An Experience in Handshake is a way to submit an internship for approval. Depending on your school, these may be for credit-bearing internships only.
Once you submit an Experience, you can manage it through Handshake and create learning objectives to track your progress.
Submit an Experience
1. Click Career Center on the left navigation menu, then click Experiences.
2. Click on the tab Submit an Experience, located in the upper-left corner of the page, or click the blue button Submit an Experience.
3. Select your Experience Details by choosing the Experience Type and Term from the dropdown options. Both of these fields are required.
4. Enter the Organization information:
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Organization (required)
- This may be an employer, institution, or program
- Location
- Industry
- Phone Number
- Email Address
5. Enter the Experience information:
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Experience (required)
- This may be a specific job, internship, or other learning opportunity.
- Department
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Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
- Start and End
- Experience Type
- Employment Type
- Salary
- Offer Date
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Offer Accepted
- Yes
- No
- Undecided
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Add experience to profile?
- Check the box to add to your Handshake profile
6. Enter your Supervisors contact information:
- Email Address (required)
7. Answer the custom questions set by your school (if available).
8. Click the green button Submit an experience in the bottom right corner of the page to complete the Experience request process.
Once requested, you'll be directed to the Experiences Overview page. You'll also receive an email to your inbox confirming the request.
To learn more about tracking your Experience, refer to Tracking Your Experience. If you'd like to upload an attachment to your Experience, check out Uploading an Attachment to an Experience.
Missing the Career Center option on the left navigation bar?
Here are a few possible reasons:
- School not linked: If you've requested to connect with a school, check your status by clicking your profile icon, then School Connections. If it says "Pending," your school still needs to approve your request.
- No school on account: If you registered without selecting a school, features like the Career Center won’t be available. To connect, click your profile icon, then School Connections. Find your school and request to join.
- School not on Handshake (yet!): If your school isn’t a partner, encourage your career center to join so you can access more features.