Career Development
Explore, engage, and develop through work that enables you to reach lifelong professional and personal success.
Maverick Advantage
Invest in Experience. Invest in You.
What is the Maverick Advantage?
The Maverick Advantage Program at UTA is all about helping you build marketable skills and meaningful experiences through hands-on, high-impact opportunities. We challenge you to invest your time in 5 specific activities: getting involved in the community, building your career path and skillsets, making global connections, diving into research, and growing as a leader. Every student, including you, should be able to graduate from UTA confident, career-ready, and clear about the person you want to be in the world. By participating in 3 of the 5 activity types while a UTA student, you will qualify to receive Maverick Advantage Distinction at graduation. In all practical terms, Maverick Advantage Distinction signifies your competitive edge in what’s on your resume, your career and life readiness, and your confidence articulating your professional story.
This opportunity is open to ALL students at UTA. Explore the 5 steps below as well as the “What Counts” page to see how it works…
5 Easy Steps To Get The Maverick Advantage
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Explore your goals
for your personal and professional future as well as the skills you’ll need.
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Invest In Yourself
through at least 3 (of 5) qualifying, hands-on activities listed below.
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Showcase Your Experience
in a portfolio, resume, or other professional tool relevant to your field.
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Apply
and participate in a practice interview during your graduating semester.
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Graduate
proudly as a distinguished graduate with your Maverick Advantage stole.
The 5 Activities Are...
Global Connections
Interact effectively with diverse audiences by bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
Community Engagement
Serve the community through intentional, engaging experiences and encouraging others to be civically engaged.
Career Development
Discover personal strengths, essential skills and relationships that guide you on a journey to serve as an effective leader.
Undergraduate Research
Prepare for graduate school and apply knowledge in an environment outside the classroom.