How an on-campus employer creates an account - make sure they know to search for "Western Michigan University" as their employer. After they choose their employer, they will be able to choose their division from the drop-down menu provided.

Labeling contacts

Approving on-campus employer requests

On-campus contact no longer with WMU/in a recruiting role

Employer Residential

They should not make an account. We will post their job for them; refer to "Residential job posting process" below.

Job Posting and promoting

How employers post:
Off-campus employer job posting process
On-campus employer job posting process: same as off-campus above, but they must choose "On Campus Student Employment" as the employment type

Job review (approval/decline) process

An employer wants applications emailed directly to them instead of sending candidates to a website - direct them to step 2 of this page

How can an employer improve their posting to attract more candidates?

Work Study job posting process

Approving unpaid internships

Approving work study jobs

Residential job posting process

Promoting part-time jobs through Handshake - please note: CSES employer engagement team no longer promotes part-time jobs. Please contact Buffy Nespodzany with any questions.

Navigating Handshake

Handshake search tips

Reporting

Monthly job summary report for CSES dashboard

Student report for CSES dashboard

Employer report for CSES dashboard

Payments

Manually entering a payment for a fair in Handshake

"Fulfilling orders" (credit card payments) for career fairs in TouchNet

How do I send an invoice?

How to download all invoices for one employer or for all employers

Creating a store in TouchNet - at this time, any questions can be directed to Amanda Jeppesen: amanda.m.jeppesen@wmich.edu | 7-2731

Fairs

"Fairs" refers to the large career fairs that we host (ex. Career Fair, Education Fair, Business Career Day, etc)

Naming a fair in Handshake - template

Creating a fair in Handshake

Accepting registrations for career fairs in Handshake

How an employer views their career fair registration

How do I duplicate a career fair?

How do I cancel a career fair registration?

Interview schedules

Requesting and managing an interview schedule in Handshake - you may need to activate the permission to post interview schedules on the employer's profile

Events

"Events" refers to smaller events such as employer information sessions.

Creating an event in Handshake

Declining

Declining unqualified unpaid internships

Mentoring

Message to send to people requesting "mentor" access in Handshake

Promotional material

CSES housekeeping/onboarding

What accesses student employees need and how to get them those accesses (building and swipe access/payroll)

Getting a student employee into Handshake/WExchange/TouchNet/S Drive/added to directory (Beth)

How to get into your work email/all of the emails

What access should be terminated when a student leaves and how to terminate those accesses

Which groups of students should have access to what systems?

Staff Handshake Processes and Promotional Material

This page contains processes and procedures for maintaining and using Handshake as outlined jointly by Career and Student Employment Services and the Zhang Career Center staff. It also contains documentation from Handshake for Career Services staff.

Account Management | Job Posting and Promoting | Navigating Handshake | Reporting | Payments | Fairs | Interview Schedules | Events | Declining | Mentoring | Promotional Material | CSES onboarding/housekeeping

Handshake resources for Career Services staff

Account management

Student

Alumni

Employer Off-Campus

Employer On-Campus