To post a job to additional schools in Handshake, the job must be active and meet Handshake's standard posting criteria.
Who can post to additional schools
Your ability to post to additional schools depends on your account type and whether you created the job:
- Basic employers: You can post to additional schools only for jobs you personally created. Jobs created by teammates are view-only. To post jobs created by teammates, upgrade to an eligible paid plan.
- On-campus employers, Plus, Pro, Essentials, and Enterprise (formerly TES) customers: All users except Representatives can post to additional schools, whether the job was created by themselves or a teammate.
If the posting is saved but not yet posted, refer to How do I post a 'not posted' job to a school?.
When a job cannot be posted to additional schools:
- The opening date is within the past year, but the closing date is more than a year after the opening date. To resolve this, update the closing date to fall within 365 days of the opening date.
- The opening date is over a year ago and the closing date is more than a year after the opening date.
- Your company has been declined by the school..
Select job
1. Click Jobs from the left navigation bar, then select the job you want to post to additional schools.
2. On the job posting page, click the Schools tab.
How to post to a specific school
1. In the Post to more schools section, click into the search field and type a school's name or location. Avoid abbreviations for best results -- for example, type "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" instead of "MIT."
2. Select the correct school from the results. Repeat to add more schools. To remove a school, click the X next to its name.
3. Click the black Post button to the right of the section title.
How to post to a school list
1. Click the Lists button to the right of the search field.
2. Select the list you want to use. All schools in that list will be added to your posting.
Available lists depend on your account type:
- Basic, Plus, and Pro employers: Only your Favorites list is available.
- Essentials and Enterprise customers: Your Favorites list and any lists created by you or your teammates are available.
How to post to all available schools or the full network
Depending on your account type, different options are displayed:
- Basic, Plus, and Pro employers: Option to auto-select schools, which includes all schools you are approved to connect with.
- Essentials and Enterprise customers: The full network option is only available for jobs that meet Handshake's standard posting criteria. The button will not appear for on-campus, co-op, or federal work-study roles, unpaid positions, or jobs listed at a residential address. For full posting criteria, visit How to Connect with Handshake Open Network.
To post to all available schools or the full network:
1. Check the box labeled Post to all available schools or Post to full network above the search field.
2. Click the black Post button to the right of the section title.
3. A confirmation banner will appear: "Jobs sent to schools. Your Requested schools list will update shortly."
How to post to recommended schools
1. In the Recommended schools section, click Post job here now within the school card you want to post to.
2. In the pop-up, review the application open and close dates, then click Post Job to submit for approval.
Note: Any additional schools selected will adhere to the original open and close dates.
3. A confirmation message will appear within each school card you posted to.
- Track approval status in the Status column of the Requested schools section.
If a school is missing from search results
First, confirm you are using the correct Handshake instance. The UK and US platforms operate separately:
If you are in the correct instance, the school may not appear because:
- The school is not partnered with Handshake.
- Your company has been declined by the school.
- Your company is approved but your connection does not include permission to post jobs to that school.