When choosing an image to represent your brand or other item Handshake, please refer to our guide below for best results.
Note: all image files must be 10mb or less in order to be uploaded successfully.
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Supported image file types
Regardless of user type or feature, we support the following image file types:
- PNG
- JPEG / JPG
- BMP
- GIF* - while this file type can be uploaded, the image is displayed as a still image, not a Gif
EDU partners
- Institution logo/Career Centre logo - A 1:1 (width to height) ratio is best for your logo with a minimum size of 150x150 and maximum size of 400x400 pixels.
- Institution branding image/Career Centre branding image (the banner at the top of your institution profile/Career Centre page) - A ratio between 4:1 and 5:1 (width to height) is best for your branding image with a size minimum of 1200x300 and a size maximum of 2000x500
- Event image - We accept any image ratio and you can crop that image in the editor. At Handshake we use a 400x400 pixel image to fill the entire space.
- Career Fair image - We accept any image ratio and you can crop that image in the editor. At Handshake we use a 1200x300 pixel image.
- Articles (resources) - We recommend a 1:1 ratio for this image, at Handshake we use a 400x400 pixel image. If you choose "Adjust Image" and drag it to the centre of the box we will automatically pad the image with white background to turn it into a square for you!
- Targeted Emails - We accept any ratio but recommend any image ratio that is under 200x200 pixels.
- Banner image in Targeted Email - The size of the image we use in example emails is 600x240 pixels.
- Image in an FDS Email - We accept any ratio but recommend any image ratio that is under 450x450 pixels.
- Resource cover image - We accept any image ratio and you can crop the image in the editor. We recommend 1280x720 pixel images.
- Feed image
To learn how to upload an image to your Career Fair or Event page, read Uploading an Image to a Fair or Event.
Employers (all)
- Logo - A 1:1 (width to height) ratio is best for your logo with a minimum size of 150x150 and maximum size of 400x400 pixels.
- Banner image (at the top of your brand page) - Uploaded at a minimum size of 1200px wide by 200px high. They will be displayed in a container with a fixed height of 200px, while the width will adjust dynamically to fit the screen size.
Premium Partners
- Brand page gallery - Landscape photos are recommended. The file size must be 20MB or less. The preview will showcase these images as cropped to the centre of the image. Users can right-click the image to open in a new tab and view the full image.
- Event branding image - We accept any image ratio and you can crop that image in the editor. At Handshake we use a 400x400 pixel image to fill the entire space.