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Why Handshake and What Is It?
Handshake is a nationally used powerful recruiting platform, enabling employers to connect with talented students and alumni from WGU in a single click.
Connecting with WGU on Handshake will allow employer partners to post jobs and internships as well as volunteer opportunities, and promote events to WGU students & alumni completely free of charge. Most institutions require fees for their employer posting/advertisements.
WGU will now be able to stay on the cutting edge with Handshake that has:
- 800+ colleges and universities
- 14 million students and alumni
- 300,000 employers as users
- 100% of the Fortune 500 & companies of all sizes
Colleges such as Southern New Hampshire University, Arizona State University, Colorado State University and Global Campus, Ohio State, Stanford, University of Texas, University of North Carolina, and many more already utilize Handshake.
Job Boards by College
Additional Job Boards
USA JOBS
USA Jobs is the official job site of the United States Federal Government. It's your one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information.
Find Your State Job Bank
This site provides links to all the State Job Banks in the nation, as well as access to job banks for veterans and government.
Idealist
Idealist connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.
LinkUp
LinkUp only aggregates jobs from company websites. The search engine indexes over 22,000 company websites and updates those job listings every night.
SimplyHired
With the tagline, "Job Search Made Simple." Simply Hired is building the largest online database of jobs on the planet.
Work From Home
Review this blog for tips and links to find remote career opportunities.
College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career. Interactive media solutions connect students and grads to great careers.
Adzuna
"Zuna" means "abundance" in a number of African languages. Adzuna aims to be the most abundant classified ads site on the web, and to bring you the best ads sooner than anyone else. Hence the name Ad-zuna.
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CPD does not offer placement or guarantee students and alumni employment after graduation.