Employers can proactively message students on Handshake when conditions for recruiting activities are met.
Messaging Requirements
Partner Institutions
To proactively message students, Core and Handshake Plus employers must have at least one approved job posting or an approved but now expired job posting at the institution at which the student(s) attends. Refer to Understanding Job Posting Approvals.
Handshake Open
To connect with students and alumni in the Open Network, Core and Handshake Plus employers must have at least one approved or expired job posting at any partner institution on Handshake. Learn How to Connect with Handshake Open Network.
Additionally, the following must also be true:
- The company is approved to connect with the institution
- The student(s) has activated their profile and their profile visibility is not "Private"
- Messaging limits haven't been reached
- Handshake has set messaging limits to encourage more meaningful and intentional interactions with students. Learn more about Messaging Limits in Handshake.
Send message from the Talent page
1. Click Talent from the left navigation bar. Explore A Guide to Talent List.
2. Click the blue button Message to the far right of the student name you'd like to message, or check the box for “Showing [Range] of Number” to select all students, then click the blue button Message in the top-right corner of the page.
- Alternatively, you can send a student a message by clicking directly on their name, then clicking the blue button Message in the top-right corner of the sidesheet.
3. This will immediately open a pop-up message window where you can type your message.
4. Once your message is complete, click the blue button Preview Message, then the green button Send.
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