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What is Handshake?
Handshake is a career services platform created for students and alumni to use in their career development. It’s used by over 200,000 employers, including all Fortune 500 companies! Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students.
All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account. Handshake will then recommend certain positions to you based on your profile, allowing for easy searching. Completing and updating your profile will provide Handshake with a better idea of which job and internship listings you may be interested in.
Here are some of the awesome things you can do with Handshake:
- Apply for jobs & internships
- Register for career fairs, workshops, & info sessions
- Upload your resume for an online critique from the Toppel Career Center
- Research thousands of employers
- Network with recruiters and other students for career insights
Interested in learning more about a specific career path or occupation you found on Handshake? The Job Market Data tool allows you to explore potential careers by giving you access to employment trends, top employers, salary data, key skills and core competencies, sample job titles, core tasks, and more for any given occupation.
Need help with career planning?
Careers are jungle gyms, not ladders. In other words, there’s no such thing as a perfect, direct career path that’s free of challenges. And no single major leads to one and only one career. But all careers have to start somewhere, and the Toppel Career Center is here to help you navigate your professional development and career-related decisions.
There’s no appointment necessary to speak with a Toppel career coach. Use this link to enter our virtual drop-in career coaching Zoom room and get the advice you need anytime Monday – Friday, 10am-4pm.
Check out Toppel’s website for tons of career resources, events, mentors, and more!
