{"id":8180,"date":"2018-08-27T12:40:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T16:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:18:38","slug":"handshake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/handshake\/","title":{"rendered":"Handshake is Here! Sign Up and Find Your Dream Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate career network &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/friends-partners\/work-with-spc\/provide-jobs-or-internships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handshake<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; for students and alumni is now live at St. Petersburg College!<\/p>\n<p>SPC has partnered with <strong>Handshake<\/strong> to offer you direct access to employers offering all kinds of employment opportunities. More than 250,000 are using Handshake to connect with students and graduates just like you!<\/p>\n<h5>Handshake Highlights<\/h5>\n<p>With this new platform you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a personalized job search experience to find the full-time, part-time and internship opportunities you care about<\/li>\n<li>Discover online and campus career events<\/li>\n<li>Get access to a local and national network of employers who are looking to hire college students and graduates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This system is super easy to access. If you are a <strong>current student<\/strong>, we have pre-loaded your profile in Handshake for you. All you have to do is activate it by logging in with your SPC email address. If you are\u00a0 <strong>alumni<\/strong>, try logging in with your SPC email address first. If your account doesn\u2019t automatically come up, then you can create your free account.<\/p>\n<h5>Sign up<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/handshake\/handshake-in-mycourses\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8198\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/08\/Handshake-in-MyCourses-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Handshake in MyCourses\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/08\/Handshake-in-MyCourses-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/08\/Handshake-in-MyCourses.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>To create your free account go to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spcollege.joinhandshake.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spcollege.joinhandshake.com<\/a> or<\/li>\n<li>click on the <strong>Handshake<\/strong> link in MyCourses by scrolling down to find this link on the right side of the page (see image)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Need help?<\/h5>\n<p>Have questions or need help to get started?\u00a0Contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/careers_contactus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career Services<\/a>\u00a0team online or on a campus to get a one-on-one tour with this exciting new career tool.<\/p>\n<h5>Start today<\/h5>\n<p>The end game is now! It is never too soon to start getting experience or to make the career change you\u2019ve been wanting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/handshake\/handshake-icon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8200\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/08\/Handshake-icon.jpg\" alt=\"Handshake icon\" width=\"57\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a>Create your profile, personalize your search based on your major and interests, and make <strong>Handshake<\/strong> your go-to destination to connect with employers for internship and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Your dream job is one click away!<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stpetersburgcollege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spcnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/careerspc?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#careerspc<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spcintern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#spcintern<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/workforcespc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#workforcespc<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPC\u2019s new partnership with Handshake is poised to connect students and alumni with internship and employment opportunities. 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