Advocates help build candidate relationships by participating in events, fairs, live 1:1 session, and messaging.
Note: Advocates seats are only available to Handshake Premium partners with Talent Engagement Suite.
This role is best suited for:
- Interns and former interns who are not full-time employees or do not have a company email. They help promote the company and share their experiences with students in events, fairs, and employer-hosted meetings.
- Employees outside the recruiting team, such as ERG members, who support student engagement and help them learn about specific roles or departments.
- Recruiting team members who do not manage day-to-day recruiting but are involved in the post-application hiring process (e.g., hiring managers).
Access to Handshake consists of both configurable and non-configurable permissions, as detailed below.
Default Permissions
The default permissions for all Advocates are:
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Posts
- Post content (as yourself)
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Jobs
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View jobs (Limited)
- Advocates are only able to view job details for postings that have been shared with them.
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View jobs (Limited)
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Events
- Attend events
- Manage event attendees
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Career fairs
- Attend fairs
- Manage fair attendees
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1:1 schedules (Limited)
- Attend 1:1 schedules (Limited)
- Manage 1:1 schedule attendees (Limited)
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Institutions & Contacts
- View institutions
- Candidate sourcing (1:1, Limited)
TES-based permissions enabled by default:
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Candidate sourcing (Advanced)
- View candidate engagement
- Talent List
- Tagged in message intros or campaigns
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Institutions & Contacts
- Manage your institution lists
TES-based permissions available:
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Analytics & Reporting
- Analytics (Standard)
- Insights (Standard)
TES-based non-configurable permissions:
- Limited branding
- Create multi-institution events
- Professional branding
Permissions with the Events module
Permissions enabled for Advocates when the Events module is added:
- Check-in kiosk
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1:1 schedules (Advanced)
- Attend 1:1 schedules (Advanced)
- Use mobile events app
Permissions available for Advocates when the Events module is added:
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1:1 schedules (Advanced)
- Manage 1:1 schedules (Advanced)
Permissions with Institution Explorer
Permissions available for Advocates when Institution Explorer is added:
- Institution Explorer
Permissions with Insights
Permissions available for Advocates when Insights is added:
- Insights (Advanced)
Additional resources
- To learn more about our roles, refer to A Guide to Employer Role types in Handshake.
- Discover how you can build your talent pipeline and hire more efficiently in our Handshake Advocate Playbook.
- Learn more about the Advocate role in our self-guided Pathfinders module.