Handshake is Winthrop University's online, centralized career management platform
for students, alumni, and employers.
Apply for Jobs and Internships
Schedule Career Coaching Appointments
Sign up for CDI Special Events and Programs
Register for Career Fairs and Employer-Hosted Info Sessions and Recruiting Events
All students should have an account connected to your Winthrop University email. Alumni may update their former student account by contacting the CDI, or create an
alumni account if new to Handshake. Scroll down for detailed login instructions. Contact
careerdev@winthrop.edu for assistance.
Handshake is an exceptional way to find jobs and internships and to engage with regional,
national, and global employers. The network hosts hundreds of thousands employers
representing all industries - from Fortune 500 companies to school districts to healthcare
systems to government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Log in to Handshake using your Winthrop student e-mail address and password. All current students should have an account.To avoid duplicate accounts, do not create or request a new account; please contact careedev@winthrop.edu for assistance accessing Handshake.
Incoming students will be eligible to utilize Handshake when you begin taking classes.
2. Complete your Profile
Make sure that your profile is 100% complete (go to My Profile). Include your education,
work experience, skills, etc. This will help tailor your job search and make it easier
for recruiters to find you.
3. Upload your Resume
Upload your resume so that at least one is available whenever you need it (go to My
Documents). Whenever you upload a new document (resumes and cover letters), the career
team will review it and provide feedback.
4. Search/apply for Jobs and Internships
Thousands of jobs and internships are posted annually. Use filters to search for opportunities
that align with your career interests and goals. Look at the Collections for highlighted
internships!
Review qualifications, requirements, and application instructions.
Prepare and upload tailored application materials (e.g., resume, cover letter) to
apply. Some organizations will direct you to their website to apply.
After applying, you will receive updates on the status of your application.
5. Register for Events
Register for Winthrop's career fairs, employer information sessions, and more! This
is a great way to connect with employers and learn more about opportunities within
their organizations.
6. Schedule Appointments
Schedule 1:1 appointments with career professionals for help with your resume/cover
letter, job search, interview preparation, graduate school process, and more (go to
Career Center > Appointments).
Kenya Ratliff, CDI Career Coach, 312 Bancroft Hall
Michael Szeman, CDI Associate Director for Employer Engagement and Internships, 312 Bancroft Hall
Becky Ross, CDI Director, 312 Bancroft Hall
Lisa Greffeuille, CBT Coordinator for Career and Experiential Learning, 213 Thurmond Hall
7. Add a Preferred E-mail Address
For seamless access to Handshake after graduation, add your personal/preferred e-mail
address to your account. You may use that email with a password you create to ensure
you always have a way to log in:
Log in to Handshake using your Winthrop credentials
In the upper right, click your name (initials icon) to open the dropdown menu
Select Settings
Under Account Information click +Add Another E-mail
Graduated after May 2021? Recent graduates most likely have an account, created while you were a student. Before requesting a new account, e-mail careerdev@winthrop.edu with your name as a student, month and year of graduation, and field of study to
inquire. We can update your former student account with your preferred current e-mail
address. If you don't have an existing account, you may request one.
First-time User? Use the "No Account? Sign up here" link on the Handshake login screen. You may log
in to Handshake using a preferred e-mail, such as Gmail, Yahoo, or your Winthrop alumni e-mail address.
2. Complete your Profile
Make sure that your profile is 100% complete (go to Settings > My Profile). Include
your education, work experience, skills, etc. This will help tailor your job search
and make it easier for recruiters to find you.
3. Upload your Resume
Upload your resume so that one is available whenever you need it (go to Settings >
My Documents). Whenever you upload a new document (resumes and cover letters), the
career team will review it for you. This is an easy way to receive feedback.
4. Search/apply for Jobs
Thousands of jobs and internships are posted annually. Use various filters to search
for opportunities that align with your career interests and goals.
Review qualifications, requirements, and application instructions.
Prepare and upload tailored application materials (e.g., resume, cover letter) to
apply. Some organizations will direct you to their website to apply.
After applying, you will receive updates on the status of your application.
5. Register for Events
Register for Winthrop's career fairs, employer information sessions, and more! This
is a great way to connect with employers and learn more about opportunities within
their organizations.
6. Schedule Appointments
Schedule 1:1 appointments with a career professional for help with your resume/cover
letter, job search, interview preparation, and more (go to Career Center > Appointments).
Kenya Ratliff, CDI Career Coach, 312 Bancroft Hall
Michael Szeman, CDI Associate Director for Employer Engagement and Internships, 312 Bancroft Hall
Becky Ross, CDI Director, 312 Bancroft Hall
Lisa Greffeuille, CBT Coordinator for Career and Experiential Learning, 213 Thurmond Hall
After verifying your e-mail address, you will be prompted to search for your company
on Handshake and request to join.
If your company is not listed, you will have the option to create a new company profile. If the company e-mail domain is already being used or you would like to create a secondary
company for your specific location (ex: Enterprise - Rock Hill, SC), please e-mail
us at careerdev@winthrop.edu for assistance. Currently, multiple companies cannot be registered under the same
company e-mail domain.
Troubleshooting Tips:
If you're having trouble receiving the confirmation e-mail, check your spam and junk
folders to ensure that e-mails are not being filtered out. Add handshake@m.joinhandshake.com
to your e-mail contacts or address book, and lastly, check with your IT department
and ask them to unblock Handshake or check for quarantined e-mails. Then, resend the
confirmation e-mail once you've taken these steps. You can resend the confirmation
by logging into Handshake and using the link in Step 4 on the right side of your screen,
as pictured here:
You must request to connect with schools before posting jobs and internships there.
We recommend starting with only 10-20 schools until your company is established on
Handshake. For more information, see School Network Management.
Troubleshooting Tips:
Only request a select few schools initially. This will allow you to build positive relationships with schools while also growing
your Trust Score. You can request additional schools as you become approved at your
initial schools.
It can take up to five business days for a school to approve your request. If you do not receive a response within that time frame, contact the Career Services
department at the school. You can find the contact information for a school's Career
Services by selecting Schools in the left hand menu, and then clicking on the name
of the school you wish to reach.
Once you've connected to one or more schools, you will be able to post jobs, request
on-campus interview schedules, manage your applicants, and more. Here are some quick
links to more detailed articles on these topics.
In order to activate the services offered by Handshake, students must create a profile.
Once a profile is created, students are given the option to make their profiles public
or private. For students who choose the public option, recruiters will have access
to the information provided in the profile, including personal data and work preferences.
Since Handshake is a third-party career management system, if the public option is
selected, Winthrop University cannot provide protections under the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA.
