All career services staff accounts in Handshake start with a set of default notification preferences. If you do not change your preferences after logging in, you will receive these defaults by email and/or in-app notification.
- Email: messages sent to the email address on your Handshake staff account.
- Notification: in-app notifications that appear in Handshake when you are signed in.
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are enabled by default for new staff accounts.
This article lists the available notification types and which channels can be used. For instructions to access and update your notification settings, refer to Manage Your Notifications.
Events
- An event is created (email*, notification)
- Event updates (email*, notification*)
- An employer updates an approved event (email*, notification*)
- An event is approved (email, notification)
- An event is declined (email, notification)
- Event reminders (email*, notification)
- Someone comments on your event (email, notification)
Interview Schedules
- An employer interview schedule is updated (email*, notification)
- An interview schedule is created (email*, notification*)
- An interview schedule is approved(email, notification)
- An interview schedule is declined (email, notification)
- Request to swap interview slot (email*, notification)
- Someone comments on one of my interview schedules (email*, notification)
Employers
- Weekly digest for newly created contacts (email only*, notifications not available)
- A new employer has posted their first job at my school (email*, notification*)
- Someone comments on an employer profile (email*, notification*)
- A new employer has designated themselves as an OCE (email only*, notifications not available)
Jobs
- A teammate posts a job to your school (email, notification)
- A job is declined (email, notification only)
- Someone comments on your job (email*, notification*)
- A job is approved (email, notification)
Career Fairs
- Career fair updates (email, notification*)
- Someone comments on a career fair registration you created (email*, notification*)
Appointments
- A student requests an appointment with me (email, notification)
- A student checks into an appointment with me (email, notification*)
- New comments on appointments(email*, notification*)
- Appointment canceled (email, notification*)
- Appointment reminders (email, notification)
- When I am viewing the waiting room page, notify me when a student checks in for a drop-in appointment (email*, notification*)
Students
- A student from my school has registered and needs approval (email, notification)
- A deactivated student from my school has requested to be reactivated (email, notification)
Notes
- You're tagged in a note (email*, notification*)
- Reminders for notes you're tagged in (email*, notification*)
Messages
- New message threads (email* only) - Notifications not available
- New messages (email* only) - Notifications not available
Documents
- New comments on your documents (email*, notification*)
Experiences
- New comments on your experiences (email*, notification*)
Two-Way Calendar Sync
- There is a problem with my two-way calendar sync (email*, notification*)
Questions and Answers
- New answers are added by students at my school (email, notification*)
General
- An employer, job, or employer user my school has approved is removed for a violation of Handshake's Terms of Service (email, notification*)
- A student at my institution flagged an employer or job and opted to notify career services (email, notification*)
Feed
- Post analytics (email*, notification)