All undergraduate and graduate students (including Post Docs*) in the College of Engineering, as well as undergraduate students enrolled in the following College of LAS programs are eligible to register to use all ECS services, including Handshake @ Illinois, and to participate in on-campus interviewing:

• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• CS + X programs (X = Math, Statistics, Anthropology, Astronomy, Chemistry, Linguistics)
• LAS Physics

Students in other programs should contact their relevant career services offices.

*Post Docs will be assessed a one-time $50 fee.

We’ve already created your account in Handshake @ Illinois, login by:

• Visiting http://handshake.illinois.edu/
• Click the blue button, “Illinois netID and password”
• Begin filling out your profile

Handshake @ Illinois brings in so many new, interactive features!

• Get the most relevant opportunities right on your homepage by filling out your profile
• Handshake @ Illinois uses an algorithm to bring you the opportunities you are looking for! (Hint, fill out your profile and career interests to get the most out of this algorithm!)
• Review companies attending the career fair as they sign up
• View ECS resources in your resource library
• Easily search for and RSVP to events that fit your career goals
• Participate in on-campus interviews
• Make your profile public and allow employers to search for you
• Add skills, documents, a quick summary about yourself, and more in your profile
• Add your LinkedIn account to your profile and allow employers to connect with you
• Add a note to tell your career advisor what you want to talk about at an appointment

Handshake @ Illinois has truly been designed with the students in mind!  If you have questions, first, check out their student help page.  You’re going to find easy step-by-step answers to some of your most common questions!  If you still have questions, contact Engineering Career Services: ecs@engineering.illinois.edu or 217-333-1960.

Jobs & Career Fairs:

• How do I search for jobs?
• How do I apply for jobs?
• How do I save a search?
• How do I withdraw my application?
• How do I see who is coming to the career fair?

Advising:

• How do I schedule an advising appointment?
• How do I view upcoming appointments?

Student Profile:

• How do I upload a new document?
• How do I edit or delete a document?
• What do I do – my major is incorrect?

Handshake @ Illinois is one of the tools we offer that will help you become the strongest candidate possible!  We have some tips and tricks we want to share with you, including our policy for students using Handshake @ Illinois.

Handshake @ Illinois Policy:

We want recruiters and students to have the best experience possible, so, make sure you only provide 100% accurate information on your Handshake @ Illinois profile.  For classes/GPA – this means whatever is in your profile should match your transcript.  GPA should not be rounded.

Come talk to ECS if you ever have any concerns about recruiting, Handshake @ Illinois, or interviews – we want to hear from you so we can help!

Keep in mind, students who falsify information on Handshake @ Illinois, renege on offers, or cancel interviews late will have their account blocked, must meet with an ECS advisor, and may lose access to Handshake @ Illinois for up to 2 semesters.  (Come talk to us early, we can help!)

Tips:

• Claim your account if you haven’t already
• Fill out your profile as much as possible, this is how the AI shows you more of what you want
• Check out the Career Interests section, and tell Handshake @ Illinois what types of opportunities you’re looking for
• Visit the Resource Library to see career-related handouts
• Use the filters to search for internships, jobs, events, and while you are researching employers
• Can’t find something?  Use the top search bar next to the Handshake logo to find what you’re looking for
• Engineering Career Services appreciates any surveys you take for us… really, we love getting feedback to help design new programs, events, and advising options!

Handshake @ Illinois Users agree to the following terms:
Handshake @ Illinois Users agree to the following terms:
 Credentials, abilities, qualifications, and interests must be honestly and accurately articulated. Documents and profile information must be truthful, accurate, and up-to-date. Any deliberate misrepresentation, including, but not limited to account sharing or changing profile information to meet qualifications for positions may result in permanent loss of access to Handshake @ Illinois and loss of services provided by University of Illinois Career Services offices, and may be a violation of the University of Illinois Student Code.
 Limited profile information of student users will be periodically updated from university records. Discrepancies between your Handshake @ Illinois profile and your actual information should be addressed with your career services office.
 All interviews and scheduled appointments are to be kept. If cancellation becomes necessary, users are expected to cancel their interview and/or appointment via Handshake @ Illinois. If cancellation via Handshake @ Illinois is not possible, contact your career services office as soon as possible. Late cancellations and missed interviews will be reviewed and may be subject to disciplinary action by career services offices, including, but not limited to, loss of access to Handshake @ Illinois and other services provided by University of Illinois Career Services offices.
 Employers must be notified of acceptance or rejection of offers (internship/co-op/full-time) as soon as possible and no later than the mutually agreed upon offer deadline.
 Interviewing for other opportunities must be discontinued upon accepting (verbal or written) an offer. Once an offer has been accepted, all upcoming interviews must be cancelled by contacting career services and the organizations. If any concerns about an offer arise, career services is available to discuss the situation.
 Reneging on an accepted offer (internship or full time) is not acceptable and may result in permanent loss of access to Handshake @ Illinois and other services provided by the University of Illinois Career Services offices.
 Users are to only pursue interviews for opportunities that are of genuine interest.
 Career Services may review or use profiles and documents (e.g. resumes, cover letters, applications, and profile information) for the purpose of ensuring quality and appropriateness of documents and/or evaluating career services, programming, or outcomes.
 Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Career Services of the University of Illinois is authorized to release resumes, cover letters, applications, and public profile information to prospective employers and their designated representatives or third-party agents for the purpose of providing such employers with information concerning employability. Career Services takes reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that personal information is stored in secure operating environments. Further, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, its officers, agents, and assignees are held harmless from any damages that might incur as a result of released information.
 Users are responsible for following additional or more specific guidelines provided by the user’s career services office.
 Concerns about companies or positions on Handshake should be directed