Searching for Jobs and Internships

Handshake connects you with thousands of employers, making it a powerful tool for your internship and job search. When you understand how Handshake’s search features work, you can find opportunities that fit your interests. This article outlines strategies and tips to help you refine your search and find relevant roles.

To start browsing, click Jobs in the left navigation menu to open the Jobs page. The jobs listed are influenced by your career interests and information on your Handshake profile.

💡Note: If you're connected to a school on Handshake, you'll have access to jobs and collections targeted specifically to your institution. If you registered without selecting a school, you'll only have access to jobs posted to the broader network. Some jobs are limited to certain schools or require that you meet specific qualifications, so you may not be able to view or apply to every posting.

If you signed up without affiliating with a school, your access to Handshake’s features is more limited. To connect to your school, click your account icon in the upper-right corner and select School Connections from the dropdown menu.

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If your job preferences are out of date, a pop-up may prompt you to update them. You can also update your preferences any time from your profile by editing your job interests. To do this, refer to Update Your Career Interests.

Search Methods in Handshake

Use the jobs list on the left side of the page to review roles that interest you, or use the options below to narrow your search and surface the most relevant jobs:

Search bar: Search using keywords, job titles, job IDs, or employer names—or describe what you’re looking for in natural language. As you type, Handshake’s type-ahead feature suggests options based on job roles, industries, and employers, ranked by the number of relevant postings available at your school.
Handshake Collections: Use your school’s curated collections to find jobs grouped into categories chosen by your career services team. Not all collections appear directly on the Jobs page; for full details, refer to Career Center Collections At Your School.
Location: Filter for jobs in a specific city, state, or ZIP code. The location filter defaults to a 50-mile radius—use the slider to decrease or increase the radius around your chosen location.
Job type buttons: Quickly focus on Full-time job, Internship, or Part-time roles.

As you apply these filters, matching results update immediately in the jobs list on the left side of the page.

🚀Tip: If you’re not interested in a job or it’s not relevant to your search, you can hide it so it won’t appear again. To learn more, refer to Hide a Job on Handshake.

All Filters: open the full filter panel to refine your search even more. You can combine multiple options from the sections below:
- Employment Type
  - Full-time
  - Part-time
- Job Type
  - Job
  - Internship
  - On Campus Student Employment
  - Cooperative Education
  - Experiential Learning
  - Volunteer
  - Fellowship
  - Graduate School
- Location (Search by city, state, or ZIP code)
  - Tip: Use the slider to adjust the search radius around your selected location.
- Pay and Benefits
  - Paid (shows jobs the employer has marked as paid)
  - Unpaid
  - Additional compensation and benefits (Choose any benefits you are interested in to focus on jobs that offer them)
- On-site/remote
  - On-site: work in person
  - Remote: work from home
  - Hybrid: a mix of in-person and remote work
- Majors
- Degree Levels
- Qualifications
  - Note: Some employers add applicant preferences to their postings. Check the box for:
    - Match all
    - Major
    - School Year
    - Graduation Date
    - US Work Authorization
    - GPA
  - Employers
  - Labels
  - Industries
  - Recommended for you
    - Popular in your major
    - Based on your interests
  - Handshake Collections
  - Employer Contacts
    - Employer is open to messaging
      - Check this box to focus on employers who have made themselves available for messages. To contact these employers, your profile privacy must be set to Employers or Community. Learn more in Messaging Employers in Handshake.
    - Interviewing on campus
  - Job roles
    - Filter by Handshake Job Roles, which group similar types of positions. Learn more in Job Roles (Students).
  - Work authorization
    - Open to US visa sponsorship
    - Open to Optional Practical Training (OPT)
    - Open to Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
    - No US work authorization required
    - Unknown

Once you’ve selected your criteria, click Apply in the lower-right corner of the All filters panel. To clear everything and start over, click Clear all within the panel. Jobs that match your filters appear in the list on the left side of the page.

To change how results are ordered, use the sort menu (Most Relevant) and choose from: Soonest application deadlines, Latest application deadlines, Newest jobs, or Oldest jobs.

🚀Tip: To help you quickly identify opportunities of interest, each job card in the list includes the company name, position title, estimated compensation (when provided), and any badges that show whether it’s part of your school’s Career Center Collections.

Select any job card to open the full job details and learn more about the position. For a detailed breakdown of the information shown on the job details page, refer to Navigating the Job Details Page in Handshake.

Saved searches and job alerts

Another powerful way to keep up with jobs and internships is to create saved searches and turn on job alerts. Once you’ve saved a search, Handshake can notify you when new jobs match your criteria.

To learn how to set up and manage saved searches and alerts, refer to Saving Job Searches and Receiving Job Alerts.

Ready to apply? Learn more about job posting details and step-by-step application methods in Apply for a Job in Handshake!

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