Experience SAC Current Students Student Enrichment Center Career Services - Students/Alumni
    Student Enrichment Center

    Career Services - Students/Alumni

    Career Services Appointment

    Students may now schedule career sessions with our career experience navigator through the Handshake portal.


    To Access Handshake:

    • Log in to ACES
    • Select the Student Tab
    • Select the Handshake Logo (blue logo)

    Visual Appointment Instructions 

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    Questions? Visit the Handshake Help Center

     

    Students - Career Services

    • Students

       View our internship guidelines here:  experiential learning page 

      Students can view open full-time, part-time, and internship positions on Handshake.

      Handshake Student Login 

      Handshake Job/Internship Positions

      Handshake Student Guide

    • Alumni Handshake Registration

       

      Students/Alumni would enter their email address here: 

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      The next page will allow them to select their school. If their email domain matches what is attached to your school in Handshake, the field will be pre-populated with the school name. If not, then they will need to select their school from the dropdown menu.

      Once they choose their school name from the list, if your school has chosen to add an additional set of instructions specific for your school, these will appear below. We recommend that you customize a University Request Custom Message in your School Settings.

      This can help minimize issues with duplicate accounts. It can also prevent confusion for current student vs alumni confusion, as it enables you to link a form for any additional questions.

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      Next, they will need to select a password for the account.

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      After entering the password, the student/alum will need to fill in some basic fields: 

      • First name
      • Last name
      • Major
      • Grad Month
      • Grad Year

       

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      Once these fields are completed, this will create the account and send an email confirmation. The student/alum must click the link in the email confirmation to confirm and use the account.

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      Until the student (alum) is approved by a Career Services admin and connected to your school, they will not be able to access any of the school-specific features on Handshake such as:

      • Jobs/internships
      • Events
      • Fairs
      • Approved Employers

    • Resume

      View Resume Tips

      TopResume Website Resume Samples

      Canva Resume Samples

       

      Cover Letter

      View Cover Letter Tips

       

       

    • Confirm your career choice, enhance your skills:

      View Student Opportunities Across the Colleges

      View the Succeed at Work Brochure

      Train For SA Job Program

     

    Career Exploration Resources

    • FOCUS - A self-paced, online career and education planning tool. Access the Focus 2 page to register. (Access Code: sacproud)

    • Career Coach - A user-friendly web-based tool, that provides real, local data about hiring trends, salary ranges, and the Alamo College programs. (Career Coach)

    • Career Finder -  Explore the 6 Alamo Institutes, plan your career path and find additional information on Admissions. (Career Finder)

    • The O*NET OnLine program -  The database contains information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors! (O*NET OnLine)

    • iGrad -  Job search articles and resources (iGrad)

     

     

    Specialized Resources

     

     

     

    Contact Information

    Questions?
    sac-sec@alamo.edu 

    Sabrina Macal-Polasek
    Team Leader

    Antonio Martinez
    Certified Career
    Experience Navigator

    Greg Smith
    Coordinator 
    First-Year Experience

    Lydia Flores
    Admin. Services Specialist