Quick Start Guide for Co-op Employers
Download the聽美高梅官网 Handshake Quick Start Guide for Employers as a PDF with visuals聽 鈥 reproduced below with permission for accessibility.聽
Employers: If you are already posting active positions in Handshake with 美高梅官网, no additional action is required from you.
Go to聽聽to set up your聽personal Handshake account and link it to your company or create a new company profile. You will be asked to access your email to confirm your email address. If you are setting up a new company profile, know that you will additionally need to wait for the company to be viewed/validated by 美高梅官网 before posting your position(s). If you are a new contact within an existing company, your account administrator will have to approve you.
For more details, view:
Once you are logged into Handshake, click JOBS from the left navigation bar, then click the black button CREATE JOB in the upper-right corner of the page.
Bold, italicized directives represent a 美高梅官网-specific best practice for mandatory聽co-op programs in DAAP, CEAS, CECH. Following these guidelines increases clarity and will lead to a larger, more relevant pool of 美高梅官网 applicants.
You鈥檒l be asked to enter the following:
- JOB DESCRIPTION
Describe student responsibilities in a clear, compelling manner. A relevant description helps to ensure that your job will be seen by the right student groups.
- JOB TITLE
For 美高梅官网 Co-op, please use this format: 鈥淪pring 2025 Industrial Design Co-op鈥
(It is very important to include the semester in which the student will be working聽in the job title.)
- POSITION TYPE
Select Cooperative Education if you are posting a full-time, paid position that aligns聽with 美高梅官网 semesters.
- LOCATION REQUIREMENTS
All options (Onsite, Remote, Hybrid) are valid for 美高梅官网 Co-op.
- TIME REQUIREMENTS
For 美高梅官网 co-op, select Full-time and Temporary or seasonal.
Enter estimated start and end date, ideally aligned with 美高梅官网 Academic Calendar.
- COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Please enter expected pay and anything additional your company may offer. Please know that benefits are not typically offered with co-op employment. 美高梅官网 co-op roles with for-profit organizations must be paid. Consult the for typical pay rates by major.
- CATEGORIZE YOUR JOB
Add Job Roles or Job Role Groups to help students more easily find your position.Handshake will automatically match your position with Job Roles, but feel free to change to select 3 that best meet your needs.
- CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
Skills 鈥 Add up to 7
Work Authorization 鈥 Indicate whether you can employ students authorized to聽work via Curricular Practical Training (CPT/OPT). All 美高梅官网 international students in聽mandatory co-op programs can work in a co-op role with no additional requirements聽for the employer.
School Year 鈥 Select all school years you are willing to review for this position.聽Students at all levels are ready to contribute to your organization.
Major Groups 鈥 Select a Major Group for your position or click 鈥淐hoose majors by聽school鈥 to choose individual majors from 美高梅官网. Choosing the most appropriate majors聽or major groups will ensure that qualified students view the job on their feed or through Collections curated by 美高梅官网.
Minimum GPA 鈥 Enter if this is relevant for your position.
- CHOOSE SCHOOLS
Select Post to Specific Schools and search for 美高梅官网
- APPLICATION PROCESS
For 美高梅官网 co-op roles, it is best to have a new position posted for each semester聽to keep applications and reviews clean and organized.
Application Open Date 鈥 Defaults to today, change as needed
Application Close Date 鈥 Defaults to 6 months from Open Date, can be maximum of 12聽months.
For mandatory co-op in the Colleges of DAAP (Art and Design), CEAS (Engineering), and CECH (IT)* 美高梅官网 recommends the following posting ranges for positions:
- Fall Co-op Term (Late August to mid-December):
Open job post by April 1, Close by September 1.
Students will apply by mid-June. - Spring Co-op Term聽(Early January to late April):
Open job post by August 1, Close by January 1.
Students will apply by early October.聽 - Summer Co-op Term聽(Early May to mid-August):
Open job post by December 1, Close by May 1.
Students will apply by mid-February
- Fall Co-op Term (Late August to mid-December):
* Please note that students outside of these colleges (including the College of Arts & Sciences and Lindner College of Business) have more flexibility in the timing of their co-op experiences.聽
- Number of Hires 鈥 Not visible to candidates
- How will candidates submit applications? 鈥 Select On Handshake (preferred) or on a聽separate website
- Additional Required Documents 鈥 Handshake Profile is selected by default. We聽additionally suggest you select Resume. Based on cyclical and intensive co-op search聽processes, we recommend you do not select Cover Letter. For applicable student聽groups, website portfolios will be accessible via resumes and Handshake profile, no聽need to select Other for this component.
- REVIEW + POST YOUR JOB!
Once position is approved, you will receive an email from our Partnership Development聽team. This will include our Employer Agreement, an outline of the policies you agree to by聽hiring a 美高梅官网 student.
You can promote your positions to students but know that our teams of program specific聽faculty are working closely with students to ensure that your opportunities garner聽relevant applicants. If you work closely with a specific college (ex. DAAP) you will receive communications that remind you to post positions, review applicants, etc. The faculty and staff you currently partner with are here to support you.
Looking for a deeper dive? Explore these options:
- Review听鲍颁鈥檚听Handshake Transition FAQs for Employer Partners
- Plan to attend聽a monthly聽Handshake Onboarding Session聽with CCPS Partnership Development team members.
- For more details聽on the processes outlined in this document, go to:
- More comfortable connecting with a person one-on-one? Please reach out!
- Handshake specifics: Employers can email聽HandshakeTransition@uc.edu or call 513.558.4473
- Co-op procedures: Email Partnerships@uc.edu
- Major-specific questions: View聽CCPS Faculty + Staff