Handshake
About
Handshake is Concordia Irvine’s online job and internship career hub for our students and alumni. Employers can use Handshake to post jobs and internships, as well as register for recruiting events such as Career Fairs, Summer Camp and Ministry Fairs, and Employer Panels. Students and Alumni can search for career-related events, job/internship posts (including on-campus student employment, off-campus part-time and full-time positions, and internships).
How to Help a Student Searching for a Job
First, ask if the student has updated their Handshake profile and made it public.
Completing the profile and keeping it up-to-date is absolutely critical to a student’s success in getting hired on Handshake. The information in the student’s profile helps them receive the most relevant job recommendations and helps employers find students when they’re searching for job candidates.
Students can update the Interests section of the profile including:
- Job type: select part-time job, full-time job, or internship. Students can select more than one job type, and Handshake will share recommendations for each.
- Cities: choose the places that they would like to work in or near.
- Roles: select at least three job roles that are of interest. There are dozens of job role pages on Handshake that can help students learn more about popular career paths.
It’s also important to add new courses, work experience, organizations, and skills as you go. The more information students include in their profile, the better their chances are of getting proactive messages from recruiters!
Industry Contacts + Employer Leads
If an employer or community member contacts you about a student job opportunity, please encourage the employer to post the position on Handshake. This will help create a win-win situation for our students and the employer: maximizing the number of Concordia Irvine students who are seeking employment and work experience while also ensuring the employer has a wider applicant pool.
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