Career fair registrations are available in Handshake at any time and can be edited while the registration period is open.
All user roles except Representatives can view and manage career fair registrations.
If your company is connected to an Essentials or TES account and you cannot view or edit a registration, one of the following applies:
- Your role is set to Representative, or
- The required career fair permissions are not enabled for your role.
Contact your company profile owner or an admin to request a role change or to have the correct permissions enabled.
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View a career fair registration
1. Click Fairs from the left navigation bar.
2. In the lower-right corner of the page, check the box labeled Show Registered Only.
- To view registrations for past career fairs, also check the box labeled Include Past Fairs.
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Note: This view displays all upcoming fairs your company is registered for, including any that are still pending approval from the school.
3. Click on the name of the career fair you want to view the registration(s) for.
4. On the Details page, click the More options menu (the three dots), then select View registration from the dropdown.
- If multiple divisions were registered, select the specific registration in the pop-up modal.
5. The Overview page displays all the information submitted during registration. The page also displays the following information:
- Payments (status)
- Registration Packages
- Survey responses (if any)
- Invoice(s)
- Payment History
- Public Activity and Comments
- School contact information
If you need to pay for a career fair, refer to How to Pay for a Career Fair Registration.
Edit career fair registration
1. Click on the Edit tab located in the upper-right corner of the Career Fair's Overview page.
Note: If this tab is missing, the registration period has closed and no further edits can be made. For assistance, contact the career fair's point of contact. Their information is available on the fair’s Details page.
2. The following fields can be edited:
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Representatives
- Names of Representatives Attending this Session
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Basic Information
- Employer Description
- Schedule Owner
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Open Roles
- Are the role(s) you want to fill posted on Handshake?
- Jobs on Handshake/Job Titles
- Do any of the positions that you are hiring for require U.S. work authorization?
- Would you sponsor a work visa for the right candidate?
- Are you willing to hire candidates that are temporarily authorized to work for a defined period in their field of study? (e.g. for a job / internship under OPT/CPT)
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Looking For
- Employment Types
- Job Types
- School Years
- Major Groups
Note: Any field you are unable to edit must be updated by the school hosting the fair. For assistance, contact the career fair's point of contact. Their information is available on the fair’s Details page.
3. Click the blue Update Registration button in the lower-right corner of the page to save your changes. You'll be redirected to the Overview page, where a confirmation message will appear stating: "Registration was successfully updated."