The Reviewer's Approval process
One does not need to have an account in Handshake, but must be entered as a contact in order to be assigned as a Reviewer or Evaluator in order to receive emails and particialte in the request & approval process. Reach out to Career Services to be added.
It is strongly recommended that FWS supervisors have an account for ease of use and tracking.
Sample Email
Please review this experience request for <<Student Name>> A Work-Study Experiential Learning Agreement for a student requires your review and approval. Please respond promptly to ensure this experience is approved in a timely fashion. Contact us at [email protected] with questions or concerns. |
Experience for TERM YEAR <<Student Name>> Student Position at Cleveland Institute of Art Review Experience Request |
Login into your account at: https://cia.joinhandshake.com/edu
Look for the Career Center
- Overview of student applicants and assigned evaluations
Timeline
A seven (7) to 10 business day period is given for an Experience Request, once submitted by the student. All reviewers must complete their responses within that time.
An email will be sent to each reviewer when it is their turn to complete their response.
Reviewers acting as the Work-Study Supervisor will be asked in the survey to affirm the following:
- Department Account #
- Details of the Work-Study position
- Beginning date for student to work
- Total number of weekly hours for the student
- Pay Scale
Reviewers have the option to include comments (Reason) when either Approving or Declining the response. Students will receive email notification on the request progress and provided comments.

