Speaker – Eilis Spence, Employability advisor
Topic – Prepare for the virtual fair – how to create an impressive handshake profile.
Handshake
It is vital to have a good profile as employers can view it. Handshake is the middle man so the employers can interact with us. This could be the first thing an employer will see, making it very important.
- MY profile must showcase me, my education, skills, experience and career aspirations.
- There are 7 key areas to complete: My journey, education, work and extracurriculars, classes, projects and skills
- Upload supporting files such as CV and cover letter.
- Level of study – level 5 for second years. It’s very important to get this right as it will affect what job opportunities will be brought to you.
- My journey is a short summary of yourself and what you are looking for. Its your chance to introduce yourself. It’s the first thing the employer will read – make yourself sound employable.
- put actively looking for a job.
- Ad your experience and add a few notes on your responsibilities and key roles.
- When adding your cv make sure to check over the skills as handshake automatically adds things into this section that may not be necessary
- Documents: this is where you can upload your CV and cover letter.
- Organizations and extra curriculars – add edge activities here also
Look up the video from yesterday on YouTube – here is the link.
Future jobs and opportunities fairs week 11-14 October:
- Placement opportunities
- Graduate jobs
- Industry experts
- Skills development
- Skills boosting program with Allstate, ALMAC and Deloitte