UT Tyler Mock Team Interviews

November 17, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan

One Way Alumni Give Back to the Soules College of Business

UT Tyler encourages its alumni to stay connected and involved. One of the opportunities for Soules College of Business alumni to get involved is through the biannual Mock Team Interviews event, hosted by the Soules College of Business and coordinated by Gail Johnson, a professional branding leader and UT Tyler adjunct lecturer. 

MTI events give business professionals the opportunity to provide a professional interview experience and direct feedback on a student’s interviewing technique. This semester, nearly 40 businesses participated, and UT Tyler alumni represented nearly half of the 51 total participants.

Johnson regularly keeps in touch with her former students and asks them to participate as they advance in their careers. One of those alums, Sarah Crawford ('17, BBA in human resource development), is eager to help next spring. She originally participated as a UT Tyler student in Johnson’s capstone class. “It meant a lot to me to go through the process. That course really helped me as far as showing me the real-world application of everything I’d learned,” said Crawford, who serves as the human resources manager for the city of Kilgore since April 2024. “I like to invest in the up-and-coming professionals in this line of work. . .I have a heart for higher education, and I would love to be involved in any way that I can be.”