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Employer Role Types: Admin

Jennifer
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Administrators typically manage your recruiting team and brand while supporting your team’s recruiting efforts. They can control user roles and access to Handshake, as well as manage the company profile and branding.

Note: Admin seats are only available to Handshake Premium partners, and one Admin seat is provided at no additional cost. Additional seats are limited. 

Access to Handshake consists of both configurable and non-configurable permissions, as detailed below.

Default Permissions

The default permissions for the Admin role are:

  • Jobs
    • View Jobs
    • Manage Jobs
    • Manage Job Applicants
  • On-Campus Interviews
    • View On-Campus Interviews
    • Manage On-Campus Interviews
    • Manage On-Campus Interviews Applicants
  • Events
    • Attend Events
    • Manage Events
    • Manage Event Attendees
  • Career Fairs
    • Attend Fairs
    • Manage Fairs
    • Manage Fair Attendees
  • 1:1 Schedules (Limited)
    • Attend 1:1 Schedules (Limited)
    • Manage 1:1 Schedules (Limited)
    • Manage 1:1 Schedule Attendees (Limited)
  • Institutions & Contacts
    • View Institutions
    • Manage Institutions
    • Manage Contact List
  • Candidate Sourcing (1:1, Limited)
  • Administration
    • Manage Team (with the exception of other Administrators, or the Owner)
    • Manage Employer Settings
    • Edit Employer Brand Page

Permissions with Essentials

Permissions enabled for Admin when Essentials is added:

  • Candidate Sourcing (Bulk Messaging)

Non-configurable Essentials permissions: 

  • Limited Branding
  • View as Student (Brand Page)
  • Create Multi-institution Events

Permissions enabled for Admin when Essentials + Campaign add-on is added:

  • Candidate Sourcing (Advanced)
    • Manage Campaigns

Non-configurable Essentials + Campaign add-on permissions: 

  • Manage Candidate Segments

 

Permissions with Talent Engagement Suite (TES)

TES-based permissions enabled:

  • Candidate Sourcing (Advanced)
    • View Candidate Engagement
    • Talent List
    • Tagged in Message Intros or Campaigns
    • Candidate Sourcing (Bulk Messaging)
    • Message Introductions
    • Manage Campaigns
  • Institutions & Contacts
    • Manage Your Institution Lists
    • Manage Your Teammates’ Institution Lists
  • Analytics & Reporting
    • Analytics (Standard)
    • Insights (Standard)

TES-based permissions available:

  • Candidate Sourcing (Advanced)
    • Tagged in Message Intros or Campaigns

TES-based non-configurable permissions: 

  • Limited Branding
  • Create Multi-institution Events
  • View as Student (Brand Page)
  • Professional Branding
  • Manage Candidate Segments

Permissions with Event Manager

Permissions enabled for Admin when Event Manager is added:

  • Check-in Kiosk
  • 1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
    • Attend 1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
    • Manage 1:1 Schedules (Advanced)

Permissions with Institution Explorer

Permissions enabled for Admin when Institution Explorer is added:

  • Institution Explorer

Permissions with Insights

Permissions enabled for Admin when Insights is added:

  • Reporting & Analytics

To learn more about our roles, refer to A Guide to Employer Role Types in Handshake.

Learn more about the Admin role in our self-guided Pathfinders course here.