Making an Appointment With the University Career Center for Students With Disabilities

Step 1: Navigate to the Handshake homepage by going to umich.joinhandshake.com.

Step 2: From the Handshake home page, navigate to the Career Center either by clicking Career Center in the list of options on the left hand side under where it reads Jobs, Events, Employers, Inbox - the final option is Career Center (orange circle and text).

You can also click the link near the UofM Career Center Logo where it reads “The University of Michigan Career Center.” This should be at the center of your screen (blue circle and arrow)

This is the Handshake homepage. The Career Center on the left hand navigation is circled. As well as the University of Michigan Career Center text in the main content area. These are both options to get to the next screen.


Please make sure you are registered with Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). To do so, navigate to https://ssd.umich.edu and select Students – Get Connected with SSD! This is located on the middle left of your screen. Follow the directions on the subsequent webpage to get connected with SSD. 

Step 3: Click the 'Appointment' tab.

This is the Career Center information page. There is a blue squiggly line pointing to the 'Appointments' tab, which is located in the main content area. Select that option to begin the process of scheduling an appointment.

 

Step 4: Select the blue tab 'Schedule a New Appointment' button.

This is the Appointments page. Select the blue button titled 'Schedule A New Appointment', which is located in the main content area.
 

Step 5: The next screen has a list of appointment types. Scroll down to find the 'Special Services' tab (you might not have all the appointment types shown below). Select 'Special Services'.

This page shows a list of appointment categories. Select the 'Special Services' appointment category, which is located at the end of the list.

 

Step 6: Select 'Students with Disabilities – Career Coaching'.

This page shows a list of appointment types for the 'Special Services' category. Select the 'Students with Disabilities - Career Coaching' appointment type.

Step 7: Choose the time that works best for you. You can scroll between days with the arrows. Each appointment is 30 minutes.

This is the 'New Appointment' page, which shows a week along with the days of the week below that. Days that have open appointment slots, have blue text. And days that do not have appointment slots available, have greyed out text. Once a day is selected, the available time slots for that day appear at the bottom of the page. Any options that appear are selectable and able to take you to the next screen.

On the app:

  • Step 1: From the app homepage, select the person icon in the upper left corner.
  • Step 2: From the menu that appears, select 'Career Center'
  • Step 3: From the menu that appears, select 'Appointments'
  • Step 4: Select 'Schedule a New Appointment'
  • Step 5: Scroll to 'Special Services' => select 'Students with Disabilities – Career Coaching'
  • Step 6: Choose the time that works best for you.