CSM Students & Alumni

If you are CSM students, you should have received an invitation email from CSM Career Services. Use the link in the email to log in and claim your account.

If you don't have an invitation email from your school, go to the Handshake login page and select your school from the dropdown menu to proceed.

To learn more about creating an account and logging in, refer to Creating an Account and Logging In to Handshake.

To learn more about student accounts on Handshake, check out An Overview of Student and Alumni Accounts in Handshake.

Filling out your profile on Handshake comes with many benefits, especially when you work towards completing it!

For instance, Handshake uses the information you provide to give you personalized job recommendations, helping you discover relevant job and internship opportunities. Plus, a complete profile makes it more likely that employers will reach out to you with job offers or event invitations.

Employers can view your profile only if you've set your profile visibility to "Community" or "Employers." Students and alumni can only view your profile if you've set your profile to "Community." To learn more about your profile privacy options, refer to Profile Privacy Options in Handshake.

To fully complete your profile in Handshake, you'll want to add the following information:

• Looking for
• Summary
• Skills
• Work experience
• Education
• Courses
• Organizations
• Projects
• Languages
• Profile Picture

To update this info, click on your icon in the upper-right corner then select My Profile.

By uploading resumes, cover letters, transcripts, and other relevant documents, you can apply for jobs directly through Handshake. This streamlines the application process and ensures that all necessary documents are readily available to potential employers you apply to!

To learn more about how to upload a document, refer to How to Upload a New Document.

Use your home page, and other tools available on Handshake to look for companies and jobs you're interested in learning more about or applying to!

To learn more about your home page, check out Navigating the Student Homepage.

To find jobs of interest, refer to Searching for Jobs and Internships.

Tip: you can always save your searches in Handshake by clicking the bookmark icon. This makes finding relevant employers and jobs easy to access later. To do this, refer to Saved Job Searches and Alerts.

When you follow an employer or a job, you'll receive alerts when a job application window is closing or when an employer is attending an event or fair at your school. 

Learn more about following employers in Following an Employer in Handshake.