Students & Alumni

Finding a job takes work and the Career Center can help you access your next great opportunity.

The Career Center is thrilled to announce that Emory & Henry College is now partnering with Handshake to provide our community with access to diverse employers with a wide range of opportunities for college students and recent graduates.

Create your Handshake profile to get started!

Watch this short video to learn more about applying for opportunities through Handshake:

While Handshake is the only career platform that the Career Center maintains and monitors, be sure to check out these resources that provide information about opportunities within specific career fields.

Career field-specific job search sites compiled by Virginia Tech Career Services

Opportunities with non-profits can be searched at Idealist.org

Accounting-related: DiscoverAccounting

Medical-related: careers.weill.cornell.edu

Disclaimer: Handshake is the only job search site maintained by Emory & Henry Career Services. All other job search sites are maintained by outside organizations.

The USA Federal Government uses USAJobs.gov to post opportunities and this is where anyone wanting to work with the Federal Government should search for vacant opportunities.

For more information on the federal government job search, visit the Students and Recent Graduates section of USAJob.gov

While no guarantees can be made, to help mitigate the constant threat of fraudulent employers, Handshake designed and built the first “Employer Trust Score” in the career services space. This Trust Score uses a powerful two-part validation system designed to identify and eliminate fraudulent employers and contacts before they join your network, making it easy to protect our students as they explore the job market.

When searching for opportunities outside of the Handshake platform, look for the following hints to help ensure that you have found a legitimate opportunity:

If you find an opportunity on a job search board (like Indeed), go directly to the employer’s website to ensure the employer and the opportunity are real.
It is best practice to apply through the employer’s website.
A thorough description of the employer and position should be provided
The role has comparable qualifications, pay, and benefits to similar opportunities with other employers
Does the employer provide photos of the staff members on their website?
Can you find the employer on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Federal Trade Commission, or the Better Business Bureau?
Make an appointment with a Career Advisor to help you investigate!

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Students & Alumni

Where do I find jobs and internships?

How do I find opportunities on campus?

Where do I look for specific career field opportunities?

Where are opportunities with the USA Federal Government?

How do I know if an opportunity is legit?

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