Following users on Handshake is more than just a social feature — it’s a way to actively shape your educational and professional journey. By choosing to follow users, you stay up-to-date with their most recent content posted to the feed and so much more!
Topics:
- Benefits of following users on Handshake
- How to follow users
- Locate the users you're following
- Unfollow users
Benefits of following users on Handshake
1. Stay Updated with Relevant Content: Our algorithm prioritizes content from users you follow. This ensures their new posts will appear at the top of your feed.
2. Gain Insights and Inspiration: The feed is a rich source of career advice, tips, and inspirational stories from alumni and professionals. Following users can make the feed an engaging space to learn, grow, and stay inspired within your career journey!
3. Expand Your Network: By following users, you can engage with their content and build professional connections with them. These connections may be helpful for future opportunities and collaborations in your career.
4. Receive Personalized Recommendation: Our algorithm tailors recommendations to your interests. By following users who align with your academic and professional goals, you help the platform offer more relevant content and connections, making your experience more valuable.
How to follow users
You can follow users via two ways on Handshake:
- Directly from the feed
- The user's profile
Directly from the feed
Click the plus icon on their profile icon. To confirm your follow, a black banner will appear in the lower-right corner of the page, displaying the message 'Following [User NAME].'
The user's profile
Access users profiles from the feed or the People section in Handshake.
- From the feed: click on the user's name to be directed to their profile.
- From the People section: click People on the left navigation menu, then use the filters on the left of the page to find students and alumni on Handshake. Click on their name to be directed to their profile.
- To learn more about campus profiles and exploring the People community page, check out Campus Profiles in Handshake.
Once on the user's profile, click the black button Follow. To confirm your follow, the button will be grayed out and changed to Unfollow.
Locate the users you're following
To locate users your following in Handshake, click on your icon located in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then click My Profile from the dropdown.
Once on your profile, click following, located below your name and school information within your header.
A pop-up will appear with a list of users you are following. Here, you can click on their name to be directed to their profile or click Unfollow to unfollow them.
Click the X in the upper-right corner of the pop-up to return to your profile.
Unfollow users
Unfollowing users can be done directly from the feed, the user's profile, or from your following list.
- From the feed, click on the three dots menu located to the right of their name, then click Unfollow from the dropdown.
- On the user profile, click Unfollow, located to the right of the message button.
- From your following list, accessed from your profile, click Unfollow to the right of the user you don't want to follow.