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Downloading Public Resumes

Tawnya
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Employers can download resumes for students who have uploaded a resume in Handshake and interacted with the company via:
  • Applying for a job (only if the application requires a resume) 
  • Applying to an interview schedule
  • RSVPing to an employer-hosted event
  • Signing up for a 1:1 or group session at a virtual fair
  • RSVPing or checking-in for an in-person fair via a campaign 

Note: students must upload their resume to their Handshake account and mark it as visible for their resume to be downloadable. If a student doesn't mark their resume as visible, the resume won't be available to view or download. Read more about Profile Privacy Options in Handshake.

In Handshake, you can download a public resume from each of the following pages. Review the steps below for each activity to download a public resume.

Jobs

Locate the job in Handshake for which you want to download resumes, then click Applicants from the job's overview page.

  • Applicants' packages (CSV, PDF) do not return public resumes if you didn't check any required documents.
  • Note: a student's resume will only be considered as part of an "applicant package" if they have directly opted to “submit” the resume, even if they have it marked as “visible.

Download all resumes: 

1. Click the gray button Download all, then select Download application packages (PDF) from the dropdown menu.

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2. Select which documents you'd like to export in the popup modal, then click the blue button Export. 

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3. Handshake will process your request and will email you a link to download the results.  

 

Download a set of resumes: 

1. Check the box to the left of each relevant candidate, then click Download application packages (PDF) from the header bar. 

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2. Your download will begin. Once complete, click on the download to open the file or refer to your email to retrieve the file later. 

 

On-Campus Interviews 

Locate the Interview in Handshake for which you want to download resumes, then click the Applicants tab in the upper-right corner of the page.

Download all resumes:

1. Click the blue button Export Documents, then select which documents you'd like to download in the popup modal. 

Note: non-required documents may not be present for each student. Thus, if you select to download "cover letters" and it's not a required document, you might not find any in your PDF packet.

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2. Click the blue button Next...to proceed, then click the green button Confirm to perform the action. 

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3. Once the download is complete, click the link Your download is ready. Click here to retrieve the file to review immediately, or refer to your email inbox to retrieve the file later.  

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Download a set of resumes: 

1. Check the box to the left of each relevant candidate, then click Download Application Packages from the header bar. 

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2. Follow steps (2-3) as outlined above. 

Events

Students are added to the RSVP list when they register for an event in Handshake. All public resumes can be downloaded from the Students tab.

If a resume isn't included in the download, it's likely that the student has a private profile or hasn't marked their document as visible.

Note: if a student signed up for a career fair session, then canceled their signup, they'll be removed from the RSVPs list.

Locate the event in Handshake for which you want to download resumes for, then click the Students tab.

The Students tab will only display students with a public profile, and students with a private profile will be hidden.

1. Check the box to the left of each student's name you'd like to download a resume for, or the box to the left of Name to select all RSVPs. 

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2. Click More located on the header bar, then select Download Resumes from the dropdown menu. 

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3. Once the download is complete, click the file to review immediately, or refer to your email inbox to retrieve the file later. 

Career Fairs 

Virtual

When a student registers for a virtual career fair, they're included on the RSVP list. Similar to events, employers will have access to download all of the public resumes from the RSVPs list.

Note: if a student signed up for a career fair session, then canceled their registration, they'll be removed from the RSVPs list.

In-Person

Core employers cannot view the RSVP list for in-person career fairs; this is a Premium-only feature. 

*Premium features are for Handshake Premium accounts only. For more information, please check out this resource!

*Students that sign up for an in-person fair via a campaign will appear as RSVPs. Learn more about Campaigns: Create and Manage a Campaign.

Students who register independently or through a school email will not show up as RSVPs for employers.

Locate the fair in Handshake for which you want to download resumes, then click the Students tab. The Students tab will only display students with a public profile, and students with a private profile will be hidden. 

1. Check the box to the left of each student name you'd like to download a resume for, or the box to the left of Name to select all RSVPs. 

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2. Click More located on the header bar, then select Download Resumes from the dropdown menu.  

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3. Once the download is complete, click the file to review immediately, or refer to your email to retrieve the file later.