SMART Start

Summer Mentoring and Real-World Training
Giving young geoscientists a head start
Giving smart employers an inside track

Important program guidelines:

• Company registration deadline is February 15, 2010.
• By registering, you are not committed to hiring a student - only that you will review student applications and interview any promising candidates.
• Participating companies/job descriptions will be posted online for students to review.
• Students then submit their resumes to the Jackson School Career Center and we will distribute them directly to your company representative.
• Interviews will take place in February and March 2010.  Method is at your discretion: in person, phone, email or combination.
• Students should be notified of employment by April 1, 2010.
• Minimum 4 week employment - ideal for a summer project.
• Minimum hours per week is up to each individual company.
• Suggested minimum salary is $10/hour. This is as little as $1600/moth for a full time, high energy, high aptitude student.
• Relocation and housing allowance is not necessary, as many of these students go home for the summer.
• Minimum 6 week employment - ideal for a "summer project".
• Minimum number of hours per week is up to each individual company.
• Companies are NOT obligated to hire any student if job requirements cannot be met.
• Please sign up using this Employer Registration Form.

For more information about SMART Start, please contact Julie Paul at jpaul@jsg.utexas.edu or 512-471-2223.