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Handshake is the 黑料论坛 career management system and enables students and alumni to search for jobs/internships, register for events and fairs, schedule career advising appointments and connect with students and employers across the country.
Business Career Center staff recommend the 6 updates below every 6 months. Updating your Handshake profile and account settings optimizes the ways Handshake enhances your career planning and search activities.
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Update your visible resume
Check that the resume uploaded to your 鈥渄ocuments鈥 section is visible and up to date.
- Click on your photo in the upper right of Handshake.
- Select 鈥渄ocuments鈥
- Select 鈥淎dd New Document鈥 and within the upload screen, select 鈥淔eature on Profile.鈥
- Your updated resume should now appear as 鈥渧isible鈥 within the 鈥渄ocuments鈥 page.

Check Your "Career Interests" Profile
Indicate confirmed and/or possible career interest areas (industry areas, types of positions) to influence the types of information Handshake displays to you first and to receive customized outreach from the Business Career Center for opportunities related to your interests.
- Click on your photo in the upper right of Handshake.
- Select 鈥淐areer Interests.鈥
- Update preferences and be sure to 鈥淪ave My Career Interests.鈥

Receive notifications when your 鈥渇ollow鈥 employers post jobs, internships or register for events at 黑料论坛! Stay informed and make a great impression by applying promptly.
- Select 鈥淛obs鈥 at the top of the Handshake homepage.
- Select 鈥淓mployers鈥 within the top menu of the following page.
- To search for employers you know, use the search field to enter specific employer names. Within the results list, select 鈥渇ollow.鈥
- To search for new employers to follow, consider searching by industry, location, keyword, size, and/or other criteria.
If you wish to edit the list of employers you follow, follow steps 1 and 2 above. In the 鈥淔ilters鈥 bar along the left, select the 鈥淓mployers you follow鈥 checkbox. To remove employers, click on the blue 鈥淔ollowing鈥 box within the employer profile to deselect the following option.

Save job/internship search preferences and receive alerts when new Handshake postings align with your criteria!
- Select 鈥淛obs鈥 at the top of the Handshake homepage.
- Within the row with the 鈥渟earch鈥 bar, enter your desired location(s).
- In the same row, select the 鈥淎ll filters鈥 button.
- Enter desired search criteria (internship, job, industry, etc.). Select 鈥渟how results.鈥
- At the top of the results summary (left side), select the 鈥淪ave your search鈥 link.

Check Your Communication & Privacy Settings
Updates ensure that employers see information about you and you receive Handshake notifications according to your preferences.
- Click on your photo in the upper right of Handshake.
- Select 鈥淪ettings & Privacy鈥 and then the 鈥淎ccount Information鈥 section (upper left). Within the 鈥淧rivacy鈥 section, indicate the level of visibility you desire for your profile and documents: community, employers or private.
- Within 鈥淣otification Preferences鈥 (upper left), select the way(s) you wish to receive information from Handshake (notifications within Handshake, emails or mobile alerts). Grey checkmarks indicate the notification options. Green checkmarks indicated selected preferences.
- Within 鈥淎ccount Information,鈥 ensure that your information is accurate and consider linking Handshake to your electronic calendar (scroll to the end of the account information page).

Enhance & Update Your Profile
Add any new experiences, skills, involvements, etc. to your profile.
- Click on your photo in the upper right of Handshake.
- Select 鈥減rofile鈥
- Similar to LinkedIn, add new content within each section of your profile.
Schedule a Business Career Center Appointment
Schedule a Business Career Center Appointment online! Review the instructions available . If you would like to request an evening appointment (starting by 5:30pm), please call our office at (414) 288-7927.