Advocates assist with creating candidate relationships by participating in events, fairs and live 1:1 sessions or via messaging.
Note: Advocates seats are only available to Handshake Premium partners with Talent Engagement Suite.
This role type is recommended for:
- interns and former interns (that aren't active full-time employees and don't have a company email) to help promote the company and share their experiences with other students in events, fairs, and employer-hosted meetings.
- users outside the customer’s recruiting team, such as ERGs who assist with nurturing relationships with students and helping students understand certain roles or departments in the company.
- users on a recruiting team who don’t handle the day-to-day recruiting activities, but who are involved in the post-application hiring process, e.g., hiring managers.
Access to Handshake consists of both configurable and non-configurable permissions, as detailed below.
Default Permissions
The default permissions for all Advocates are:
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Jobs
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View Jobs (Limited)
- Advocates are only able to view job details for postings that have been shared with them.
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View Jobs (Limited)
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Events
- Attend Events
- Manage Event Attendees
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Career Fairs
- Attend Fairs
- Manage Fair Attendees
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1:1 Schedules (Limited)
- Attend 1:1 Schedules (Limited)
- Manage 1:1 Schedule Attendees (Limited)
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Schools & Contacts
- View Schools
- Candidate Sourcing (1:1, Limited)
TES-based permissions enabled by default:
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Candidate Sourcing (Advanced)
- View Candidate Engagement
- Talent List
- Tagged in Message Intros or Campaigns
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Schools & Contacts
- Manage Your School Lists
TES-based permissions available:
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Analytics & Reporting
- Analytics (Standard)
- Insights (Standard)
TES-based non-configurable permissions:
- Limited Branding
- Create Multi-School Events
- Professional Branding
Permissions with the Events module
Permissions enabled for Advocates when the Events module is added:
- Check-in Kiosk
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1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
- Attend 1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
Permissions available for Advocates when the Events module is added:
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1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
- Manage 1:1 Schedules (Advanced)
Permissions with School Explorer
Permissions available for Advocates when School Explorer is added:
- School Explorer
Permissions with Insights
Permissions available for Advocates when Insights is added:
- Insights (Advanced)
Additional resources
- To learn more about our roles, refer to A Guide to Employer Role Types in Handshake.
- Discover how you can build your talent pipeline and hire more efficiently in our Handshake Advocate Playbook.
- Learn more about the Advocate role in our self-guided Pathfinders course.