Navigating Handshake

Handshake is the #1 site for college students to find jobs in the U.S. Providing equal access to career opportunities to students.

  1. Career Engagement
  2. SU Handshake

We’re here to help. Seattle University uses a powerful online recruiting platform called Handshake to connect employers with highly qualified students and recent graduates. Posting on Handshake is free, quick, and allows you to broadcast opportunities not only to Seattle U students but to students at thousands of other colleges and universities in the Handshake network. 

Handshake is used by over 200,000 employers, including all Fortune 500 companies! Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. 

There’s a lot to love about Handshake, and here’s our highlight: when you post on Handshake, you’re democratizing access to career opportunities and making your jobs or internships accessible to as many qualified candidates as possible. 

Join Handshake

Find Internships, Jobs & Career Events on Handshake

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Instructions for Posting Jobs and Events

Once logged in, make sure you’ve requested to connect with Seattle University!

https://app.joinhandshake.com/ 

Click this link if you do not yet have a Handshake account. Step-by-step instructions for new employer registration can be found here.

POST A JOB

Find a more detailed guide to this process here.

  • From your home dashboard in Handshake, click “Post a Job.”
  • You will be prompted to fill out four sections: Job Basics, Job Details, Job Preferences, and Schools where you would like the position posted. Be sure to select Seattle University.
  • Your job posting will go through our approval process (1-2 business days max) and then become visible to Seattle U students and recent graduates.

POST AN EVENT

Find a more detailed guide to this process here.

  • From your home dashboard in Handshake, click “Create an Event.”
  • Fill out the event details, then click “Save.”
  • Your event will then go through our approval process (1-2 business days max) and then become visible to Seattle U students and recent graduates.

HELPFUL HANDSHAKE HOW-TOs

The Office of Student Employment oversees on-campus student employment at Seattle University. As of July 2026, all on-campus student jobs are posted in Workday, where students can search and apply for available positions. For more information, visit the Student Employment webpage or contact studentemployment@seattleu.edu.