Handshake sends out various types of emails to students, one of which is the Digest Email. These emails are designed to share curated Handshake content with activated students, based on their profile information, selected career interests, and activity on the platform.
There are two main types of Digest Emails:
- Engagement Digest Emails
- Events Recommendations Digest
- Jobs Recommendation Digest
- Career Fair Digest Emails
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Engagement Digest Emails
These bi-weekly emails are generated to include blog or video content, plus recommended jobs, employers, events, and fairs to attend.
Note: these emails are only sent to students who have been active on the platform in the last 30 days will receive these emails.
Example of an engagement digest email below:
Events Recommendation Digests
These biweekly emails are generated to introduce students to ways to connect with employers and are based on the students’ skills and interests to insure they are relevant.
Note: these emails are only sent to students who have events, which:
- are taking place in the next 7 days for career fairs and events
- have been posted in the last 7 days for jobs where employers are open to be messaged
Example of an engagement digest email below:
Job Recommendation Digest Emails
These emails are sent biweekly and focus on sharing recommended jobs with active, job-seeking students. Recommendations are generated based on the student's career interests and their job search activity on Handshake, such as the student's course, interests, or behaviour.
Example of a job recommendation digest email below:
Career Fair Digest Emails
These emails are a type of communication sent to students after they attend a career fair. They provide a summary of the student's activity during the fair, including a list of all the employers they checked in with.
Example of a career fair digest email below: