Handshake Guide

For the best experience, complete your Handshake Profile:

• Primary Education
• Work & Volunteer Experience
• Organizations
• Skills
• Documents (Resume) Courses
• Profile Picture
• Journey
• Set profile to Community or Employers

Employers can only view your profile if you have set your profile settings to Community or Employers. To learn more about your profile privacy options, refer to Profile Privacy options in Handshake.

Create a Handshake Profile

Handshake Log In

	Click “Let’s go”
	Select Oakland Community College from the drop-down
	Click “School log in”
	Sign in using your MyOCC User Name and Password
	Start setting up your profile!

Make an Appointment

Access your Handshake account

	Select the “Career Center” tab
	Select “Appointments” tile
	Select “Schedule A New Appointment”
	Choose a category based on your needs
	Select your appointment

Upload Resume

Access Your Handshake account
Save your resume as a PDF file on your computer

	Click on your name/icon in the top right corner
	Choose “Documents” from the list of options
	Drag and drop your document(s) OR choose “Select from Computer”
	Once selected, click “Upload”