There may be situations where an employer is required for a feature on Handshake but the employer hasn't signed up for a Handshake account yet. These situations might include needing to add an employer to an event, career fair registration, job posting, or interview schedule. For these circumstances, careers services users can create company profiles on behalf of the employers.
Before proceeding with creating an employer, ensure that you have the Manage Employers role for your account. You can learn more about this role in School Settings: Career Services Staff Roles and Permissions
To create an employer, please follow the steps below:
1. Click on Employers under Relationships in the left navigation bar.
2. Click on the button Create Employer in the upper-right corner of the page:
3. Complete the fields for the employer.
- Every text field is required: Except for those listed as (optional).
- For Employers that do not have a dedicated website: A LinkedIn/Yelp/Facebook/social media page dedicated to their business will suffice for this field.
- For Employers that do not have a corporate domain and are using a generic email address: Enter the business name followed by .com (for example, xyzcompany.com). If you experience any issues with this field, contact Support.
- When adding the Location: Select the best address option from the list of suggestions. If the exact street address isn't available, you're welcome to just use the city and state!
- On-campus employer: Select this only if the account you're creating is an On-campus employer account. Learn more here: On-Campus Employment Options in Handshake
Note: You can add an EIN when creating a company profile; however, it cannot be edited later. To update an employer's EIN, contact support.
4. When you're finished, click Create Employer in the lower right corner.
Note: Once the company has been created successfully, you'll need to set the desired permissions and approve the company profile at your school. To learn more about this, refer to Employers Page Overview