The Career Resource Center (CRC) helps students clarify their career goals, develop résumés, prepare for interviews, and search for professional employment, part-time student jobs, and summer jobs. Students can attend online and in-person career workshops to learn about:

• effective résumé and cover letter writing strategies 
• professional job search strategies and benefits of AI 
• interviewing and effective self-promotion  
• Using Handshake to explore open positions and CRC resources 
• graduate school exploration and application essay writing 

Students are encouraged to attend career sessions throughout their experience at Lesley.  

Handshake

All Lesley students in degree programs are uploaded to Handshake–an online, one-stop resource where students and alumni can search for jobs and career-related events.  

The Resource section on Handshake includes information on résumés, cover letter templates, interview questions related to Lesley programs, thank you email templates, sample employers, and more.  

Using Handshake

To access Handshake, go to lesley.joinhandshake.com. Sign in using your Lesley username and password if requested. Then, respond to the profile questions. Click on "Career Center" to access the Resources. 

Alumni Access

After completing their degree, graduates continue to have access to Handshake to search for positions and use the resources. The login process will remain the same: click "Lesley University Student Login" to sign in. If you're already logged into a Lesley service such as your Lesley email, the login process will be automatic via Lesley's Single Sign-On process. Remember: your Lesley email is for life. You'll be prompted to change your password every 6 months. 

If you graduated in 2018 or before, go to Handshake and click on "Sign up here" in the upper right. Lesley graduates can use their Lesley or personal email address. 

Alumni are encouraged to join the Lesley Alumni Network and explore the Professional Learning Network.