In Handshake, all new employer users must be approved by existing staff members if auto-approval is not enabled or if your email domain differs from the one associated with your company's profile.
What to expect
If the owner of your company profile has configured the profile settings to manually approve users who request to join, the message "Your approval request has been sent. As soon as you're approved, we will notify you via email." appears after you sign up.
You will also receive an email confirmation indicating that your request to connect has been submitted successfully. The owner of your company profile will be notified and can review your request.
Approval timeline
Typically, requests are reviewed and approved within 1–5 days. If your request is not approved within this timeframe, or if you are unsure whether the owner is still active on Handshake, submit a ticket to our Support team.
For guidance on submitting a ticket, refer to Contacting Handshake Support.