Handshake: Launching Your Career from Campus to the Professional World

Handshake is the #1 app for job seekers starting or restarting their careers. Whether you're figuring out what’s next or ready to apply, Handshake helps you find jobs and internships, explore career paths, and connect with people and events that move your career forward. It is a leading career services platform designed to connect you with career services staff and employers. With its user-friendly interface and advanced features, Handshake facilitates seamless career development, making it an invaluable tool throughout your college career and as you navigate the transition from college to the professional world.

Personalized Job Recommendations

Handshake offers personalized job recommendations. Get suggestions for jobs, internships, and events based on your profile, interests, and where you are in your career journey. Handshake uses an algorithm (like Netflix or Spotify) to help you find jobs specific to your interests.

Real Career Advice

Grow your career with posts, videos, and articles from people who’ve done it before-and see what it’s really like to navigate job searches, interviews, and early career life. With personalized job recommendations and real talk from people who are (or have been) in your shoes, Handshake is the career network built for where you are now, and where you’re going next.

Career-Shaping Events

Meet with employers face-to-face at in-person and virtual career fairs, networking sessions, resume workshops, and more. Access real events to grow your skills and get hired. Stay informed about career-related events, workshops, and job fairs happening on and off-campus.

Helpful Networking

Find and connect with a network of peers, mentors, and thought leaders to get career support.

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Job Board

You can discover internships, on-campus, part-time, and full-time job opportunities tailored to your profile. Looking for a full or part-time job? Internship?

University Disclaimer

As you search through available opportunities, please keep in mind that the posting of an opportunity does not indicate endorsement or recommendation of the employers or opportunities by the university. The university reviews employer requests to post jobs, but does not perform an in-depth review of every job posting or otherwise make any representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the validity, accuracy, or legitimacy of any of the posted positions. This includes, but is not limited to, information provided regarding wages, hours worked, working conditions, or safety. It is up to the student to apply due diligence and exercise caution and common sense in their job search.

Student Protection

For a student's privacy and protection when applying to a job online, it is advisable that they do not provide any unnecessary personal information to the prospective employer, provide credit card or bank information, or perform any type of monetary transaction. Handshake also allows you to flag fraudulent employers. As a job seeker, you have certain rights and responsibilities of which you should be aware.

Resources at The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University Career Services Committee closely follows guidelines for professional conduct set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). As a student enrolled at Columbus campus, you are encouraged to use resources provided by Student Legal Services when considering internship and job offers and for other employment-related legal matters. A student must be degree-seeking at Ohio State to be eligible. Services are only available during the academic year in which the participation fee has been paid.

Accessibility

There are some exceptions to who has access to Handshake. Handshake has a number of tutorials and a great support team.

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