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In-person & virtual career fairs

Handshake offers a myriad of ways for users to connect both in person and virtually. This course specifically dives into using Handshake to facilitate your career fairs.

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About this course

Handshake offers a myriad of ways for users to connect both in person and virtually. This course specifically dives into using Handshake to facilitate your career fairs. 


Who should take this course? Anyone that is tasked with creating and coordinating career fairs.

This course covers: 

  • Overview of the career fair tool 
  • Using Handshake to manage in-person career fairs
  • Using Handshake to manage virtual career fairs 
  • Resources for supporting employers and students through the career fair experience 
  • Reporting tools for gauging career fair success 

Tip: Pause the video along the way and try to navigate in the platform as you progress through the training. Keep track of any questions that come up and reach out to your Handshake Relationship Manager after the course is completed if your questions are still left unanswered. 

Curriculum1 hr 10 min

  • Overview
  • Understanding career fair options in Handshake
  • Creating a career fair
  • Creating a career fair (7 min)
  • [Interactive Guide] Creating a virtual fair
  • Creating a virtual fair (2 min)
  • Employer and student experience

    We are constantly iterating on our product and will work to ensure our videos in the Academy remain as up to date as possible to reflect those changes. 
    We highly encourage you to stay apprised of ongoing updates through:

  • Registration process for employers and students (5 min)
  • How to use QR code check-in (4 min)
  • Managing your career fairs
  • Role considerations for your team
  • Registrations and invoicing (5 min)
  • [Template] Post-fair survey questions
  • Reporting after your fair
  • Basic reporting for in-person and virtual fairs (4 min)
  • Active practice
  • Feedback
  • Course survey

About this course

Handshake offers a myriad of ways for users to connect both in person and virtually. This course specifically dives into using Handshake to facilitate your career fairs. 


Who should take this course? Anyone that is tasked with creating and coordinating career fairs.

This course covers: 

  • Overview of the career fair tool 
  • Using Handshake to manage in-person career fairs
  • Using Handshake to manage virtual career fairs 
  • Resources for supporting employers and students through the career fair experience 
  • Reporting tools for gauging career fair success 

Tip: Pause the video along the way and try to navigate in the platform as you progress through the training. Keep track of any questions that come up and reach out to your Handshake Relationship Manager after the course is completed if your questions are still left unanswered. 

Curriculum1 hr 10 min

  • Overview
  • Understanding career fair options in Handshake
  • Creating a career fair
  • Creating a career fair (7 min)
  • [Interactive Guide] Creating a virtual fair
  • Creating a virtual fair (2 min)
  • Employer and student experience

    We are constantly iterating on our product and will work to ensure our videos in the Academy remain as up to date as possible to reflect those changes. 
    We highly encourage you to stay apprised of ongoing updates through:

  • Registration process for employers and students (5 min)
  • How to use QR code check-in (4 min)
  • Managing your career fairs
  • Role considerations for your team
  • Registrations and invoicing (5 min)
  • [Template] Post-fair survey questions
  • Reporting after your fair
  • Basic reporting for in-person and virtual fairs (4 min)
  • Active practice
  • Feedback
  • Course survey