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Michael Harbaugh '10
He/His/Him
Role: Director of University Partnerships
Organization: Handshake
Major: History
Minor: Spanish
Host Date: 2020 TBA
Time: TBA
Host Location: San Francisco, CA

 

We asked Michael...

How would you describe your role and organization to a college student?
Handshake is an education startup that is focused on democratizing access to opportunity for students. We partner with almost 1,000 universities across the country (Puget Sound is a new partner!) to improve the access to jobs and internships that students have, and help the career office support their student populations. To do this, we have created an ecosystem of employers, students, and university partners who come together to create a network like LinkedIn, but focused on students and early talent recruiting.

My role at Handshake is to lead the team that expands our university network. We bring new universities onto the Handshake system to ensure that more students get access to the tools we build.

What can a student expect to experience by job shadowing you?
You can expect to learn how lots of different teams run at Handshake—sales, business operations, engineering, design. You will get to learn about what it takes to work at a fast-growing startup, and get to provide your insight and feedback on a tool that you are going to be able to use at Puget Sound every day. We want to hear from you about how to make Handshake better, so expect some questions!

I'll try to set folks up on lots of 1:1 coffee chats with staff who you want to get to know, so please think about what roles or parts of the company might be the most interesting for you.

Why do you want to host Logger Students?
I love helping students, it's been a big part of my career. I was a high school teacher, and have also worked in the non-profit space supporting students, so I love helping people with their personal and professional journey. As someone who now works in Ed Tech, it's also awesome to learn directly from students what they want, and how we can help them.

Also, Loggers are awesome, why wouldn't I want to host?