Build Profile from a CV

To help save time filling out your profile, after uploading a CV, select the option "Build Profile from CV". This will fill in appropriate sections on your profile with details from the uploaded document.

You'll need to review and approve the changes prior to the information being visible to Employers or other students (depending on your privacy selection).

If you don't have a resume uploaded yet, you can review the steps in How to Upload a Document.

To build your profile from a CV

1. Click on your account icon in the upper-right corner of Handshake, then click Documents.

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

2. All uploaded documents will be listed - click on the name of the document to pull up the document overview page.

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

3. On the document overview page, a PDF of your document is available. To the right, click on the blue button Build Profile from CV. 

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

4. The page will load to your profile, with a blue banner titled "Build your Profile Faster". This banner lists the number of educations, work experiences, skills, etc. that are being added to your profile.

You can review and approve these changes individually, or you can click the blue button Approve All.

The information added will NOT appear on your profile until the changes are approved! 

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

If you choose to review updates individually, you can:

• Edit any fields within the entry by clicking the pencil icon, to the immediate left of Approve
  • When you're finished making changes, click Save and Approve 

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

• Delete the entry entirely by clicking the trash icon to the left of the pencil. 

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform. 

Visibility for changes pending approval

Any updates made to your profile that indicate Needs Your Approval are not 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 see the pending changes on your profile, along with the message "Needs Your Approval" next to each applicable field:

Please note that this screenshot is taken from our US site and there may be some differences in language from the UK platform.