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bus_studentSeattle University Staff

At Career Services of Seattle University, we believe that SU staff play an instrumental role in the vocational and professional development of SU students and alumni, turning the SU workforce into a major stakeholder and partner of our efforts. Because of this, in collaboration with Student Development, the members of the Career Services Group, and working with SU students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, parents, companies, and organizations, Career Services has designed and currently offers the set of staff services listed below. Career Services aims to serve staff who seek support for their department or program and for staff interested in contributing to the career development of students and alumni through their work, collaboration with us, mentorship, or sharing their expertise.

Presentations or Workshops for Department or Program Staff (i.e., outreach presentations and/or workshops available to SU staff by Career Services professionals and/or staff/faculty colleagues) on any of the subjects listed below (If interested, please contact pascoead@seattleu.edu .):

Instrument administration, interpretation, and application on the subjects below ($20 per individual report for the cost of CPP's scoring and the handouts that participants will receive):

  • Work Values (i.e., Work/Life Values Checklist ® )
  • Skills Confidence (i.e., Skills-Confidence Section of NR SII ® )
  • Career Interests (i.e., Newly Revised Strong Interest Inventory ® )
  • Personality Type (i.e., Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ®)

Additional Workshops Offered:

  • Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Workplace
  • Team Building and Synergy
  • Conflict Management in the Workplace
  • Systems Thinking and Organizational Change
  • Excellent Customer Services
  • Professionalism in the Workplace
  • Running Effective Meetings
  • Exploring Servant Leadership
  • Women and Leadership
  • Other feasible topics available upon request

In-Program Workshops

Career Services staff members are available to provide content-rich presentations to complement or enhance your event and program content. Topics may be tailored to your specific efforts or you can choose from one of the following workshops:

  • Vocational discernment and career decision making
  • MBTI & SII assessment group interpretation and career applications
  • Developing a career plan
  • Resume & cover letter writing
  • Developing a professional portfolio
  • Preparation for career fairs and other networking events
  • Dining and professional etiquette
  • Networking
  • Interview skills
  • Finding an internship & making the most of it
  • Evaluating and negotiating job offers
  • Grad school search & application process
  • Internet career tools

Student/Alumni Mentoring

Coming Soon: A mentor-student online network through the SU Career Services' Redhawk Network . To network with other mentors and/or become available to SU students/alumni for career mentoring/support, please access the Redhawk Network through our website and register under the Alumni Mentor Network. The system allows you to limit the quantity and type of requests you receive.

Networking Event Series

Participation or collaboration in the planning and implementation of general and industry or identity-specific Networking Events (If interested, please email vestj@seattleu.edu ).

  • Alumni-only networking events. 
  • Alumni-student, industry-specific networking events.
  • Alumni-student, identity-specific networking events.

Access to the Redhawk Network

Coming Soon: Staff can register in the Redhawk Network to: view company profiles, job postings, view and/or register for any Career Services event, and/or utilize any of the many features offered by this tool (e.g., mentor network).

Tours of Career Services

Schedule your department to visit Career Services. Our staff will provide an overview of our resources and programs and how best to refer students to use them in the career-planning process.

Staff Participation in Student Programs or Course Sessions

Participation as presenter, panelist or mentor in SU student programs or course sessions (e.g., industry-specific networking events, career days, skill/knowledge-development workshops, company presentations, and/or course sessions or diverse content areas, etc.). For further information on opportunities, please contact pascoead@seattleu.edu .

Staff Participation in the Career Services Group or the Career Services Advisory Board

Participation as member or officer of the Career Services Group (i.e., an SU explicit or implicit career-service-partner advisory and collaboration group), or the Career Services Advisory Board (i.e., a career-service advisory group formed by employers, alumni, faculty, and staff), which meet once per quarter and twice per academic year, respectively. If interested, please contact pascoead@seattleu.edu .

Career-Development Brainstorming Group

Participation in weekly career-development brainstorming meetings , as staff seeking career-development ideas and solutions, or as a mentor collaborating with a Career Services staff facilitator to assist SU students and alumni with their career questions or dilemmas. For specific CDBG meeting dates and times, please refer to the Redhawk Network available on our website www.seattleu.edu/careerservices 

Language Groups

In today's global world, a second language is a highly-prized commodity by employers. Career Services makes language groups available to give students, alumni, faculty, and staff the opportunity to practice a second language and develop their self-efficacy in marketing these skills . Staff are invited to join as participants or as facilitators. Please check our events calendar for the next Language Group meeting. Career Services is constantly looking for more language facilitators.

Upcoming Events