{"id":33,"date":"2019-05-20T20:25:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:48:32","slug":"handshake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/finding-a-job-or-internship\/handshake\/","title":{"rendered":"Handshake"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2026\/01\/Handshake_Wordmark_Nori_CMYK-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2026\/01\/Handshake_Wordmark_Nori_CMYK-1024x204.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2026\/01\/Handshake_Wordmark_Nori_CMYK-300x60.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2026\/01\/Handshake_Wordmark_Nori_CMYK-768x153.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2026\/01\/Handshake_Wordmark_Nori_CMYK.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br>Handshake at Macalester is our career and internship services platform. 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