What is a Trust Score?

Handshake automatically calculates an internal Trust Score for each employer on the platform based on a number of factors, detailed below.

This Trust Score is generated to help Career Services teams more easily gauge an Employer's general activity on Handshake, as well as determining which employers can proactively message students. 

Important Notes

• Your Trust Score will remain N/A until you have completed some sort of activity on Handshake.
  • This includes posting jobs, requesting events, registering for fairs, etc.
  • While school approvals/declines factor into the score, they will not generate the initial score.

• Trust Scores are not visible to student accounts in Handshake.

• Your company's Trust Score updates on a nightly basis. 

Trust Score Calculation Factors

It's important to keep in mind that this Trust Score represents a number of different factors. These factors include:

• Your activity level on the platform

• The number of approvals/declines from various schools

• How long your company has been on the platform

• Company profile completeness

• Whether or not your company has a valid web address

Additional Resources

• For tips on improving, refer to How can I increase my Trust Score?
• How to Send a Student a Message