The School Network Management page allows you to view and organize your school connections, discover new schools to connect with, and access tools that support your recruitment strategy.
Features available exclusively to Premium partners are marked with an asterisk (*). For more information, please check out this resource.
Access the School Network Management page
Click Schools from the left navigation bar in Handshake.
All employers have access to the following tabs:
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Favorites
- *For premium employers, this tab is labeled School Lists.
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Your Employer's Schools
- Schools your employer is approved by that have not yet been added to your Favorites list.
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More Schools on Handshake
- Schools your employer is not currently approved by, where you can request approval.
*Premium partners have access to the additional tab:
- School Explorer
Basic and Plus employers:
Premium partners:
Understanding the tabs on the School Network Management page
Each tab is described in detail below. Click on each header as applicable.
Favorites (*School Lists)
The Favorites tab includes all schools you've marked as favorites from the Your Employer’s Schools and More Schools on Handshake tabs.
- For Premium employers, this tab is labeled School Lists, which includes additional functionality to organize schools into custom lists. Learn more in How to Use School Lists.
You can select any school from your Favorites list to post a job, host an event or on-campus interview, and register for a fair.
Page filters
You may use the filters on the left sidebar to narrow your results.
Basic and Plus employers can filter by:
- Keyword search
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Permissions
- This defines how you can interact with the school in Handshake. For example, if you do not have permission to post a job, you will not see that school as an option to post to.
- Location
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Handshake Open
- Students in the Handshake Open Network attend 4-year accredited institutions in the United States who have not directly purchased and partnered with Handshake.
- Community and Technical Colleges
- Ranking
- Size
- Region
Your Employer's Schools
This tab includes all schools where your company is currently approved to recruit.
Page filters
You may use the filters on the left sidebar to narrow your results.
Basic and Plus employers can filter by:
- Keyword search
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Permissions
- This defines how you can interact with the school in Handshake. For example, if you do not have permission to post a job, you will not see that school as an option to post to.
- Location
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Handshake Open
- Students in the Handshake Open Network attend 4-year accredited institutions in the United States who have not directly purchased and partnered with Handshake.
- Community and Technical Colleges
- Ranking
- Size
- Region
*Premium partners have access to the additional tab:
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Institution Type
- Includes Minority-Serving Institutions (nationally recognized colleges and universities that educate students of color), and Women's Colleges (undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women).
More Schools on Handshake
This tab includes:
- Schools where your company has not yet posted a job
- Schools with pending job approvals
- Schools that have declined your job or company
Page filters
Click the white button All Filters to open the side sheet, where you can select filters to narrow your results.
Basic and Plus employers can filter by:
- Keyword search
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Approval Status
- Pending
- Declined
- Available to post job
- Learn more about this status.
- Location
- Community and Technical Colleges
- Ranking
- Size
- Region
*Premium partners have access to the additional filter:
- Institution Type
*School Explorer
*Only visible to Premium partners.
If you are a Premium partner, refer to School Network Management: School Explorer.
To learn how to connect with schools, add or remove schools from your favorites, and manage your connections, refer to: School Network Management: Requesting, Adding, and Removing Schools.