Cal State LA Handshake

• Used Handshake as a student? Log in with your password and update your email to keep access. Log in to Handshake (external page)

• New to Handshake or can’t log in? Create a new account with your personal email. Alumni access is verified in 1–2 business days. Create a Handshake Account (external page)

Stay informed about career opportunities related to your academic discipline. 

• Create a student-type Handshake account.
• Register using your Cal State LA email.
• Complete your profile and indicate your interests to receive email updates about relevant jobs, internships, and events. 

Create a Handshake Account (external page)

Career interests improve the jobs and events that Handshake shows you. 

• Select internships, on-campus jobs, or full-time roles.
• Choose locations where you want to work.
• Add job functions that interest you.

Employers search Handshake by profile details.

• Profile Viewers: Update your visibility so employers can see your profile and message you.
• Current Location: Add where you are based.
• About: add a short bio, like what you’re currently working on and interested in pursuing.
• Skills: add 3 skills that show what you’re good at.
• Education: include your expected graduation date.
• Courses: list 3 courses you've taken relevant to your career interests.
• Projects: add at least 1 class project that reflects your career interests.
• Languages: include any language proficiencies other than English.

• Filter by job type (internship, part-time, on-campus student employment, full-time).
• Search by keyword (find keywords to search in What Can I Do with This Major).

Events help you connect with employers beyond job postings.

• Filter by info sessions, hiring, and career fairs.

Employers on Handshake are seeking college students and recent graduates. 

• Filter by industry.
• Filter by employer size to narrow the list and find employers who may have more positions to fill.