On Handshake, you can update and maintain your user profile as needed to ensure that your information is accurate.
If you want to update your user settings instead, refer to Employer Account User Settings.
Update your profile
1. Click on your name in the top-right corner of any page, then select Your Profile from the dropdown.
Note: you can only edit your own profile, not your teammates' profiles.
2. Your profile contains the following sections:
- Profile Info
- First, last name, title, pronouns, and photo.
- Work Experience
- Give students an idea of your expertise.
- Education
- This helps students find common ground with you.
- Bio
- Tell students what you're passionate about, and what you can help them with.
- Links
- Add things like your personal website or blog.
3. To edit any of the sections below your name, click the plus icon to the far right of the section.
- To edit your profile info, click the pencil icon to the far right of your name.
Profile info
The following fields are required in the Profile info section:
- First name
- Last name
- Title
Upload or edit your photo
To upload or edit your photo, hover your mouse over your photo, then click the pencil icon.
In the pop-up modal, click the white button Upload photo to upload your photo, then use the "Zoom In" (+) and "Zoom Out" (-) buttons to adjust the level of magnification of the photo within the modal window.
Once your photo is uploaded and adjusted, click the black button Save in the lower-right corner.
- To remove your photo, click the white button Remove in the left-right corner.
Work experience
The following fields are required in the Work Experience section:
- Job title
- Employer name
- Start month, start year
- End month, end year
- Location
Education
The following fields are required in the Education section:
- School
- Graduation year
- Education level
- Major
Bio
The Bio section contains one field, and it's optional.
- The Description field has a 300 character limit.
Links
The following fields are required in the Links section:
- Title
- Link
- Note: the URL must begin with http:// or https://.
4. Click the black button Save in the lower-right corner of each pop-up modal to save your changes.
To update your company profile, check out How to Edit Your Company Profile Settings.