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Frequently Asked Questions

Off-Campus Employer & Community Partner FAQs

Handshake is a modern platform for college recruiting, which means it鈥檚 great at reaching students and helping connect them with resources, employers, and聽positions聽that interest them.

To create an employer account, visit .聽After you鈥檝e created your account, don鈥檛 forget to聽connect to 顶级国产视频.

You can follow these on how to post a position in Handshake.

Connect with all of 顶级国产视频鈥檚 Career Development Offices here.

  • If you have questions about using Handshake, check out their .
  • Contact the appropriate 顶级国产视频 career center (see employer link, above) for further assistance.

On-Campus Employer FAQs

On-campus student employment is posted in Handshake.聽For detailed information about our Student Employment program, please click here.

Faculty and Staff FAQs

Handshake is a modern platform that makes it easy for students, employers, and community partners to connect.

  • Handshake hosts employers worldwide who post entry-level job and internship opportunities at 顶级国产视频.
  • Once students customize their profiles, Handshake will make job, internship and on-campus event suggestions to each student based on their profile settings.
  • Students can set alerts for certain employers and learn when those employers post opportunities.
  • Handshake will become the main method for students to learn about and register for on-campus career events and interviews.
  • When students choose to make their profile public, employers can recruit students directly through Handshake.
  • Founded in 2014, Handshake is quickly becoming the standard: more than 900 universities, 400,000 organizations and all of the Fortune 500 companies use Handshake.

Joining as a faculty member is completely optional. If you choose to join, you鈥檒l be given a student account, which allows you to:

  • Customize a profile with attributes similar to students in your department
  • See what students see on Handshake
  • Search employers, jobs internships and fellowships available to 顶级国产视频 students through the platform
  • Help your students with the internship or job searches
  • Show your classes what Handshake can do for them, and encourage them to activate their accounts

While all 顶级国产视频 students have an account made from their Banner account, faculty and staff need to have an account created. To request a student account, email ugoncampusemployment@clarku.edu and specify that you would like a student account. To post jobs on Handshake, you will need an employer account. To request an employer account, email ugoncampusemployment@clarku.edu and specify that you would like an employer account to post jobs.

You do not need to customize your profile to search for employers, jobs, internships and fellowships. However, customizing your profile will allow Handshake to send you curated job and internship suggestions. If you customize your profile with similar attributes to your students, you can see the kinds of suggestions they are also getting.

Since you are not actually searching for a job on Handshake, we suggest keeping your profile private.

  • The accounts available to faculty and staff are essentially a type of type of student account.
  • is full of great resources and tutorials on doing everything from how to follow employers to updating your profile.
  • Reach out to your appropriate 顶级国产视频 career center!

If you would like to post a job and you do not already have an employer account, email ugoncampusemployment@clarku.edu. Please see the detailed information on our Student Employment program here.

聽is the University鈥檚 platform for connecting students to alumni for sharing alumni-related research, internship, career opportunities and mentorship. Handshake is a modern career services platform designed to connect students and employers to each other, events, and opportunities.

Current Student FAQs

Handshake is a modern platform that is customized to suit your career needs.

  • Handshake will greatly expand the number of employers worldwide who post job and internship opportunities at 顶级国产视频.
  • Your feed will be filled with opportunities and events related to your major and interests.
  • You can set alerts for certain employers.
  • You鈥檒l be able to register for events and interviews.
  • GSOM students: You can schedule an appointment with a career advisor through Handshake. (Undergrads and IDCE students, continue using your current appointment booking system).

All of this can be done from your computer or the mobile app!

Your profile is be pre-loaded; all you have to do is activate it. More information about getting set up can be found in the For 顶级国产视频 Students section on the Handshake page.

  • is full of great resources and tutorials on doing everything from requesting an appointment to updating your profile.
  • Reach out to your appropriate 顶级国产视频 career center or Handshake鈥檚 support staff (available from their online help center)!

Download the 鈥淗andshake Jobs & Careers鈥 app, which is an icon with an 鈥淗.鈥

Students should log into Handshake through 顶级国产视频YOU or the button on our central Handshake page. If you can鈥檛 log into Handshake, 顶级国产视频YOU, or other 顶级国产视频 services, contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@clarku.edu or +1-508-793-7745. If you can use your 顶级国产视频 credentials to access these services but not Handshake, email CareerServices@clarku.edu with any error messages you鈥檝e received.

To update your profile in Handshake, please read the following article:

The default setting for your profile is private 鈥 meaning that employers can鈥檛 find you in a search. If you are job hunting, and wish to make your profile visible to employers, follow the directions in this article: .

Once you upload your resume, cover letter, or other documents into Handshake, they will be available for immediate use.

However, several programs across campus (such as applications for on-campus employment, Study Abroad, Academic Internships, on-campus funding, etc.) will require you to have your resume approved in order to complete those applications. To do this, upload your document in Handshake and contact the appropriate office to let them know that you wish to have it reviewed and approved for your application.

  • Undergrads: cservices@clarku.edu
  • GSOM: kkochis@clarku.edu
  • IDCE: shanna@clarku.edu
  • All others departments: please contact your faculty advisors as appropriate

As always, we recommend that you have your resume and/or cover letters reviews for ALL applications, even if it is not required.

Handshake has a number of measures in place to protect student data, including a default setting that sets the student profile to 鈥減rivate鈥 until the individual student decides to make it 鈥減ublic鈥 so that it can be discovered by potential employers.

If you believe there is an error in any of the preloaded information in your profile, please email careerservices@clarku.edu.

Students can retain their Handshake accounts after graduation and continue using them as alumni. 顶级国产视频 will share information about this transition with students directly in the months leading up to their graduation.

is a place to find and apply for internship and employment opportunities shared by 顶级国产视频 alumni, and to reach out to alumni for career-related advice and mentorship. Handshake is a career services platform designed to connect students and employers to each other, events, and opportunities.

Alumni FAQs

Handshake is a modern platform for college recruiting, customized to suit users鈥 career needs.

  • Handshake will greatly expand the number of employers worldwide who post job and internship opportunities at 顶级国产视频.
  • If you鈥檙e looking for positions, your feed will be filled with opportunities and events related to your degree and interests. You can also set alerts for certain employers.
  • You can create an account to share opportunities with current 顶级国产视频 students as an alumni-employer.
  • May 2018 and later graduates: We鈥檝e created a profile for you in Handshake. All you need to do is log in using your 顶级国产视频YOU credentials.
  • Older alumni: Request a , fill out a brief survey as instructed, and select 顶级国产视频 as your school. Your profile will be routed to 顶级国产视频 for approval.

Alumni who graduated in May 2018 or after will automatically have an account in Handshake that they can use to search for jobs. All older alumni will need to request an account (see details above).

  • See our FAQs for off-campus employers & community partners, above.
  • Join to provide advice and guidance to 顶级国产视频 students, and to share your internship, research, or employment opportunities on the 顶级国产视频CONNECT platform.