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Milestone 4: Employer settings

Milestone 4: Employer settings

Configuring all the settings necessary to welcome your employers onto the platform.

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About this course

Who should take this course?

This training is best done with deep conversation and alignment with anyone that manages employer relations. This is a time to discuss if you will be using Handshake to duplicate processes you already have in use, or an opportunity to explore new workflows.

This course provides the guidance you need to configure settings that determine how employers interact with your institution on the platform. 


This course covers: 

  • Importing your employer contact file
  • Managing employer contacts
  • Approving employers and jobs 
  • Interview setup (optional)
  • On-campus employer setup (optional)
  • Mid-implementation checklist

Pro Tip: Do some "spring cleaning" with your employer contacts. Consider only importing contacts who have actively engaged with you for 1-2 years. 

Please discuss any timeline adjustments with your Relationship Manager to ensure they can support you accordingly. 

Curriculum60 min

  • Important communication details
  • Template: sending a "heads-up" email to employers
  • Employer contact management
  • Managing employer contacts in Handshake (5 min)
  • Understanding the difference between Contacts and Users
  • Employer Import
  • Employer approval settings
  • Default employer approval preferences (4 min)
  • Learning from colleagues in the field
  • Safety in Handshake
  • Employer validation overview
  • Maintaining a trusted network
  • Additional safety resources
  • Midpoint checklist
  • Checklist: next steps
  • On-campus employer model - optional
  • On-campus employment options (5 min)
  • Resources on the Company and Division models
  • Feedback
  • Course survey

About this course

Who should take this course?

This training is best done with deep conversation and alignment with anyone that manages employer relations. This is a time to discuss if you will be using Handshake to duplicate processes you already have in use, or an opportunity to explore new workflows.

This course provides the guidance you need to configure settings that determine how employers interact with your institution on the platform. 


This course covers: 

  • Importing your employer contact file
  • Managing employer contacts
  • Approving employers and jobs 
  • Interview setup (optional)
  • On-campus employer setup (optional)
  • Mid-implementation checklist

Pro Tip: Do some "spring cleaning" with your employer contacts. Consider only importing contacts who have actively engaged with you for 1-2 years. 

Please discuss any timeline adjustments with your Relationship Manager to ensure they can support you accordingly. 

Curriculum60 min

  • Important communication details
  • Template: sending a "heads-up" email to employers
  • Employer contact management
  • Managing employer contacts in Handshake (5 min)
  • Understanding the difference between Contacts and Users
  • Employer Import
  • Employer approval settings
  • Default employer approval preferences (4 min)
  • Learning from colleagues in the field
  • Safety in Handshake
  • Employer validation overview
  • Maintaining a trusted network
  • Additional safety resources
  • Midpoint checklist
  • Checklist: next steps
  • On-campus employer model - optional
  • On-campus employment options (5 min)
  • Resources on the Company and Division models
  • Feedback
  • Course survey