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On-campus student employment

On-campus student employment

Find out more about the on-campus employment options in Handshake.

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About this course

This training provides you with comprehensive guidance in tracking on-campus employment positions through Handshake.


This course covers: 

  • On-campus employment options in Handshake 
  • Guiding questions to help you decide which option is best for you 
  • Steps for configuring your chosen on-campus employment model 
  • Tips for supporting your on-campus employers in Handshake

Who should take this course? 

Anyone tasked with posting and managing on-campus employment positions. 

Tip: Navigate the platform from your own career services and employer user accounts while you move through the course. Keep track of any questions that come up and reach out to your Relationship Manager after the course is completed so they can support you accordingly. 

Curriculum25 mins

  • Introduction
  • Welcome! (1 min)
  • On-campus student employment options
  • Key considerations
  • Company model versus division model (5 min)
  • Help center documentation: on-campus employment options in Handshake
  • Help center documentation: employer roles in Handshake
  • Company model configuration [optional]
  • Demo video (7 min)
  • Help center documentation: company model configuration
  • Division model configuration [optional]
  • Demo video (6 min)
  • Help center documentation: division model configuration
  • Federal work study [optional]
  • Help center documentation: manage work study in Handshake
  • Additional resources
  • Best practices
  • Sample email templates
  • How to manage and support your on-campus employers (5 min)
  • Handshake webinar: student employment on campus with Kent State University
  • Feedback
  • Course survey

About this course

This training provides you with comprehensive guidance in tracking on-campus employment positions through Handshake.


This course covers: 

  • On-campus employment options in Handshake 
  • Guiding questions to help you decide which option is best for you 
  • Steps for configuring your chosen on-campus employment model 
  • Tips for supporting your on-campus employers in Handshake

Who should take this course? 

Anyone tasked with posting and managing on-campus employment positions. 

Tip: Navigate the platform from your own career services and employer user accounts while you move through the course. Keep track of any questions that come up and reach out to your Relationship Manager after the course is completed so they can support you accordingly. 

Curriculum25 mins

  • Introduction
  • Welcome! (1 min)
  • On-campus student employment options
  • Key considerations
  • Company model versus division model (5 min)
  • Help center documentation: on-campus employment options in Handshake
  • Help center documentation: employer roles in Handshake
  • Company model configuration [optional]
  • Demo video (7 min)
  • Help center documentation: company model configuration
  • Division model configuration [optional]
  • Demo video (6 min)
  • Help center documentation: division model configuration
  • Federal work study [optional]
  • Help center documentation: manage work study in Handshake
  • Additional resources
  • Best practices
  • Sample email templates
  • How to manage and support your on-campus employers (5 min)
  • Handshake webinar: student employment on campus with Kent State University
  • Feedback
  • Course survey