The School of Social Work hopes to help our alumni and recent graduates gain employment in the social work field. Handshake offers a variety of tools to help you on your professional journey.
Get Started with Handshake:
- Log in to Handshake. Use your Tulane ID and password and log in to the Handshake Portal.
- Fill out your profile. Some of your information will already be in your Handshake profile. Check to be sure all information is correct and fill out the remainder. Take the career interests survey to optimize your job search. To see jobs posted specifically by our alumni, make sure you add "Social Work" under the "major" portion of your profile.
- Upload a document. You will want to have a public resume available in Handshake for employers to see.
- Go to the Jobs page and filter for the type of job you're seeking. A few Job Role options that may suit you are Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Healthcare Social Workers, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, and Miscellaneous Social Workers.
- Follow jobs and employers you are interested in. When you follow an employer or a job, you will automatically start receiving information about the company or job so you will not miss out on updates or new opportunities.
If you are an organization wishing to post your job with the Tulane School of Social Work, post a job or browse student and alumni resumes on Handshake. If you are a new user, please register for an account. If your account has not been approved within 48 hours, email socialwork@tulane.edu. To ensure social work students see your listing, add "Social Work" as a required major.
