Handshake Help

Handshake is the online recruiting system for the Career Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the Weston Career Center at Olin Business School. 

To Sign Up

  1. Sign Up to create your account.
  2. Once approved by our staff, you will receive an email from confirming your registration and instruction on login.
  3. After login, update your Profile. Provide us with as much company information as possible so we can best serve you.
  4. If you run into issues please contact us at hiretalent@wustl.edu or visit Handshake’s tutorial.

To Post/Update a Job

  1. Login to Handshake. In order to post a job via Handshake, you’ll need a confirmed user account that is connected to a company profile, and your company profile must be approved by Washington University in St. Louis.
  2. Click Post a Job from your home dashboard. Best Practice: the more fields you complete, the more well defined your job posting will be! 
  3. Our staff will review your request and respond via system email. Your position must be approved by the Career Center before it is viewable by students.
  4. If you run into issues please contact us at hiretalent@wustl.edu or visit Handshake’s tutorial.

To Request an Information Session

  1. Login to Handshake .
  2. Click on Events in the left navigation bar.
  3. Click on the Request Event tab in the upper-right corner.
  4. Enter the required Event information into the fields.
  5. Click Save in the lower-right corner to save and request your event.
  6. If you run into issues please contact us at hiretalent@wustl.edu or visit Handshake’s tutorial.