Handshake allows employers to configure company-wide settings to streamline processes across their organization.
Note: this is an action that can only be performed by the Owner or Admin of the company profile.
Access your global settings
1. Click on your name in the upper-right corner of any page, then select Company Settings from the dropdown.
2. From the menu on the left of the page, click Global Settings.
Configure your global settings
Employers can review and configure a range of settings that can be applied company-wide.
New teammate access
Allow Recruiters to create new teammates (Owners & Admins will always have this permission)
- Only Recruiter (Sourcer) and Recruiter (Advanced) users can create new teammates. Learn How to Manually Add Teammates to your Company's Profile.
Auto-approve new users who sign up with a valid email that matches your company's domain.
Note: you will have this option if there is only one company profile in Handshake associated with your email domain. If there is more than one company profile connected to your domain, it will not be an option
- When this box is checked, the system will automatically approve any user who signs up for Handshake with a valid email address that matches your company's domain.
- If the box is left unchecked, only Owners and Administrators can grant access to new teammates.
Default new teammates to Representative
- If the box is left unchecked, new teammates will default to the Recruiter (Standard) role. Check out A Guide to Employer Role Types in Handshake.
Company-wide feature access
Disable "Apply on Handshake" option for all jobs
- If checked, all newly created jobs will direct students to apply in your Applicant Tracking System (ATS), not in Handshake.
- The job form will no longer provide the option "On Handshake" for "How will candidates submit applications?"
Disable Availability Calendars
- Teammates can create and share availability calendars within messages and job postings while this remains unchecked.
- By disabling this feature, creating new availability calendars will no longer be possible. Read more about Availability Calendars for Virtual Info Chats.
Note: if there are existing availability calendars created at the time this feature is disabled, those calendars will remain active. Follow up with team members individually to request that their calendar and any scheduled sessions be canceled and deleted.
Messaging preferences
Allow candidates without Handshake profiles to reply to employee email addresses
- By checking this box, teammates can send messages to candidates who don't have a public Handshake profile but have RSVPed to or checked in at events and/or career fairs.
- Candidates will receive the message as an email and will be able to respond directly to it. Learn more about Messaging Candidates without Handshake Profiles.
To learn more about receiving messages from students, and what guidelines to follow, refer to Receiving Messages from Students in Handshake.
School permissions
Only schools that have approved your company profile can be selected from the dropdown menus displayed.
- If you're an on-campus employer, permissions cannot be removed for the school where you're based.
- If the school displayed is incorrect, you may correct it by referring to the Details section in How to Edit Your Company Profile Settings.
Select which schools can manage your profile.
- Select which school can manage your profile from the dropdown, or type to search.
- To remove a school, click the X to the right of the school name.
Select which schools can post and edit jobs on your behalf.
- Select which schools can post and edit jobs on your behalf from the dropdown, or type to search.
- To remove a school, click the X to the right of the school name.
Applicant Tracking Systems
Allow users to change default "External Apply" URLs
When enabled, teammates can create and manage job postings to modify the default "External Apply" URLs. For more information, check out How to Use Direct ATS.
Other Preferences
Allow Public Pages - SEO
Checking this box will allow your Handshake company profile to appear in relevant search engine results, and people who are not signed in to Handshake will be able to view a summarized version of your company profile.
The public view will include
- Company name, logo, banner image, and About section
- Location, type, size, industry
- Reviews
- Questions & Answers for your company
- a list of Related Employers (other employers within the same industry)
Learn more about Publicly Searchable Pages.