The Career Center homepage is a live dashboard of your institution's network and engagement data. Use it to monitor student engagement, track opportunity trends, and take action, such as reaching out to students or managing collections, without leaving the page.
Note: The homepage dashboard is currently in beta.
What should I know about the beta version of the homepage dashboard?
The following details apply during the beta period and are subject to change before general availability.
- Data timeframe: Activation and profile completion figures currently reflect the previous calendar week rather than a rolling 7-day window.
Note: During the beta, dashboard tiles may take longer to load than usual. Performance improvements are in progress ahead of general availability.
What permissions do I need to use the homepage dashboard?
Action buttons on the homepage dashboard appear based on your Handshake permissions.
To view all action buttons, you need the following permissions:
- Manage Students, to review unactivated or incomplete-profile students
- Manage Collections, to manage collections
- View Analytics, to review collection and executive report insights
Filter the homepage by student group
Use the filters at the top of the homepage to scope the dashboard to a specific group of students. Available filters include:
- Education or college name
- Major name
- Student institution label
- School year name
Select a value from each dropdown menu, then click Update to apply the filter. To view data for all students, leave the filters unchanged.
Review activation and profile completion
The Activation & Profile Completion section shows the following metrics, excluding alumni:
- Total students
- Activated students, including the percentage of total students
- Students with a complete profile, including the percentage of total students
This section also shows weekly activity for activations and profile completions, including a percentage change compared to the same window last year.
Use this section to identify students who may need additional support activating their account or completing their profile.
Take action on unactivated or incomplete profiles
To reach out to students directly from the homepage:
1. In the Activations this week or Profile completions this week tile, click one of the following:
- Review unactivated students
- Review incomplete-profile students
2. Handshake directs you to the Manage Students page, where the corresponding filters are pre-applied for you.
3. Select individual students, or click Select all, to take bulk action.
4. Choose to send a targeted email, apply a label, or download a CSV file of the selected students.
When sending an email, you can build one from scratch or use a Handshake email template. Templates are designed to nudge students to activate their account or complete their profile.
Explore opportunities students are engaging with
The Curate opportunities section helps you understand what students are engaging with. This section includes:
- Popular employers this week, a chart of the employers with the highest number of student applications in the past 7 days. This chart excludes on-campus employment data.
- Top job roles of interest, a table of the job roles with the highest number of student applications in the past 7 days.
- Applications by location, a map showing where student applications are concentrated.
To further curate opportunities for students, click Manage collections in the Curate opportunities section.
Review student outcomes in Tell your story
The Tell your story section summarizes career services activity, including:
- Appointments, including the number of students and staff members involved
- Fair check-ins, including the number of students and fairs
- Event check-ins, including the number of students and events
Each metric includes a trend line showing activity over time.
Click View executive report in the Tell your story section to open Insights and review a broader summary of your team's work in a pre-created student engagement dashboard.