{"id":2503,"date":"2020-09-09T10:43:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T17:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?page_id=2503"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:21:10","slug":"building-a-handshake-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/internships-careers\/resources\/building-a-handshake-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Handshake Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After you’ve uploaded your resume as a document in Handshake, you’ll be able to select the option “Build Profile from Resume”. This will fill in appropriate sections on your profile with details from the uploaded document. You’ll need to review and approve the changes prior to the information being visible to Employers and other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To build your profile from your resume:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Select your name in the top right of Handshake and select Documents.<\/li>
  2. Confirm you have a document uploaded with type “Resume”. If you do not have any documents uploaded, with drag and drop a PDF or word document onto the page, or choose on “Select From Computer” at the bottom of the screen to upload a new document.<\/li>
  3. Once you have a resume uploaded, you’ll see it listed on the page. Select the name of the document to proceed.<\/li>
  4. On this page, you’ll see what your document looks like. On the right, select the blue button “Build Profile from Resume”.<\/li>
  5. Your page will update to load the page below. There will be a section titled “Build your Profile Faster”, which will list the number of educations, work experiences, skills, etc. that are being added to your profile. You’ll have the option to review these changes individually, or you can select “Approve All”. The information will not<\/strong> appear on your profile until the changes are approved.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n
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