To help fill in the information on your profile, you can build your profile directly from your CV in Handshake! This will add the appropriate sections to your profile using the details from your uploaded document.
There's two ways to start building your profile from your CV:
- Directly from your profile
- When applying to a Job
Once you're ready to review and add the information to your profile, follow the steps outlined below.
Directly from your profile
If you don't have a CV uploaded yet, review the steps in How to Upload a Document, then proceed with the following.
1. Click on your account icon in the upper-right corner of Handshake, then click My Documents.
2. All uploaded documents will be listed — click on the name of the document you'd like to build your profile from.
3. On the document overview page, a PDF of your document is available — click on the blue button Build Profile from CV, located to the right of the page.
You're now ready to review and add the uploaded information!
Applying for a job
If you haven't uploaded a document to Handshake, you'll be prompted to build your profile from your most recent upload after applying for a job.
For more information on applying to a job in Handshake, refer to Apply for a Job in Handshake.
Within the pop-up that appears after your job application is submitted, click the blue button Review suggestions.
You're now ready to review and add the uploaded information!
Review and add your information
You'll need to review and add the information before it's visible to employers or other students (depending on your privacy selection).
1. From your profile — click on the blue button Review displayed at the top of the page.
2. You'll be prompted to review each section of your profile individually.
- To add the information to your profile as is, click the blue button Add.
- To edit any information presented on your profile, click the pencil icon, then make the necessary changes. Once complete, click the green button Save and Approve to update.
- To delete any of the information, click the trash can icon to delete it from your profile.
3. Continue reviewing and adding the information until complete!
Visibility for changes pending approval
Any updates made to your profile that indicate "Needs Your Approval", aren't visible to students or employers in Handshake until you have approved the change, regardless of your profile privacy selection.
To review what profile information is visible to employers in Handshake, refer to Understanding "Who's Viewed My Profile?" and Profile Privacy Options in Handshake.
To review what profile information is visible to other students in Handshake, refer to Campus Profiles in Handshake.
If your institution has partnered with Handshake, then Career Services staff at your institution in Handshake can view the pending changes on your profile, along with the message "Needs Your Approval" next to each applicable field.