Advocate Quick Start

New to Handshake as an Advocate? Here's everything you need to know to get started.

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About this course

Advocates assist with creating candidate relationships by participating in events, fairs and live 1:1 sessions or via messaging. As an advocate, you are your company’s talent brand ambassador.

This training will cover the basics of the advocate role, how to set up your Handshake profile, best practices for engaging with students, and resources available to support you.

Curriculum16 min

  • Introduction
  • 📹 Welcome to Handshake! 1 min
  • What are advocates? 1 min
  • Getting started on Handshake
  • 1. Fill out your profile 2 min
  • 2. Review your notification preferences 1 min
  • Messaging Candidates
  • Responding to Candidate Messages 2 min
  • Attending Events and Fairs
  • Events and Fairs for Advocates 1 min
  • Handshake Events app (add-on module) 4 min
  • Participating in virtual events as an advocate
  • Sourcing with Talent List
  • Intro to Talent List 2 min
  • Optional
  • Handshake's advocate playbook
  • ⚠️ Feedback 2 min

About this course

Advocates assist with creating candidate relationships by participating in events, fairs and live 1:1 sessions or via messaging. As an advocate, you are your company’s talent brand ambassador.

This training will cover the basics of the advocate role, how to set up your Handshake profile, best practices for engaging with students, and resources available to support you.

Curriculum16 min

  • Introduction
  • 📹 Welcome to Handshake! 1 min
  • What are advocates? 1 min
  • Getting started on Handshake
  • 1. Fill out your profile 2 min
  • 2. Review your notification preferences 1 min
  • Messaging Candidates
  • Responding to Candidate Messages 2 min
  • Attending Events and Fairs
  • Events and Fairs for Advocates 1 min
  • Handshake Events app (add-on module) 4 min
  • Participating in virtual events as an advocate
  • Sourcing with Talent List
  • Intro to Talent List 2 min
  • Optional
  • Handshake's advocate playbook
  • ⚠️ Feedback 2 min