Central College will expand a service to assist local businesses and organizations in hiring student employees, early career graduates, or interns. 

Handshake, a nationwide app, is designed to provide all college students with equal access to meaningful career opportunities. Central is inviting all local businesses to sign up for a free Handshake account and post job openings and internship opportunities. All Central students are eligible to register for a Handshake account, where they can complete their profiles and upload their resumes. Through Handshake, students can access local positions as well as thousands of jobs listings nationwide or narrow their searches using various filters.

Pella area businesses and organizations looking to hire part-time employees can reach 1,100 students within minutes. Handshake also has a volunteer component that allows local organizations to post volunteer opportunities to Central students and recent alumni. 

Central and the PACE Alliance have partnered to create the Imagine More initiative, aiming to find solutions to work and living issues on and off campus.