Amy BartonAYC's Educational Speaker Series
Speaker: Matt Berndt, Director of the Communication Career Services at UT
Topic: "The Biggest Mistakes Job Seekers Make . . . and how to avoid them"
Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:00am
Cost: FREE!
Austin Community College Eastview Campus Building 8000, Room 8500 3401 Webberville Road Austin, TX 78702
Matt Berndt is the director of communication career services for the University of Texas at Austin. In this capacity he directs the office of career services for the 4000+ student College of Communication, providing career development and job search assistance and services to students and alumni, including on-campus interviewing, resume referral, career advisement and job and internship development services. He joined the UT College of Communication in February 2000.
Matt has sixteen years of university administrative and management experience in career services, student services, corporate & alumni relations, marketing, strategic planning, teaching, and research. He also has three years of experience in corporate management, sales, and marketing, primarily in the staffing industry.
Matt's university experience includes serving as Manager of Student & Corporate Relations for the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles; Director of Career Services for St. Edward's University in Austin; and Director of Executive Education and Marketing Manager for the Center for Telecommunications Management, a research and management education center that is part of the USC Marshall School of Business. His corporate experience includes assignments as the Area Manager of Austin for Randstad North America, Branch Manager with Office Specialists, and as an Account Manager with Alternative Resources Corporation in Los Angeles.
Matt earned an MA in Communication Management from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and a BA in Broadcasting/Mass Media and German from the State University of New York - Oswego campus.
