SEATTLE – In partnership with the Seattle U Career Engagement Office, Seattle U Athletics held three separate career events during the month of May for Redhawk student athletes. The theme of this year's events was reflecting on the transferable skills gained by student athletes through their experience at Seattle U and how best to articulate those skills in resumes, cover letters, their digital footprint and in interviews.
The three events included a career preparation event for juniors and senior, mock interviews for juniors and seniors and separate career prep for sophomores.
The keynote speaker at the junior/senior career prep event was Emma McGill, '22, a four-year member of the Seattle U swim team. She reflected on the skills gained during her student athlete experience, focusing specifically on time management. She described balancing academics and athletics which included studying on busses traveling to and from swim meets, in airports waiting for planes and in hotels. In July, McGill, an accounting major, will join Stryker Corporation, a medical device and equipment manufacturing business, in New York. She commented on how she highlighted the skills gained in athletics in her interviews with Stryker.
The keynote speaker at the career prep event for sophomores was Regie Grady, '22, a four-year member of the Seattle U track and field team. She focused on her pivot from her junior and senior year, and reflected that student athletes should explore work that they are passionate about. In that career preparation, she recommended attending career events, pursuing summer internships, and highlighted the specific skill of communication that student athletes excel at.
After the keynote speeches, the student athletes split into small group discussions led by their peers and the career engagement office. The student leaders included Jack Neton, '22 (men's swimming), Jade Lancaster, '22 (women's tennis), Matt Vail, '22 (men's basketball), Regie Grady, '22 (women's track & field), Emma McGill, '22 (women's swimming) and Richard Bedats, '22 (men's soccer). Representatives from the Career Engagement Office included Executive Director Hilary Flanagan and Assistant Director Christian Russell.
Bedats emphasized the importance of connecting to your professors, "They are a great resource for school and for reflecting on what is next after Seattle U."
After the small group discussions, Melissa Minato and Kiyana Higa of the Career Engagement Office led student athletes through an exercise of updating their resumes, cover letters and digital footprint to include the skills gained in their student athlete experience.
Erin Tarasow of women's basketball stated that after attending the sophomore career event, "I felt as though I was way more aware about the career resources available on campus and more prepared to go into my junior year."
At the mock interviewing event, several employers led breakout sessions working with the juniors and seniors on their interviewing. Back for the event were Redhawk alums Maddie Racine, '17 (women's soccer), a nurse at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and Izzy Geronimo, 16' (softball), a program coordinator at Girls on the Run. The keynote speaker was Stephanie Bayless, '16 (women's swimming), a manager at Sherwin Williams and a recruiter for the company. She offered tips on how student athletes can succeed in interviews. Bayless also noted that, based on her experience in the workplace, student athletes have success because of their competitiveness and their ability to respond to setbacks.
Alumni and friends of the Seattle U athletics community are invited to join Redhawk Landing, the new Seattle U platform for networking and mentorship.
The three events included a career preparation event for juniors and senior, mock interviews for juniors and seniors and separate career prep for sophomores.
The keynote speaker at the junior/senior career prep event was Emma McGill, '22, a four-year member of the Seattle U swim team. She reflected on the skills gained during her student athlete experience, focusing specifically on time management. She described balancing academics and athletics which included studying on busses traveling to and from swim meets, in airports waiting for planes and in hotels. In July, McGill, an accounting major, will join Stryker Corporation, a medical device and equipment manufacturing business, in New York. She commented on how she highlighted the skills gained in athletics in her interviews with Stryker.
The keynote speaker at the career prep event for sophomores was Regie Grady, '22, a four-year member of the Seattle U track and field team. She focused on her pivot from her junior and senior year, and reflected that student athletes should explore work that they are passionate about. In that career preparation, she recommended attending career events, pursuing summer internships, and highlighted the specific skill of communication that student athletes excel at.
After the keynote speeches, the student athletes split into small group discussions led by their peers and the career engagement office. The student leaders included Jack Neton, '22 (men's swimming), Jade Lancaster, '22 (women's tennis), Matt Vail, '22 (men's basketball), Regie Grady, '22 (women's track & field), Emma McGill, '22 (women's swimming) and Richard Bedats, '22 (men's soccer). Representatives from the Career Engagement Office included Executive Director Hilary Flanagan and Assistant Director Christian Russell.
Bedats emphasized the importance of connecting to your professors, "They are a great resource for school and for reflecting on what is next after Seattle U."
After the small group discussions, Melissa Minato and Kiyana Higa of the Career Engagement Office led student athletes through an exercise of updating their resumes, cover letters and digital footprint to include the skills gained in their student athlete experience.
Erin Tarasow of women's basketball stated that after attending the sophomore career event, "I felt as though I was way more aware about the career resources available on campus and more prepared to go into my junior year."
At the mock interviewing event, several employers led breakout sessions working with the juniors and seniors on their interviewing. Back for the event were Redhawk alums Maddie Racine, '17 (women's soccer), a nurse at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and Izzy Geronimo, 16' (softball), a program coordinator at Girls on the Run. The keynote speaker was Stephanie Bayless, '16 (women's swimming), a manager at Sherwin Williams and a recruiter for the company. She offered tips on how student athletes can succeed in interviews. Bayless also noted that, based on her experience in the workplace, student athletes have success because of their competitiveness and their ability to respond to setbacks.
Alumni and friends of the Seattle U athletics community are invited to join Redhawk Landing, the new Seattle U platform for networking and mentorship.
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