This article highlights how you can proactively approve an Employer on Handshake - and notify them so that they can post opportunities for your students!
Please note: If you're proactively approving, Handshake does not send a notification to the company (unless you accompany that with an email to the public POC or a comment on the approval). When institutions connect with employers this way, the employer will not be notified when they are approved. Check out the process for notifying at the bottom of this article.
Proactively Approving Employers
- Start by selecting Employers on the left side navigation bar. You should be taken to the Employers screen. In the upper-right corner, click on Find Employer.
- This page provides a A-Z list of all employers on Handshake, as well as indicating whether or not the company is public or private, and if your institution has connected with them yet. You can search for the name of the employer using the search bar in the left panel, as well as filtering using a variety of different criteria such as location, size and type of industry. Locate the employer you would like to connect with and click on their name to continue.
For more information on the Employer page, please refer to Employer Page Overview. - Once you search for an employer's company name, you are able to view and add notes, pin items and more. You can also see whether or not your company has already approved the employer by identifying the green text Approved on the far right side of the page.
- If the employer is not approved, you can click to navigate to their page. From here, scroll down to the Employer Approval section. If desired, click the blue Approve this Employer link.
Note: As institutions are not automatically notified when you proactively approve them, we advise that you add a comment on the Employer Approval modal whilst in the process of approving:
- From here, you are also able to choose what roles to assign the employer, and assign them to a particular staff member within your school. Once you have chosen the employer’s desired roles, click the green button Save Approved, or Save Approved & View Next and you'll be directed to another employer you have not yet connected with.
Comment Example
Below is a template comment which you might like to leave for the employer whilst approving:
Hi there!
{Insert institution name} is excited to join the Handshake network - we look forward to connecting with you with our top talent! We value your campus partnership, and have provisioned your company with the following roles:
- {default approval roles here}
Please keep the following guidelines in mind as you engage with {insert institution name} students and alumni {insert posting guidelines here}
Let us know if you have any additional questions
Thank you,
{Employer Relations team contact}"
Best Practice: You might also want to add a label to the account - as a way to track which employers you've pre-approved. This also enables you to follow up with them later.
Additional Resources
- To learn more about how to use the comment feature for employer and job approvals, please navigate to Best Practices: Add a Comment on Job and Employer Approvals.
- Learn more about approval best practices at Best Practices: Employer Approvals.