Company Settings: Global Settings

Allow Recruiters to create new teammates (Owners & Admins will always be able to)

Only Recruiter (Sourcer) and Recruiter (Advanced) users will be able to create new teammates. Learn How to Manually Add Teammates to your Company's Profile. 

Auto-approve staff accounts with correct email domain

If checked, the system will automatically approve any user who signs up for Handshake with a valid email address that matches your company's domain. If left unchecked, only Owners and Administrators can grant access to new teammates. 

Note: you will have this option if there is only one company profile in Handshake associated with your email domain. If there is more than one company profile connected to your domain, it will not be an option. 

Default new teammates to Representative

If unchecked, new teammates default to Recruiter (Standard). Check out A Guide to Employer Role Types in Handshake.

Disable Applicant Status Messaging for all users

Applicant Status Messages are automated responses sent to applicants when their applicant status changes. If checked, they are activated and customisable per each team member (via user settings). 

If unchecked, the feature will be removed for all teammates connected to your company profile, and they will not be able to send messages to students in the future.

We recommend unchecking this feature if you keep candidates updated through your Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Explore your Applicant Status Messaging Preferences.

Disable "Apply on Handshake" option for all jobs

If checked, all newly created jobs will direct students to apply in your Applicant Tracking System (ATS), not in Handshake. 

The job form will no longer display the option "On Handshake" for How will candidates submit applications?.

Disable Availability Calendars

While this is unchecked, teammates will be able to set up and share Availability Calendars in messages and within job postings.

By disabling this feature, no new Availability calendars may be created. Read more about Availability Calendars for Virtual Info Chats.

Note: if there are existing Availability calendars created at the time this feature is disabled, those calendars will remain active. Follow up with team members individually to request that their calendar and any scheduled sessions be canceled and deleted.

Allow candidates without Handshake profiles to reply to employee email addresses

If checked, teammates can message candidates without a public Handshake profile who RSVP or check in at events and/or career fairs. Candidates will receive the message as an email and can respond to your email. Learn more about Messaging Candidates without Handshake Profiles.

To learn more about receiving messages from students, and what guidelines to follow, refer to Receiving Messages from Students in Handshake. 

Do not allow career services to create or edit jobs

If unchecked, Career Services teams can create and edit jobs on your behalf.

Note: if any changes are made, they will apply across all institutions where the job has been posted.

Allow users to change default "External Apply" URLs

If checked, teammates can create and manage job postings to change default "External Apply" URLs. For more information, check out How to Use Direct ATS. 

Allow Public Pages - SEO

Checking this box allows your Handshake company profile to be included in relevant search engine results, and people not signed in to Handshake can view a condensed version of your company profile. 

Included in the view are: 

• Company name, logo, banner image, and About section
• Location, type, size, industry
• Reviews 
• Questions & Answers for your company
• a list of Related Employers (other employers within the same industry)

Learn more about Publicly Searchable Pages.