Texas State University Career Services

What Texas State University Career Services does

Texas State University Career Services is a centralized administrative department within Texas State University's Division of Student Success, headquartered at the LBJ Student Center in San Marcos, Texas, with a secondary location at the Round Rock campus. The department provides comprehensive career development services to current students, alumni, faculty, and employer partners, supporting roughly 5,000+ on-campus student employees annually and coordinating with 175+ campus hiring departments. Service offerings span career exploration and counseling, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, job and internship postings, career fairs, professional attire lending through the Career Closet, free professional headshots via the Iris Photo Booth, job shadowing through the BOBCATshadow program, micro-internships, virtual work simulations, and classroom presentations. The department also maintains six college-specific Career Educator liaisons plus specialized support for international students and veterans.

The core technology stack is the Handshake career services platform, which serves as the central digital hub for appointment scheduling, job and internship searches, and event registration, supplemented by integrations with LinkedIn Learning, Canvas LMS, Big Interview, and the AI-powered Quinncia resume and interview practice tool. Additional proprietary features include virtual interview rooms with audiovisual equipment and the self-service Iris photo booth launched in 2025. The department leverages partnerships with Forage (virtual work simulations), Parker Dewey (micro-internships), and Indeed (Job Search Academy) to expand experiential learning offerings, and sustains a Hire-A-Bobcat tiered employer sponsorship program (Gold, Maroon, Champion) with flagship sponsors including H-E-B, Quanta Services, Dell Technologies, USAA, Enterprise Mobility, Arrive Logistics, Core Construction, and the US Marine Corps.

From a business model perspective, Career Services operates as a cost center funded through university budget allocations, providing all services free of charge to students and alumni. The only direct revenue mechanism is the employer sponsorship program, which generates income through tiered Hire-A-Bobcat partnerships and individual event sponsorships providing booth placement, career fair access, and campus branding rights to recruiting employers. Top employers of Texas State graduates include H-E-B, Dell Technologies, Amazon, HCA Healthcare, Arrive Logistics, and Round Rock ISD for bachelor's recipients, and EY, Deloitte, and KPMG for graduate degree recipients, signaling strong employer pull across retail, technology, professional services, healthcare, and education sectors. The department is staffed by approximately 18 named professionals including a Director, two Associate Directors, four Assistant Directors, dedicated Career Educators for each college, internship and employer engagement specialists, and student peer advisors.

Name

Texas State University Career Services

Legal name

Texas State University Career Services

Website

https://careerservices.txst.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texas State University Career Services is a university department providing free career development resources, including counseling, resume review, job postings via Handshake, career fairs, and experiential programs, to students, alumni, and employers across its San Marcos and Round Rock campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Career Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALABAB

Career Services & Career Readiness

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Academic Advising, Career Services & Student Success

SECONDARYEDALABAA

Academic Advising & Degree Planning

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Academic Advising, Career Services & Student Success

SECONDARYBPACAOAM

Alumni Career Services & Ongoing Career Management Programs

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Outplacement, Career Transition & Workforce Redeployment

SECONDARYEDAJALAE

College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

Keywords

• University career services
• Career counseling
• Job placement support
• Internship programs
• Employer recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Marcos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. University-funded Services: Career Services is a department within Texas State University's Division of Student Success. All services are provided free of charge to students and alumni, funded through university budget allocations.
2. Employer Sponsorship Programs: The Hire-A-Bobcat Partner Program offers tiered sponsorships (Gold, Maroon, Champion) providing employers with recruiting benefits including career fair access, booth placement priority, and campus branding opportunities. Additional revenue comes from individual event sponsorships and branding opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Texas State University Career Services is a centralized career center within the university's Division of Student Success that provides comprehensive career development services free of charge to current students and alumni. Core offerings include career counseling, resume and cover letter reviews, interview preparation, job and internship search via the Handshake platform, career fairs, job shadowing, professional attire lending, and experiential learning opportunities.

Product overview

Texas State University Career Services is a centralized career center offering a comprehensive suite of services and platforms for students and alumni. The core platform is Handshake, which serves as the central hub for appointment scheduling, job/internship searches, and event registration. Key services include the Career Closet (professional attire lending), Iris Photo Booth (free professional headshots), BOBCATshadow (job shadowing), and Forage Virtual Work Experiences. The department also partners with Parker Dewey for micro-internships, Indeed for Job Search Academy, and provides access to LinkedIn Learning, Big Interview, and Quinncia AI for professional development and resume/interview prep. Additional offerings include career fairs, interview rooms, drop-in services, classroom presentations, and the Canvas-based Career Success Toolkit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Handshake Career Platform Primary career services platform where students and alumni schedule appointments, search for internships and jobs (on-campus, part-time, or full-time), and access career fairs and events.
• Career Closet
• Iris Photo Booth Self-service photo booth providing free professional headshots sent directly to email. Available to students, alumni, faculty, and staff with no appointment necessary.
• BOBCATshadow Program
• Forage Virtual Work Experiences
• Parker Dewey Micro-Internships
• Indeed Job Search Academy
• Career Success Toolkit
• Online Resume and Cover Letter Review
• Quinncia AI Resume Review
• Big Interview Training
• Career Fairs
• Interview Rooms
• Drop-in Services
• Classroom Presentations

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• ForagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas State University has partnered with Forage to bring students immersive job simulations designed to build career-ready skills directly from top employers. Forage provides virtual work experiences.
• Parker DeweycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas State has partnered with Parker Dewey to help connect students to flexible, professional, paid work experiences through micro-internships. These short-term professional projects allow students to gain experience.
• IndeedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndeed Job Search Academy is a free, virtual program hosted by Indeed, created to help students excel in their job search. Focuses on mastering 5 key areas of the job search process.
• H-E-BflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerH-E-B is a Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor and partner. Thanked for partnering with Texas State University to bring the Iris professional headshot photo booth to campus. Top employer of Texas State graduates.
• Quanta ServicesflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerQuanta Services provided generous investment in the BOBCATshadow video project at Texas State University. Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor.
• USAAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaroon tier Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor supporting career services and employer engagement initiatives.
• Enterprise MobilitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaroon tier Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor supporting career services and employer engagement initiatives.
• Arrive LogisticscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHire-A-Bobcat sponsor and top employer of Texas State graduates. Maroon tier partner.
• Core ConstructioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaroon tier Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor for career services and employer engagement.
• US Marine CorpscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaroon tier Hire-A-Bobcat sponsor and employer of Texas State graduates.
• Dell TechnologiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAES Europe/Dell Technologies partner and top employer of Texas State graduates. Supports campus branding through Hire-A-Bobcat program.
• Greystone ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHire-A-Bobcat sponsor supporting career services initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Major job-search platform and partner via Indeed Job Search Academy; broader incumbent competing for employer recruiting spend and providing career-readiness content overlapping with what Texas State Career Services delivers.
• Handshake: Primary career-services platform used by Texas State Career Services and most US universities; broader incumbent that powers the underlying infrastructure (job postings, appointments, fairs) across the entire university career-services category.
• LinkedIn: Owner of Handshake and broader career-networking platform serving both students/alumni and employers; overlapping capability in job search, professional networking, and learning (LinkedIn Learning), positioning it as a broad incumbent in career-services enablement.

Emerging players

• Forage: Virtual job-simulation platform partnered with Texas State Career Services; an emerging player offering employer-branded career experiences that compete with or complement traditional career-counseling and experiential-learning services.
• Parker Dewey: Micro-internship platform partnered with Texas State Career Services; emerging player in experiential-learning and short-term professional project placement that overlaps with career-services internship offerings.

Direct peers

• University of Houston Career Services: Career services office at another large Texas public university; comparable structure (university-funded free services, Handshake platform, career fairs, employer sponsorship programs) targeting a similar metropolitan Texas employer base.
• Texas A&M University Career Center: Career center at Texas A&M University, providing resume reviews, career fairs, interview prep, and employer engagement to a comparable public-university student population competing for the same regional employer pool as Texas State.
• Baylor University Career Center: Career center at a private Texas university with similar career-counseling, career-fair, and employer-engagement services; comparable function and customer base (Texas students and alumni seeking employment outcomes).
• USC Career Center: Career center at a large public research university; offers parallel services including career counseling, fairs, AI-driven tools, and major-employer relationships, making it a relevant scale-comparable peer in the same industry.
• The University of Texas at Austin Career Services: Career center at Texas's flagship public university, offering comparable services (career counseling, fairs, Handshake-based job board) to a larger student body; directly comparable as a public Texas university career services unit serving similar employers and students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/txstcareers
• Instagraminstagram.com/txstcareers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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