Post a job on Handshake
Handshake is a comprehensive career-focused online platform connecting employers to students. It features job and internship postings (like a traditional job board), events, career fairs, direct messaging and more. University of Nevada, Reno students and alumni can view your job postings and events. Handshake is free to use for approved employers.
Handshake use disclaimer
Prior to creating a Handshake account and posting job opportunities, read our Handshake use disclaimer.
Handshake company profile
The following are frequently asked questions about how employers can get started on Handshake.
Welcome to Handshake! Handshake outlines steps to make sure your onboarding experience is as smooth as possible.
Getting Started with Handshake: Employers
If you are a University department/office interested in creating a Handshake employer account, email us at nvcareerstudio@unr.edu to receive specific instructions.
Your company profile is an extremely significant tool! Learn how to create an effective profile for your company/organization.
On Handshake, you can edit your company settings to provide accurate details about your company/organization and reflect your brand identity effectively.
How to Edit Your Company Profile Settings
Note: This is an action that can only be performed by the Owner or Admin.
You can update your email address as long as the new email address is not associated with another account. Our University policy requires all employers to use an organization email, rather than a personal one.
If you are the current owner of your company profile on Handshake, this guide will walk you through the steps to transfer ownership of your company profile to another user. Ownership can only be transferred to another user who is connected to your company's profile on Handshake.
Staff on Handshake
The following are frequently asked questions about how employers can invite their staff members to Handshake.
You can invite your fellow staff to create an account and join your company profile on Handshake with a unique invitation link.
In Handshake, users are granted permissions based on the role that they are assigned. The Roles tab lets you view and manage the permissions that are available to the users connected to your company profile.
Note: This is an action that can only be performed by the Owner or Admin.
On Handshake, you can add divisions to your company profile and associate them with any job posting or in-person career fair registration.
Job postings and applicant review process
The following are frequently asked questions about how employers can post a job on Handshake and contact applicants directly.
To post a job/internship at the University of Nevada, Reno for our students and alumni to view, you must have a confirmed user account that is connected to a company profile. If you are recruiting for multiple positions, we strongly recommend submitting each position as its own posting.
Once the job/internship is posted, our office will review and process the request. To expedite the review process, email the Nevada Career Studio at careers@unr.edu to notify us your job post is online pending approval.
To attract more candidates to your job post, we recommend including the following details:
- Brief description of your company/organization
- Position title
- Job description
- List of duties/responsibilities
- Required qualifications
- Preferred qualifications (if any)
- Estimated hourly pay rate or salary range
- Expected start date
- Location: In-person, remote, or hybrid
- Benefits (E.g. health insurance, paid time off, retirement plans)
To learn more about how to write an internship posting, go to our Internships page.
Yes you can! When you are creating your job/internship post on Handshake and get to the "Application process" section, you can select whether candidates submit their application on Handshake or an external applicant tracking system your organization uses.
- On Handshake
- You can indicate what are required application materials to submit.
- Handshake profile (selected by default)
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Transcript
- Other
- You can indicate what are required application materials to submit.
- On a separate website
- Include the external or Applicant Tracking System URL
- Instructions for applicants (optional)
- You can inform applicants they must apply on your external applicant tracking system to be considered for the position.
Yes you can. With Handshake's Status Messaging feature, employers can communicate with their applicants about their application status. Recruiters can enable and create custom messages that are automatically sent based on the applicant's status in Handshake.
Applicant Status Messaging Preferences
Note: Students/alumni are not notified on Handshake when their application is declined unless automatic status messaging is enabled.
Employers can proactively message students on Handshake when conditions for recruiting activities are met on the platform.
Questions about Handshake?
If you have additional questions about Handshake, contact our office at (775) 682-7114 or email us at careers@unr.edu.
If you are experiencing technical issues with your Handshake company profile or user account, we recommend contacting Handshake Support.