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Finding a job you can do while still in school can be tricky. Finding one that you love and that will expose you to the environments and skills you鈥檒l need after graduation can be even harder. But not anymore. 91吃瓜网 is now one of the schools participating in , a career portal that connects students (and alumni) with employers locally as well as nationwide.

鈥淗andshake is a win-win for students and employers,鈥� said Thomas J. Ward Jr. 鈥�93, executive director of Adelphi鈥檚 . 鈥淚t鈥檚 a powerful tool that connects students with exciting internship and job opportunities and that helps employers find highly qualified candidates.鈥滷or Adelphi alumna and current graduate student Karishma Samaroo 鈥�18, the opportunity to get real-world research experience while still in her first year of a master鈥檚 program in psychology at Adelphi鈥檚 was a dream come true. A dream realized via the Handshake career portal.

鈥淚 was looking for a research opportunity, found this one with a doctoral student in psychology at Columbia and was able to connect with her directly about the internship through Handshake,鈥� Samaroo said. Now, as an intern, Samaroo is helping a Columbia doctoral student conduct and transcribe interviews for the student鈥檚 dissertation on how low income and minority families in Harlem are impacted by the school system.

鈥淢y goal while working on my masters at Adelphi is to do my own research on addiction in adolescents and the impact on society,鈥� Samaroo said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited for this opportunity to gain more research skills and the confidence to do it on my own.鈥� Samaroo would like to find herself working in a hospital as a substance abuse or mental health counselor after completing her masters. And beyond that, she dreams of pursuing a Ph.D. 鈥淎nd having this internship at Columbia on her r茅sum茅 is definitely going to help her write that ticket,鈥� . associate director of the Center for Career and Professional Development.