Handshake Overview
STPF has a Handshake Premium Subscription for the period of November 2019 – November 2020. Handshake Premium is a direct-to-student/alumni/postdoc network communication tool, used to connect institutions of higher education, their students and alumni, and employers. Over 900 schools currently use Handshake, with 200-300 new schools joining annually. They have members representing over 100 MSIs including 40 HBCUs. The total addressable audience in Handshake is 5.4M students and young alumni.
Handshake Login
Web address: https://app.joinhandshake.com/login?requested_authentication_method=standard
Email: Your AAAS email (must already be associated with our account via an admin)
Tip: Be sure you are logging into our STPF account, and not the main AAAS account. Check the image on the left side of our screen for the STPF logo.
Account Admins
Handshake Resource on Employer Roles & Admin Tools:
- Permission level definitions: https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015204688-Employer-Roles-Admin-Tools
- Guidance for adding staff: https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011972127-How-do-I-edit-my-company-information-
Current adminitrators w/permission level (6/9/2020)
Jessica Soule: Owner, Point of Contact
Zack Everett: Administrator
Kat Song: Recruiter
Adding new admin/staff
The account owner should navigate to their name in the upper-right corner. Hover over your name, and click on "Company Settings" from the dropdown menu. On this page you can get an invite link to send to an individual you would like to add as an account admin.
Setting or adjusting permission levels
Select from the following list of permissions. Once someone has created a Handshake account via your link they will appear on this list. Administrators can then log in and adjust their permission settings to the appropriate level.
- Administrator
- Recruiter
- Hiring Manager
- Ambassador
- Deactivated
Note: "Owner" is assigned by our Handshake accounts manager. They also identify "Point of Contact" for the account, in blue.
Account Liaisons at Handshake
STPF's main points of contact at Handshake are:
Kyle Calder
Customer success manager
Aninditaa Agarwal
AAAS STPF account manager
aninditaa@joinhandshake.com