Career Planning and Development Center Recognized by Handshake
November 16, 2023
The Career Planning and Development Center was recently awarded a 2023 Handshake Career Spark Award for Employer Engagement and Curation due to the efficiency of the employer approval
process and engagement with curated collections. Webster University is one of only
31 institutions to receive an award this year, out of over 1,400 schools.
Career Spark Award winners go above and beyond in supporting the next generation of
future leaders in their college-to-career transition and accelerate the Handshake
mission to give all students the chance to build the career they want, no matter where
they’re from or what school they attend. The Career Spark Awards recognize top career
centers in three categories—student engagement, employer engagement, and reporting
and analytics with only 2% of the Handshake higher education partner network winning
an award.
A Handshake Relationship Manager spoke about why Webster’s Career Planning and Development
Center was selected as a Spark Award.
“Webster's commitment to employer partnerships and sharing those relationships with
their students is unmatched. They consistently go above and beyond to cultivate connections
that benefit their students and have been champions of the tools in Handshake to elevate
those relationships to students.”
Webster’s Career Planning and Development Center assists students in developing the
career readiness skills and confidence necessary to succeed in their future career
goals. As part of that, the Center offers students access to Handshake, a premier career management platform for students and alumni. Handshake’s mission
is to “democratize access to opportunity.” Through Handshake, students are able to
interact with a variety of employers and identify unique opportunities.
“I’m proud to have our team’s effort acknowledged for promoting employer engagement
with this inaugural award,” said Kerry Lee, interim director of the Career Planning
and Development Center.
View the other Career Spark Award winners on Handshake.