Gonzaga is committed to students' success, in the classroom and in the workplace. Our accounting graduates have a 90% placement rate within 3-6 months of graduation. Additionally, alumni exit surveys confirm that our graduates feel that earning their degree from Gonzaga is an investment that has paid off exponentially.
The accounting program has long been a beneficiary of placement success and a robust recruiting process. Starting with Beta Alpha Psi, students engage with firms and industry professionals weekly for presentations over lunch, an annual spring banquet, and multiple service projects. Each semester, there is an Accounting Majors' Career Fair hosting over 30 employers on campus in a kickoff for the recruiting cycle. Public accounting firms actively recruiting on campus include Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY, BDO, Grant Thornton, CLA, Baker Tilly, CBIZ, Eide Bailly, Andersen, Wipfli, Aldrich, Clarke Nuber, and a variety of regional firms. Other employers that seek Zags include Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks, Gates Foundation, Nike, Paccar, Expeditors, the Seattle Mariners, and government agencies. Gonzaga Accounting grads go far and wide to Seattle, Portland, the Bay Area, Southern California, Texas, London, Denver, New York, Chicago, Boise, Alaska and Spokane.
Career Treks
Gonzaga’s Career and Professional Development office arranges TREKS every year to Seattle, Portland, Denver, Los Angeles, London, New York, Spokane and the Bay Area. The treks consist of corporate excursions, which allow students to view organizations from the inside-out, career fairs held exclusively for GU students featuring roughly 30 of the areas top employers and keynote networking socials, providing an opportunity for alumni and local professionals to met current GU students and for all groups to strengthen or develop their personal networks.
Internship Information
Gonzaga University's internship program is designed to provide benefits to both students and business partners. Interns can receive academic credit and wages, gain significant and diverse business experience, and increase their marketability and productivity after graduation. For more information regarding internships, please contact Vicki Hucke, Assistant Director, Employer Engagement, (509) 313-4021 or by email at hucke@gonzaga.edu.
Gonzaga Career Center
the Gonzaga Career Center (located in the center of the Gonzaga campus) provides valuable services and resource to prepare MSTax, MAcc, and MSBA students for successful careers in business. Students are encouraged to utilize any or all of the following services:
Interview Training
Community and business leaders volunteer their time to interview students. Following the interview, the student's presentation skills are evaluated by the interviewer. This process sharpens the communication skills and builds confidence for interviews with recruiters.
Career Resources Library
Company profiles and annual reports, as well as position openings, are accessible to student and alumni who visit the Career Center.
Resume Writing and Cover Letter Workshops
Career center staff provide insight about how to compose cover letters and resumes that will stand out and get employers' attention. You can also have your resume or cover letter reviewed individually by the staff.
On-Campus Interviewing and Recruiting
More than 125 corporate recruiters visit the Gonzaga campus during the fall and spring semesters to share employment information and to discuss career opportunities.