- Overview of Handshake
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Navigation and available features (5 min)
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Optimizing Handshake resources
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Creating student and employer accounts (7 min)
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Knowledge check!
- Understanding employer relationship management
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Managing employer and job approvals (4 min)
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Setting default employer permissions
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Employer relationship management features (5 min)
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BCC email logging (2 min)
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Knowledge check!
- Managing students in Handshake
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Core features for managing student accounts (6 min)
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Processing student and alumni affiliation requests (2 min)
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Label creation and management (5 min)
- Understanding student safety
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Employer validation overview
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Additional safety resources
- Resources for marketing Handshake
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Marketing Toolkit
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Optimizing your social media posts
- Feedback
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Course survey

New to Handshake
Here are the basics you need to know to get started.
This training provides the guidance you need to get acquainted with the platform as a new user.
Who should take this course?
Anyone new to Handshake or new to your institution (and has plans to use Handshake on a regular basis).
This course covers:
- Overview of Handshake
- Employer relationship management
- Student management
- Trust and safety on the platform
- Marketing resources