A Guide to Talent List

The Talent table has a set of filters at the top, allowing you to narrow down your search.

All employers can filter by:

• Major groups 
• Schools
• School years

To further refine your search, click the button All filters. This will open a side sheet with additional filter options.

The table below outlines which filters are available only to Basic employers and which are exclusively available to Premium partners.

Basic: Available to all employers

*Premium

Experience Languages Language proficiency  Skills  Education  Major groups Major keyword search  Schools School years Graduation date  Latest date Earliest date  GPA (enter numeral value in 0.00 format) From To Profile attributes  Included labels Excluded labels  Handshake Open  Exclude Handshake Open students

*All Premium users except Recruiter (Standard) can access the additional filters: Segments  Note: When a segment is applied, all other filters are disabled and appear grayed out. *Engagement   Include talent to have (choose engagement)  Any engagement with my company  Applied to a job   Choose job  Followed your employer  RSVPed to an event  Choose event  Checked into an event (Events module required)  Choose event  RSVPed to a career fair  Choose career fair  Checked into a career fair (Events module required) Choose career fair  Date range  Start date End date  Exclude talent to have (choose engagement)  Applied to a job  Choose job  Followed me RSVPed to an event Choose event  Checked into an event (Events module required)  Choose event  RSVPed to a career fair  Choose career fair  Checked into a career fair (Events module required) Choose career fair  You haven’t messaged Employer hasn’t messaged (all other teammates)  Experience Languages Language proficiency  Skills Former job titles Former employers Education  Major groups Major keyword search  Schools School years Organizations/Extracurriculars Diversity and inclusion-focused organizations Graduation date  Latest date Earliest date  GPA (enter numeral value in 0.00 format) From To Profile attributes  Location interests Included labels Excluded labels Handshake Open  Exclude talent in the Open Network

Applying filters 

When filters are set, the buttons that match the filter are highlighted in blue. Your search results will only show candidates that match the filters you have chosen.

Removing filters 

To remove filter(s), click the relevant button. Then, either click the 'X' next to each applied filter or the white button Clear to deselect all filters. Finally, click the black button Apply button to save your changes.

1. To save a search based on a unique set of filters, click the white button Save search in the upper-right corner of the page. 

2. In the modal, enter a name and a brief description for the search, then click the black button Save search. 

Note: To save a search, both fields must be completed. 

3. The confirmation message "Saved search successfully created" will appear in a banner at the top of the page. 

4. To apply the same set of filters in the future, click the downward arrow next to the button Save search, and select the saved search you would like to apply. Then, click the black button Apply search. 

The student table shows each student's historical interactions with your company, if any, displayed as buttons.

To view more information about a specific interaction, click the corresponding button.

Once clicked, the side sheet will open on the far right of the page to display the student's interactions.

To view the engagement history for a specific activity type, click the corresponding tab in the header bar.

• Messages
• Jobs
• Events

The main profile details of each student, such as their education and number of skills, are included in their respective row.

• For more information, click on their name to view their profile summary on the side sheet.
• To view their complete profile, click the blue hyperlinked text View profile located to the left of the black button Message on the side sheet. 
• On the student’s profile, you can view and add notes, add or create a new label, and message them. Learn more about Viewing Student Profiles.

You can message students from either the student table or the student summary side sheet.

Note: Basic employers, including Recruiters (Standard) and Advocates connected to Premium employers, cannot send bulk messages. They can only send messages individually from the Talent page.

• To send a message to a specific student from the student table, click the white button Message located on the far right of their row.

• To send a message from the side sheet, click the black button Message located in the upper-right corner.  

A pop-up message window will appear where you can type your message. Once complete, click the black button Send. 

• At the bottom of the message box, you can find options to format your message, insert web links, and access additional tools like templates and variables to personalize and enhance your communication.

Labels

Employers can add labels to multiple students at once from the student table. Read more about Using Labels to Manage Applicants.

1. Check the box to the left of Candidate in the header bar, then click the white button Manage labels.  

2. A popup modal will appear, and prompt you to click to add or remove a label from the student(s) selected.

• To create a label, click the button Add labels, then select New label. Enter the name for the new label in the Label field, then select what the label will be used for from the Used for dropdown. 
• To add a label, click the button Add labels, then choose an existing label from the Add labels dropdown. 
• To remove a label, click the button Remove label, then choose the label you want to remove from the Remove labels dropdown. 

3. Upon adding or removing a label, click the black button Apply in the lower right corner.

*Message

*All Premium users, except for Representatives, Recruiters (Standard), and Advocates, can send bulk messages to students from the student table.

1. Check the box to the left of Candidate in the header bar, then click the white button Message.  
2. To complete your message, refer to the steps outlined for Message students.

Note: all bulk messaging at Handshake is capped at 500 recipients per message.