Spokane Trek Week
Emily Piskulick, Marketing and Social Media Intern, Career Center & GAMP Office
My name is Emily Piskulick; I’m the marketing and social media intern this year in the Career Center & GAMP Office. Here in the Career Center, we know how important it is to both you and your children for them to secure internships or jobs out of college – we’re here to help.
Just around the corner is Spokane Trek Week taking place right here in Spokane, October 14-17. Spokane Trek Week is such a great opportunity for students of all grades to network with local Spokane professionals, participate in mock interviews while building upon their career development skills, and visit local businesses. I feel that Spokane Trek Week is a must-do for students of all ages. Whether they’re in the beginning stages of internship research and have no idea what they want to major in or do, or they’re about to graduate and are hoping to score their dream job, it’s a crucial week to participate in.
Speed Mock Interviews will take place October 14 from 5:30pm-7pm in Cataldo’s Globe Room. Speed Mock Interviews provide an excellent opportunity to meet with employers one-on-one and gain first-hand interviewing skills while receiving instant feedback. The only way to improve interviewing skills is to practice, practice, practice! Afterward, students will be able to network with the employers who facilitated the Interviews.
Tuesday, October 15th is the Engineering Career Fair. For any and all Engineering students, this is a truly great opportunity! Students will meet with engineering employers around the Northwest; whether they’re looking for internships or post-graduate jobs, employers bring all available positions to this career fair. Just a few of the companies that have either engineering internships or full-time positions are: Boeing, Garmin, US Navy and the WA State Department of Social and Health Services. The full list of participating companies can be found on ZagTrax.
The All-Major Career Fair is Wednesday, October 16. Similar to the Engineering Fair, the All-Major Fair brings employers from near and far to help students network and find internships and jobs for after college. Companies attending include: Coldwater Creek, the Gonzaga MBA Program, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Liberty Mutual, Red Lion Hotels, Sherwin-Williams and Wells Fargo. The full list of companies attending can be found on ZagTrax.
To round out Spokane Trek Week, we have Excursions on Thursday, October 17. Students have the opportunity to meet with local employers at their places of business. Excursions are a great networking opportunity and are really a must for students of all grades and majors! The four companies that students can choose to visit are etailz, Incyte Diagnostics, North by Northwest (NXNW) and Womer & Associates.
On a separate note, the Career Center is currently hosting a #DogZaga campaign! If you have a pup and you would like them to be featured on our page in one of our “Hire A Zag” t-shirts, please e-mail us for more information.
We hope to see as many students as possible at the Spokane Trek Week events! Please email us at CareerCenter&Gamp@gonzaga.edu with any questions or concerns you may have.