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Handshake: How to intern—and get an offer!—at Disney, General Mills and Chevron

Handshake spoke with recruiting leaders at Disney, General Mills and Chevron to hear their insider take on what it takes to succeed as an intern at these companies. All three have thriving internship programs and recruit full-time hires from their …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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Handshake: How your TikTok skills can get you hired

Making quality content for TikTok takes creativity and quick thinking, not to mention videography and editing skills, storytelling skills, and more. And employers are looking for Gen Z to flex their TikTok skills in the workplace.

Handshake analyzed the almost …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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Handshake: How to Show Off your Soft Skills to Employers

When employers are searching for candidates on Handshake, they’re usually looking for hard skills: specific competencies like Python, Spanish, or Photoshop. 

Your soft skills, on the other hand, are about personal qualities that influence how you do your work. For example, these …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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How to Have a Competitive Peace Corps Application

Join University of Washington’s Peace Corps campus recruiter, Amanda Li, in exploring the Peace Corps application process and how to be a competitive applicant.

The Peace Corps application can feel daunting, but attend this session to learn about the application …

By Briana Randall (She/Her)
Briana Randall (She/Her) Executive Director
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Handshake: How to break into tech, whether you’re a coder or not

Tech continues to be an in-demand industry, but how do you get one of the coveted spots? Tech and digital culture reporter Jules Terpak hosted a Handshake event with recruiters from Google, Hubspot, and Handshake, as well as a recent …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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InfoSession Today – Opportunities in the Education Sector

Today, 10/27, join us at 3:30pm in the Career & Internship Center in Mary Gates Hall 134 for an exciting information session about working in education. Join Urban Teachers, Reading Partners, City Year, and Teach for America for a conversation …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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Handshake: The best way to introduce yourself during your job search

In the course of your job search, you are constantly having to introduce yourself. Whether it’s at career fairs, networking events, or interviews, you have a short moment to tell your story. You’re telling versions of that story in your resume, …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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Handshake: 10 tips to make the most of a career fair

Career fairs offer many opportunities to advance your career search. It’s a chance to practice your networking skills and get comfortable having professional conversations. If you’re undecided about what job or industry you want to go into, a career fair can …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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The In-Person Government & Non-Profit Job & Internship Fair is October 26th!

The UW Seattle 2022 Government & Non-Profit Job & Internship Fair is a 100% In-Person offering for students being held on Wednesday October 26th from 1:00-4:00 pm Pacific Time in Mary Gates Commons! This fair is a great opportunity to …

By Bridget Doyle (she/her)
Bridget Doyle (she/her) Associate Director of Employer/Community Connections
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So You Attended a Virtual Career Fair… Now What?

Keep the momentum going from your meetings with employers after the fair has wrapped up! Follow up with employers in Handshake via:

Sending messages to the recruiters you met with
Following their company profile (receive notifications of employer activity at …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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