Handshake is UC Irvine's online job and internship career hub for our students. Use Handshake to post jobs and internships, register for recruiting events, and sign up for On-Campus Interviewing.

UCI faculty and staff can maximize student development in your employment opportunities through:

Use Handshake, the Division of Career Pathways’ online portal, to post your positions. Posting on Handshake is free and will give your positions the broadest visibility among current UCI students.

How Faculty and Staff can post jobs / internships on Handshake

Most UCI campus partners have an existing Handshake employer account in place for staff and faculty to post work-study and non-work-study jobs. If you would like access to Handshake to post jobs, reach out to the Administrator for your department Handshake account, and they will help you get started with an employer login to represent your department or school. If you don’t know who your department Handshake administrator is, you can reach out to our Employer Relations Team at DCP for assistance.

You can send an email to career@uci.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Job Classification & Hours

Students are hired under the Student Assistant series. We recommend you review the Student Assistant Job Evaluation Matrix to ensure appropriate classification. UCI students hired in the class of Assistant I, II, III, IV are casual employees expected to work no more than 50% time on a week by week basis during academic quarters.  Students may work more during academic breaks.