Just for You!
What is Week 2 About?
Handshake uses your personal preferences and information to get the best jobs and internships for you, and keep track of events, jobs, and internships that you have applied for! Discover how to make your Handshake mobile app personalization even more effective!
Go to Handshake on your computer and fill out your profile information. The more you add, the more jobs will be suggested to you! Save searching time by getting a 100% complete profile!
How to Get a Complete Profile
Step 1: Log onto Handshake on your computer (or sign up if you haven’t done that yet!)
Step 2: Click on the image of a person on the top right-hand corner of the page.
Step 3: Click “My Profile” from the drop down menu
Step 4: Once you are in your profile, there will be a section on the left-hand side of the page that tells you how close your profile is to completion
Step 5: Follow the steps listed, until it reads as 100%.
Step 6: Congratulations! You now have a fully completed profile!
Want to learn how Handshake saves your upcoming events so you don’t forget them? Follow the steps below to see for yourself
How to Save an Event
Step 1: Open up the events tab on your Handshake Mobile App
Step 2: Find an event that you want to attend
Step 3: Click on the bookmark off to the side to save it.
Step 4: Open your saved tab
Step 5: The event should we waiting there for you to register for
Important Note: Once you have registered for an event, it will no longer be in your saved tab, but will move to your schedule. The schedule tab will then tell you when and where the events you have registered for are occurring.
Starting to get bored with the same old suggestions? Edit your Job Preferences! Keep up to date with where you are living, what you are interested in, and what fields you want to go into!
How to Edit Job Preferences
Step 1: Go to the Account tab on the Handshake Mobile App.
Step 2: Click on Edit my Job Preferences.
Step 3: Update your information in all sections (i.e. interests, location, fields of study).
Step 4: Congratulations, you have edited your Job Preferences!
