Why Hire Our Students?
Employers look to the Carson College of Business for top talent. We attract students from all over the Northwest, the United States, and the world and equip them to successfully lead businesses.
Nearly 3,000 undergraduate students attend Carson. The quality of our programs and the success of our graduates establish Carson as the top choice in the Pacific Northwest for business education.
Academic Excellence
Carson offers eleven business majors, emphasizing communication skills, collaboration, and business ethics. In addition, our acclaimed international business programs provide our students with a transformational understanding of global cultures.
The Carson Center Employer Connections Coordinator assists recruiters with planning their campus visit and student engagement activities. The Department of Accounting and School of Hospitality Business Management (SHBM) have contacts to assist recruiters in these specialty fields. SHBM majors include: Hospitality Business Management, Senior Living Management, and Wine & Beverage Business Management .
Engage with Our Students
Recruiting Events
Connect with hundreds of undergraduate business students on WSU’s Pullman campus each fall and spring, coinciding with the university-wide Career Expo. Recruit for full-time jobs or internships at your company.
Career Networking Night
Connect with hundreds of undergraduate business students at WSU. Recruit for employment or internship opportunities at your company.
Carson Virtual Internship Fair
Hosted once annually, recruit business students from various WSU campuses to fill internship openings.
WSU Career Expos
Career Expos are hosted virtually and in-person in Pullman each fall and spring. Open to students from all majors and class years seeking full-time jobs and internships.
Meet the Firms
Public accounting firms, businesses and government agencies network with accounting students in an open forum during fall and spring semesters.
Contact the Accounting Relations Manager
Burtenshaw Online Hospitality Career Night
Recruit students majoring or minoring in hospitality business management for internships or career-track positions. Jerry and Angelina Burtenshaw graciously provided funding to create this event.
Contact the Marriott Foundation Hospitality Relations Manager
Information Sessions or Tabling
Host company presentations or staff a table inside Todd Hall to talk about your company and open positions.
Contact Employer Connections Coordinator
Handshake
We use the online talent platform Handshake for a large portion of our recruitment activities. Through Handshake recruiters can:
- Post open job and internship roles at your company
- Register for and participate in career fairs
- Promote employer-hosted events
- Schedule on/off campus interviews
- Communicate with students
Interested employers are encouraged to sign up for a Handshake account. For help setting up an employer account, please visit the Handshake employer help section or see this how-to-video.
Build Your Company’s Brand
- Present a career development workshop that supports our Carson Career Amplifier Program. Contact the Employer Connections Coordinator at cb.hireacoug@wsu.edu about how to schedule, develop, and promote your workshop.
- Student business clubs host guest speakers on topics relevant to their group’s interests. Recruiters may contact club leadership directly.
- Guest lecture in a business class on how your company addresses a business topic relevant to the class
- Host WSU students on an industry trek
- Organize job shadow opportunities at your company
- Mentor a business student
