in Career Success) is to support all Jonsson School students with their Career & Professional Development. The focus is on educating and preparing students to gain the skills necessary for career success.
The program will include a yearly professional development plan of action with clear steps that students will complete and master alongside their academic programs. The program will serve both the undergraduate students and the graduate students.
The ECS³ Etiquette Dinner will be hosted in December annually, and will recognize students that have successfully completed the requirements for the program with either a Novice, Intermediate, or Advance level of Distinction in Professional Development. We will also recognize the ECS faculty members, advisors, staff, employers, and council members that have been an integral part of the student’s career journey (nominated and voted on by students).
Professional Attire Resources
The Life Transitions Closet (LTC) in the Galerstein Community Center provides gently used clothes, shoes, and accessories at no cost to students and employees experiencing a life transition, including (but not limited to):
- Gender identity and gender-affirming self-expression
- New job
- Pregnancy and birth
- Loss of clothes due to extreme events (e.g., storm, flooding, fire)
Comet Closet offers available attire that includes dress pants, skirts and blazers. Students can use clothing on a 14-day rental basis and must be dry-cleaned before return. The Closet is available to all enrolled students who are currently in good academic standing.
Lacey Henderson
Director
Email:
Lacey.henderson@utdallas.edu
Phone:972-883-5786
Office: ECSS 2.509
Xavier Jones
Associate Director of Employer Relations
Email:
Xavier.jones@utdallas.edu
Office: SPN 2.720C
Meghan Todora
Career Coach II
Email:
Meghan.Todora@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-5771
Office ECSS 2.601
Lingling Peng
Administrative Assistant II
Email:
Lingling.peng@utdallas.edu
Phone:972-883-5790
Office: ECSS 2.510
Mary Ann Stewart
Assistant Director of CPT
Email:
Mary.Ann.Stewart@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4362
Office: ECSS 2.508
Jamie Mathew
Career Coach II
Email:
jmathew@utdallas.edu
972-883-5792Office: ECSS 2.602
Latest Events
All current UT Dallas students have a Handshake account. All Jonsson School students also have account to Simplicity also known as ECS Careers. Handshake is an online database to list internship vacancies and student profiles. Students should start their job search by creating an effective Handshake profile. ECS Careers is our Career Management System where system can enroll in professional development programs, registered for internship courses, and practice mock interviewing. Click here for instructions on logging into Handshake.
Employers