Handshake’s virtual career fair features are crafted to foster connections between higher education partners, students, and employers.
These tools enable employers to extend their engagement with students beyond their usual list of schools and help career centers facilitate, track, and increase student engagement on Handshake.
Features
Virtual career fairs
Handshake's virtual career fair features are accessible to all employers, offering an authentic way to connect with students.
- Group Sessions: Schedule group sessions for up to 50 people to share company information and answer student questions live.
- 1:1 Sessions: Offer qualified candidates one-on-one meetings with recruiters.
- Follow-up: Engage with all students who attended a virtual session.
Our virtual fairs include video, audio, and text-based chat on Handshake, creating a unique career fair experience. Employers can also host group meetings via an external video provider to accommodate more students. For further details, refer to Virtual Fairs in Handshake: A Guide for Employers.
Events
All employers can promote virtual events hosted on external video platforms via Handshake.
Premium partners can additionally host 1:1 and group virtual events with native video in Handshake and set qualifications for these events to maximize their time with students effectively.
Interviews
Employers can manage and promote virtual interview schedules in Handshake with video hosted on external platforms.
Unlocking talent
Employers on Handshake can access Job Matches, a tool that helps discover candidates who match job postings based on qualifications. Employers can refine their candidate search, evaluate profiles, and nurture prospects through curated messaging.
Handshake sends candidate digest emails to all employers, highlighting new students they might want to connect with, thus driving more engagement. Check out Job Email Digests.
Premium partners have the added advantage of viewing their engagement history with each student, providing valuable context for future conversations.
When viewing a student's profile, Premium partners can see if the student has followed them, received messages, applied for a job, or attended an event.
Messaging
In the virtual recruiting landscape, messaging has become an even more impactful way for employers to connect with students. Learn more about How Students Engage with Employer Messages.
Messaging on Handshake results in 2-4x more student engagement compared to other career platforms. Students are encouraged to complete their Handshake profiles to increase their chances of receiving messages—80% of students who fill out their career interests get messaged.
Basic employers can send up to 25 proactive messages to students per recruiting season and unlimited messages to students who have previously engaged with them.
Premium partners can create unlimited messaging campaigns targeting up to 5,000 students and attach teammates to facilitate personal connections. Explore your Message Limits in Handshake.