Find Your Next Job
Handshake is UNO's preferred jobs platform. Use Handshake to browse and apply for local, national, and on-campus job opportunities, view upcoming career fairs and events, and schedule career advising appointments.
What Can You Do With Handshake?
- Upload a résumé and complete your online career profile
- Allow your online career profile and résumé to be viewable by employers
- Learn which employers are attending upcoming Career Fairs
- View upcoming local and on-campus career events
- Research contact information for local and national employers
- Search for and apply to open positions
- Schedule a career advising appointment with a Career Services advisor
Watch the video below to learn more about Handshake and how to effectively use it as a UNO student or alum.
Current Students
Students are automatically assigned a Handshake account upon acceptance to UNO.
Log in using your NetID and password to complete your profile and put your best self forward to employers. And, be sure to download Handshake Mobile (iOS) to discover jobs on the go and to stay on track with reminders for application deadlines and direct messages from employers.
If you have any difficulties scheduling an appointment on Handshake or can’t find a time that matches your availability, please contact our office at careers@unomaha.edu or 402-554-3672.
What to Expect in the Job Search
Whether you are looking for your first internship, a full-time job, or transitioning into making the switch from college to career can be challenging. UNO's Career Services is here to help! Below are a few resources that can answer many of your concerns and questions as you enter the job search process.
Not sure what to expect as you start applying for jobs? Read through our Job Search Process FAQ.
You received an invitation to interview and are curious to know what the hiring process looks like. Check out our Hiring Process Overview.
Worried about being taken seriously at your new workplace? Look at a few suggestions of what to expect in our Professionalism FAQ.
Alumni
Are you new to Handshake?
Handshake may already recognize your email and credentials from the Career Services import. Follow this support article and visit the Handshake Login page.
If you need to create an account, you will be prompted to submit additional information to Career Services. This information, which includes your NUID, full name, and contact information, will be used to verify your alumni status prior to account access approval.
If you have any difficulties scheduling an appointment on Handshake or can’t find a time that matches your availability, please contact our office at careers@unomaha.edu or 402-554-3672.
Did you access Handshake as a student and now you are an alum?
Follow this support article and visit the Handshake Login page. You will likely need to create a Handshake password now that you are no longer accessing Handshake through our Single Sign On system.
Employers
Please visit the employer page for more information.