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!