This resource will provide the steps on how to pay for an invoice you have received for a career fair registration.
Before you can pay for a career fair
To submit a payment for a career fair registration, the following must be true:
The registration payment status must be Invoiced.
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You must have a role other than Representative.
If you do not have access, contact your company’s Owner or Admin to request a role or permission update.
Not sure who the owner is? Refer to Who Is the Owner or Admin of My Company Profile?.
Ways to access the career fair registration
Payments are submitted from the career fair registration page in Handshake. You can access the registration in one of the following ways:
Invoice via email
When a school sends an invoice for a career fair, the registrant receives an email notification.
The email includes a Pay Here link at the bottom, which directs you to the career fair registration page in Handshake.
Click the Pay Here link in the email to proceed with payment by credit card.
If you experience technical issues with the link, navigate directly to Handshake and access the registration manually.
If the registration was submitted with a manual payment option, the email will not include a Pay Here link. In this case, follow the payment instructions provided by the school or contact the career fair point of contact.
The email will read:
From: Handshake <handshake@notifications.joinhandshake.com
Subject: "Invoice for [EMPLOYER NAME]: Registration for [CAREER FAIR NAME] at [SCHOOL NAME]"
Heading: "Your invoice has arrived!"
Body: "Hello [CAREER FAIR REGISTRANT FIRST NAME],
Invoice #[NUMBER] for [EMPLOYER NAME]:
Your invoice has arrived! [SCHOOL NAME] has invoiced you for your [CAREER FAIR NAME] career fair registration. Your total comes to [COST].
Download Invoice [LINK]
You can view more details about your registration [LINK] at any time on Handshake.
Registration Date: [DATE]
Employer: [NAME]
Registrant: [REGISTRANT NAME]
Date Attending:
[MONTH, DATE] [TIME]
You can Pay Here [LINK] using a credit card.
or..
[SCHOOL NAME] has indicated they'll be able to take payments manually for this career fair.
Thank you,
[SCHOOL NAME]"
Manual search
1. Click Fairs from the left navigation bar.
2. Select the career fair you want to submit payment for.
For help locating the registration, refer to How to View/Edit a Career Fair Registration.
Pay for the registration
1. On the registration page, locate the Payment Status section on the left side.
2. Click the green Pay Now button.
3. Enter your credit card information in the pop up window, then click the Pay amount button to submit your payment.
Note: Handshake does not collect, store, or process credit card information for career fair payments.
If the Pay Now button is not available, the registration was submitted with a manual payment option. Follow the instructions provided by the school or contact the career fair point of contact.
Payment issues and declined cards
If you receive a message that your card was declined:
Double check your credit card details.
Contact your card issuer to confirm payments to Stripe are authorized.
If payments continue to fail, the Stripe account linked to the hosting school may be blocking your payment method. Stripe may also block a card if there was an issue with a previous transaction.
To resolve this, contact the career fair’s point of contact for assistance.