SPU Stay Smart – COVID-19 Response

Our mission: As an act of justice, we empower SPU students and alumni from all backgrounds to design purposeful lives and careers.

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Career readiness

Networking is more essential than ever in your internship and job search. We encourage you to take advantage of all the networking resources available to you.

Network building & job search

An internship allows you to integrate and apply your academic coursework to a professional work situation, gain valuable skills and experiences, and increase your marketability to future employers.

Internships & experiential learning

Are you searching for your “calling”? Your sense of purpose in your life and work? “God’s will” for your life? You are not alone!

Vocational discernment & life design

At the Center for Career and Calling, employers are instrumental partners in the vocational and professional development of SPU students and alumni.

Employers

Learn more about upcoming events put on by the Center for Career and Calling.

Events

Class of 2019 Outcomes (562 respondents)

96%

Graduation Success Rate

$51,191

Average Starting Salary

374

Total Number of Employers who Employed 2019 Grads

76%

Of Undergraduate Students Completed at Least One Internship

The Center for Career and Calling commitment

The Center for Career and Calling denounces and stands against racism.

Read the Center for Career and Calling commitment

Introducing Pathway U

Use this science-based online career guidance tool to predict your “fit” in a major and career that will bring joy, purpose, and meaning to your life.

Make a one-on-one appointment

If you are an SPU student or alum, we invite you to schedule an appointment with a career counselor:

in person at the CCC front desk.
by phone at 206-281-2485.
on your Handshake account by clicking “Career Center” and then “Appointments.”

An SPU student meets with a career counselor | Photo by Lynn Anselmi

Explore your career and calling

Find out how you can discern your calling, understand and articulate your strengths and interests, explore career options, and more.

Learn more >

An SPU student looks through job postings on her laptop | photo by Lynn Anselmi

Find a job or internship

Our resources will help you find opportunities and meet employers, from your first year at SPU until after graduation.

Learn more >

SPU business graduate students work on a group project | Photo by Dan Sheehan

Consider graduate school

Use our online resources to get general advice, or make an appointment to have a professional career counselor edit your application materials.

Learn more >

An SPU student meets with a mentor | Photo by Lynn Anselmi

Become a mentor

If you’re a parent, an SPU alum, or a local businessperson, you can help SPU students and alumni by sharing your career experiences and expertise one-on-one.

Learn more >

Center for Career and Calling

Welcome to

Career readiness

Network building & job search

Internships & experiential learning

Vocational discernment & life design

Employers

Events

96%

$51,191

374

76%

The Center for Career and Calling commitment

Introducing Pathway U

Make a one-on-one appointment

Explore your career and calling

Find out how you can discern your calling, understand and articulate your strengths and interests, explore career options, and more.

Find a job or internship

Our resources will help you find opportunities and meet employers, from your first year at SPU until after graduation.

Consider graduate school

Use our online resources to get general advice, or make an appointment to have a professional career counselor edit your application materials.

Become a mentor

If you’re a parent, an SPU alum, or a local businessperson, you can help SPU students and alumni by sharing your career experiences and expertise one-on-one.

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