Schools partnered with Handshake are responsible for approving or declining employer connection requests. Each school has its own guidelines for determining which employers and jobs to approve.
To learn more about getting approved by schools, refer to How Can I Get Approved By Schools?.
Overview
Schools consider several factors when reviewing approval requests, such as:
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The types of jobs posted
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Their history or prior relationship with the employer
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How established the employer is
Once you post a job to a school or request to join its network, your request will remain in pending status until the school takes action.
Permissions
When your job or connection request is approved, a school may grant your employer additional permissions to engage with their students.
Permissions include:
- Post Events
- Post Interview Schedules
- Post Work Study Jobs
Some schools may also choose to auto-approve all job postings and interview schedules submitted by your employer.
View permissions
1. Click Schools from the left navigation bar, then click the Your Employer's Schools tab.
2. Use the filters on the left sidebar to refine your results.
Available filters
Basic employers have access to the following filters:
- Keyword search
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Permissions
- This defines how you can interact with the school in Handshake, e.g., post jobs, post events.
- Location
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Handshake Open
- Students in the Handshake Open Network attend 4-year accredited institutions in the United States who have not directly purchased and partnered with Handshake.
- Community and Technical Colleges
- Ranking
- Size
- Region
* Premium partners also have access to the Institution Type filter, which includes:
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Minority-Serving Institutions – Nationally recognized colleges and universities that educate students of color.
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Women’s Colleges – Undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women.
3. Once the school is located, click the school name to open its profile.
4. On the school's profile page, navigate to the School Approval section. Your permissions are listed on the right side of this section.