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STUDENT TRANSITIONS & SUCCESS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION
Expand Access To Paid Internships
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Handshake, UW Tacoma’s job search platform, had a 95% increase in internships posted in comparison to the previous year.
2020-2021: 9,211
2021-2022: 17,993
Additionally, there was also an 82% increase in employer events, with most being a virtual format.
2020-2021: 1,011
2021-2022: 1,845
Sustain Student Engagement In Programs And Services
While, Career Development & Education experienced an 18% decrease in student appointments, there was a 28% increase in document reviews (resumes and cover letters) on Handshake. Additionally, unique student log-ins to Handshake were 12% higher than previous.
These data points are attributed to the changing nature of a campus operations (remote vs. in person) during the 2021-2022 academic year.
