Let’s Build A Partnership
At Willamette University, we connect organizations of all sizes - from startups to global companies, nonprofits to family-run businesses - with exceptional student talent.
We welcome all employers to share their opportunities with our students via Handshake, our job database/platform. We strive to provide a unique, tailored, and high touch experience for our employers to maximize their engagement and recruiting efforts with our students.
Become a Willamette Partner and experience all the Bearcat necessities:
Willamette Benefits
- Reserved advertising spot on our Willamette Partners board in the Career Center
- Your jobs featured on Recommended Employers Collection in Handshake
- Curated events to directly engage with your target student audience
- Tuition discounts for your employees for our Graduate Programs
- Consultation support with Director of Employer Engagement to make your organization the employer of choice
Employer Engagement
- Host at minimum 2 events throughout the school year
- Facilitate recruitment of Willamette students through Handshake
- Prioritize the review and consideration of Willamette student applicants
- Participate in our Willamette Partner surveys for post event engagement and post recruitment
POSTING JOBS & INTERNSHIPS RECRUITING EVENTS
Why Willamette?
Founded in 1842, Willamette University has continued our tradition of providing an individualized, interdisciplinary education to prepare students for the future. Our motto - Non nobis solum nati sumus - Not unto ourselves alone are we born. Willamette students live and breathe this motto by continuing to apply their knowledge and move the missions of organizations forward.
Our undergraduate and graduate programs break boundaries between disciplines and career fields through hands-on academic experiences, commitment to mentorship, and vibrant opportunities for personal growth. Through nationally distinctive programs connecting liberal education to professional practice, Willamette University prepares students to turn knowledge into action and lead lives of achievement, contribution, and meaning.
Partner with us, and the following schools in our University community:
- Willamette College: Undergraduate students spanning the liberal arts, STEM, and business.
- School of Computing and Information Science: Undergraduate and Masters-level students in Data Science and Computer Science.
- Atkinson Graduate School of Management: Early-career and mid-career MBA students, and undergraduate Business.
- Pacific Northwest College of Art: Art and Design students, including graphic design, illustration, animation, and fine art.
Why Our Students
- We take an interdisciplinary, interconnected approach to education. Regardless of major or career path chosen, our liberal arts foundation builds the critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills employers seek.
- Students are well versed due to our career-relevant coursework, hands-on learning experiences, professional development opportunities, and access to faculty from across academic disciplines.
- Curriculum embedded with career development prepares our students to work at your organizations and be productive from the start.
Student Highlights
We’re proud of our high-performing, research-driven students and young alumni who’ve earned these prestigious national awards:
- 25 Fulbright Scholars
- 13 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
- 13 Gilman International Scholarships
- Four Goldwater Scholarships
- Three Truman Scholarships
- Two Udall Scholarships