On-Campus Employers: When to Add Hiring Managers as Contacts or Staff Members

This article explains when to keep hiring managers as contacts versus when to add them as staff users to an on-campus employer account in Handshake.

This guidance applies to institutions using either the company model or the divisions model for on-campus employment.

When should a hiring manager be kept as a contact?

Keep a hiring manager as a contact if:

• A central coordinator posts jobs on their behalf.
• The hiring manager does not need to log in to Handshake.
• The hiring manager only needs to receive applicant notifications by email.

When should a hiring manager be added as a staff user?

Add a hiring manager as a staff user if:

• The hiring manager needs to log in to Handshake.
• The hiring manager will post jobs themselves.
• The hiring manager needs access to manage postings for their department or office.

Add a hiring manager as a staff user

Depending on the hiring manager's situation, you can add them to the account in one of two ways:

• To manually add an existing Handshake employer user, refer to On-Campus Employers: Manually Add Staff to an OCE Account.
• To send an invite link for a new user to register and join, refer to On-Campus Employers: Invite Staff to Join an OCE Account.