Posting Jobs and Opportunities
The Gordon Career Center & Handshake
The Gordon Career Center (GCC) has used Handshake, an online recruiting platform for higher education students and alumni, since 2016 to support access to career opportunities and education for Wesleyan undergraduate students and alumni. The GCC is regularly involved in reviewing and implementing product updates to enhance students’ experience on the platform. More than 90% of Wesleyan students create a Handshake profile. Profiles include helpful information for employers such as resumes approved by GCC staff, personal interests, industry preferences, and experience details.
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Getting Started with Handshake
Our employer partners use Handshake to engage with students and our office by posting opportunities and events, viewing student profiles, and communicating with potential applicants. It is essential that any verifiable employer can create an account; Handshake has a free Core account, as well as premium membership.
Post full-time jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities on Handshake, Wesleyan’s career management platform, free of charge. Every position we promote is posted to Handshake to support access to career opportunities for all of our students. Leading employers of all sizes–including Fortune 500, startups, and nonprofits–leverage Handshake to recruit, source, and connect with our diverse and talented community of students and alumni.
Create a user account (click here to learn how), connect with your organization and Wesleyan University, and follow these instructions to begin recruiting Wesleyan students and recent alumni. If your employer is new to Handshake, follow these steps to create a company profile during the registration process. Once you complete the registration process, you will become a pending employer on Handshake. By creating an account on Handshake, employers agree to adhere to our recruiting policies.
To be approved on Handshake, employer registration must include:
- Verifiable organization name, location, and email and website addresses
- Organization size and industry
- Point of contact information including full name and email address that matches the domain of the organization’s website (generic names, such as “campus recruiter” will not be approved)
- Clear and completed organization description
Once the Gordon Career Center has approved your employer registration request, you will be able to post and promote opportunities, manage your applicants, request virtual interview schedules, and more.
Alumni/Parent Employers
Interested in sharing an employment or volunteer opportunity at your organization with current Wesleyan students and/or recent graduates? Follow the steps above to create an account and post your position(s) on Handshake. Please contact us directly to let us know you have registered as an employer or created a posting so we can be sure to share your opportunity with interested students and alumni. Reach out to Tess Hamilton-Ward, Assistant Director for Employer Relations, thamiltonwar@wesleyan.edu if you have any questions or need additional assistance.
Handshake has created an extensive library of resources to help employers recruit talented applicants while actively engaging in equitable and inclusive hiring practices.
We encourage you to utilize Handshake’s help center library and technical support team, but have also included frequently requested resources on this page.
Confirming Your Job is Posted Successfully
How to Create a New Company Profile
Disclaimer
The Gordon Career Center reviews all employer requests and job and internship postings to ensure that the organization and opportunity are appropriate for current students and/or recent graduates. We do not approve the following employers or postings:
- Employers whose work or services are in direct conflict with Wesleyan’s mission
- Third-party recruiters, staffing agencies, or promoters
- Opportunities that require a fee for participation of placement, including out-of-pocket financial expenses, test-taking, etc.
- Unspecified opportunities to teach abroad
- Commission-based positions that do not clearly note the compensation arrangements
- Personal service-oriented jobs such as babysitting, nannying, dog walking, personal assistant, etc.
The Gordon Career Center reserves the right to decline any employer request and job or internship posting. Please allow up to five business days for your employer registration and/or posting to be reviewed by a member of our team.
Questions? Contact Tess Hamilton-Ward, Assistant Director for Employer Relations, at thamiltonwar@wesleyan.edu.
