Keep track of your upcoming and past events and take actionable steps to maximize success. You can review RSVPs, check-ins, and evaluations, as well as engage in activities designed to increase visibility, boost applications, and improve outcomes.
This feature is available to Premium partners with the Handshake Events module. For more information, please check out this resource.
Access event or fair
Click Events or Fairs from the left navigation bar, then select the specific event or fair you want to track and optimize.
Scale your recruiting
On the Overview tab (for events) or the Details tab (for career fairs), you will find suggested activities to help scale your recruiting efforts. These suggestions vary based on the type of event or fair you're hosting or attending.
In-person events or fairs
Promote your event or fair
Customize check-in
Evaluate candidates in real time
Virtual events
Promote your event
Customize check-in
Review virtual event best practices
Virtual fairs
Share your meeting availability
Promote your fair
Event
Fair
Personalized RSVP confirmation email
Premium partners using the Events module can:
View automated RSVP confirmation emails sent by Handshake
Add a personalized message to confirmation emails
Learn more about Personalizing an RSVP Confirmation Email for Events.
Key activities to optimize engagement
Engage in any of the following activities to drive stronger outcomes:
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Promote your event or fair
- Send a campaign to invite candidates.
- Click the white button Create campaign.
- Learn more about Campaigns: Create an Event, Fair or Branding Campaign.
- Click the white button Create campaign.
- Send a campaign to invite candidates.
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Customize check-in
- Collect custom data during attendee check-in.
- Click the white button Set up kiosk.
- Learn how to Create and Launch a Check-in Kiosk.
- Click the white button Set up kiosk.
- Collect custom data during attendee check-in.
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Share availability
- Allow students to sign up for meeting slots.
- Click the white button Manage schedule.
- Read more about Managing Schedules for Virtual Fairs.
- Click the white button Manage schedule.
- Allow students to sign up for meeting slots.
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Review pro tips
- Explore best practices to make the most of your virtual event.
- Click the white button View blog.
- Explore best practices to make the most of your virtual event.
View RSVPs, check-ins, and evaluations
Metrics vary depending on the type of event or fair:
Your RSVPs
Events: Shows total number of RSVPs received
In-Person Fairs: Shows RSVPs collected via your campaigns (not total fair RSVPs)
Virtual Fairs: Shows RSVPs for your specific schedule or sessions
Your check-ins
Displays the number of attendees who have checked in for your event or fair.
Your evaluations
Displays the number of candidates your team has evaluated, with counts organized by feedback category:
Strong Yes
Yes
No
Strong No
To create a custom automated follow-up message for evaluated candidates, refer to Creating Automated Follow-Up Messages for Evaluated Event Attendees.