HANDSHAKE PREFERENCES: Update your preferences to receive personalized job and event suggestions.
1 pt for each preference updated. 6 pts max
How-To: Handshake > Click on your profile icon > Select "Career Interests" > Update your preferences > Save changes (Or view this YouTube video for a quick tutorial)
♾️PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS: Gain insight into your strengths, preferences, and interests, to make more informed decisions about career path choices and professional development. StrengthsFinder and Strong Interest Inventory. Limited supply. First come first served.
2 pts if either is completed. 2 pts max
How-To: Reach level 1 in Rewards Program > Request your preferred assessment from the Level 1 notification email > Complete the assessment
CDO APPOINTMENTS: Receive personalized advice to navigate and pursue your career aspirations
4 pts per completed appointment. 12 points max
How-To: Handshake > Career Center > Appointments > Schedule a New Appointment > Choose Advising Type > Choose a date and time > Review and book your appointment > Show up! (Note: “Student Work Eligibility Forms” appointments do not count for points.)
SELF-REFLECTIONS: Complete these exercises to clarify your interests, behaviors, and goals through introspection
1 pt for each survey completed. No point limit
How-To: Surveys will be announced periodically in the This Week in the CDO weekly newsletter. Follow the links to complete the surveys.
♾️ COMPLETE EXPERIENCE REFLECTIONS: Adding an internship, student work experience, or undergraduate research in Experiences will prompt Handshake to send you reflections part-way through the experience and again at the end. Complete these to earn additional reflection points.
5 reflect pts for each experience fully completed. No point limit
How-To: Submit an experience (see "Explore") before the experience is to begin. When prompted, fill out the mid-term and final surveys. Note: only internships, research, and student work offer the reflections.
♾️ = Points from items marked with this symbol accumulate across academic years, while unmarked items reset annually.