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Make Your Profile Work For You!

Students who complete their profiles are 5x more likely to be contacted by a recruiter on Handshake.  Additionally, the information in your profile helps you receive the most relevant job recommendations, and helps employers find you in their candidate searches.

COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE

The quickest way to complete your profile is to use the resume auto-upload feature to pull information directly from your resume. Review the extracted information and confirm that it is accurate and correctly formatted.

A complete profile allows you to present a picture of who you are as a student and professional.  A complete profile includes:

Public vs. Private Profile

Upon logging into Handshake, you will be prompted to select from one of three privacy options. You can always change your privacy selection by navigating to the Settings & Privacy section of your account.

Community: Visible to other students and alumni across all Handshake schools, as well as to employers approved by Montclair State. This option will give you access to Peer Messaging. Any student or alum you see in Handshake with a “Message” button listed on their profile has indicated that they are open to connecting.

 

Employers: This option will make you visible to employers approved by Montclair State. You will not have access to Peer Messaging. Employers are performing over 25,000 searches for candidates like you every month!  You’ll need to set your profile to “employers” or “community” in order for your profile to appear in these searches.

 

Private: Your profile will not be visible to other students, alumni, or employers. You still have access to Handshake jobs, internships and other resources.

How Complete is Complete?

Handshake provides a “level of profile completion” with a colored progress bar. As you add content to your profile, your profile completion will progress and the color of the bar will change, starting from red.

But don’t be discouraged if your profile progress bar isn’t full. Even after adding the above content – one work experience, an organization or activity, and one skill, the bar will not say your profile is complete.  Be sure to continue to update your profile as you gain more experience and as your career goals evolve!

Login to Handshake and get started on your profile. Let people know who you are and what you can do!

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