Advertise a Work Position or Scholarship Opportunity
In the pursuit of connecting with Oberlin College students for winter term internships, employers have several options to share their opportunities. The primary platforms supported by Oberlin are Handshake and OberLink.
Posting on Handshake
Oberlin's Career Education and Development (CED) office utilises Handshake as their main platform for posting employer events, jobs, and internships. To post a winter term internship, create an employer account or log in to your existing account on Handshake. Navigate to the job or internship posting section and submit the relevant details about the internship, ensuring to indicate the term (winter) and any Oberlin-specific requirements to ensure visibility to Oberlin students.
For newcomers to Handshake, it may be helpful to reach out to the CED office for guidance or attend any employer onboarding sessions they provide.
Posting on OberLink
OberLink is Oberlin's internal platform for networking and connecting students with alumni and employer resources. To post internships here, you typically need to be connected or interact through Oberlin's alumni/employer outreach channels. Contacting the Career Education and Development office at Oberlin will provide specific instructions or assistance on how to access OberLink as an employer and submit internship postings.
OberLink is more targeted towards relationship-building with alumni and employers, so posting may involve coordination or approval through Oberlin's career staff.
Sharing Opportunities
Besides creating an account on Handshake or OberLink, employers can also share opportunities by sending an email to CED about the position. This option is particularly useful for alumni who wish to offer winter term internships.
Key Points
- Creating an account on either OberLink or Handshake allows posting current and future winter term internships.
- Handshake is the core platform for Oberlin internships, including for the winter term, with OberLink serving as a supplementary or complementary networking and posting site.
- Contacting Oberlin's Career Education and Development office will give the most accurate, up-to-date instructions on posting on both platforms and any Oberlin-specific procedures.
- The winter term internships are typically offered during the month of January.
- These winter term internships are part of the Winter Term program at Oberlin College.
- Many Oberlin College alumni offer winter term internships in addition to longer-term summer internships.
- Sharing winter term internships on OberLink is also an option.
- Submitting positions to CED for marketing through Handshake is encouraged.
[1] For detailed step-by-step instructions, it is recommended to contact Oberlin's Career Education and Development office directly.
- To post winter term internships at Oberlin College, employers can create an account on either Handshake or OberLink, or they can share their opportunities by sending an email to Oberlin's Career Education and Development (CED) office.
- Handshake is the main platform for posting internships at Oberlin College, and it's highly recommended to get in touch with the CED office for specific instructions on posting, including any Oberlin-specific requirements, as well as updates on the winter term program and opportunities offered by alumni.
