Q&A is a way for students to ask career-related questions and receive responses from other students or alumni on Handshake.
Q&A is the most effective format to deliver a personalised and engaging experience at scale — through Q&A, you can network and build relationships with peers outside your institution by sharing knowledge, advice, and experiences with one another.
Click on the expandable headers to learn more!
Accessing Q&A
You can locate Handshake's Q&A via:
- Employer's company page
- Note: this will only be displayed when relevant content is available regarding the employer
- Student community
- click the following link: https://app.joinhandshake.co.uk/stu/community_questions
Employer's company page
If questions have been asked about a particular employer, the Q&A section will be available below the About section.
Up to 3 questions are displayed at a time on the employer page. To review a Q&A thread, click directly on the question or click the grey button See All to access all Q&A's.
All questions associated with the employer will be listed.
- Click on the specific question to review the thread.
- Click the tab Explore Questions and Answers in the upper-left corner to access the Q&A Community page.
Student Community
From the community link provided above, you have access to all questions submitted by peers on Handshake.
Use the search bar at the upper-middle of the page to locate topics regarding advice, interviews, job titles, companies, etc.
Click the tab:
- My Questions to access any questions you've asked the community.
- My Answers to access all questions you've responded to.
Posting a Question
No matter how you choose to access the Q&A page, all questions are submitted through the Ask your own question section on the right side of the page of the community page.
Start typing your question in the text box, then click the blue button Submit Question when complete!
After your question is submitted, it'll be moderated by our team before it is published to ensure all questions meet our community guidelines.
Click the blue button See My Questions after the question is submitted, or the tab My Questions to review the status of your questions:
- Pending - the question is being reviewed.
- Approved - the question met the guidelines, and was approved.
- You'll receive an email when the question is approved and live on Handshake!
Responding to Question
If you would like to provide insight to a question, and respond with an answer, click directly on the question to open the thread.
Scroll to the bottom and type your answer in the available text box.
Before submitting your response, choose your identity:
- Fully visible: display full name, photo, institution, level of study and course
- Semi-anonymous: hide full name and photo, but display institution, level of study and course
Click the blue button Submit once complete!
After your question is submitted, it'll be moderated by our team before it is published to ensure all questions meet our community guidelines.
Click the blue button See My Answers after the question is submitted, or the tab My Answers to review the status of your response:
- Pending - the response is being reviewed.
- Approved - the response met the guidelines, and was approved.
- You'll receive an email when the response is approved and live on Handshake!
Community Guidelines
All questions and answers that are submitted through the Q&A feature are moderated by our team before publication to ensure all questions meet our community guidelines:
- Respect privacy: don't post personal information
- Be constructive: don't ask questions or answers that are unhelpful or unrelated to helping other students advance their careers
- Be honest, but don’t get personal: don't ask questions or submit answers that contain negative comments about individuals
- Be professional: don't post profane, vulgar, discriminatory, hurtful, or illegal content
- Respect confidentiality: don't post information violating intellectual property or confidentiality
- Stay on topic: don't post spam
Privacy Information
Anyone using Handshake will be able to access your published questions or answers on the platform.
Your published questions or answers won't be visible to employers or students as a part of your profile.
Your published questions or answers may appear without your name in Google searches (and other search engines). The information that will be shared is your level of study and most recent work experience.