Your personal information is displayed within the header of your profile on Handshake. This includes details such as your name, pronouns, location, and any links you'd like to feature on your profile.
During the account setup process, you're prompted to provide details. If you previously skipped this step or want to update any of this information, follow the steps below to make changes!
1. Click your account icon in the upper-right corner of Handshake, then click My Profile from the dropdown.
2. From your profile, click the button Edit located in the far right corner of your header.
Missing the Share button located to the left of Edit? This means your profile isn't set to public and cannot be discovered outside of Handshake. To learn more about making your profile public and sharing it, check out How to Make Your Profile Public and Share Your Profile Link.
3. Within the pop-up that appears, you can add/edit the following fields:
- First name (Type in the box)
- Last name (Type in the box)
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Pronouns (Type in the box to add one or multiple responses, or add your own)
- She/her
- He/him
- They/them
- Location (Type in the box, then choose from the dropdown)
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Links (optional — add up to 5 links to display projects you want to showcase)
- Title
- URL (Must start with https://)
- Description
4. Once the updates have been made, click the button Save to save or Cancel to cancel!