Handshake for Employers

Mercer University uses the Handshake campus recruiting platform. Students across all of Mercer’s campuses use Handshake. This centralized system gives employers access to recruit thousands of Mercer students and alumni every day.      

Handshake will offer your team many great features like:

  • Job/Internship Posting and Application Management
  • Career Fair Registration and Notifications
  • On-Campus Interview Scheduling and Event Requests
  • Candidate Sourcing and Communication
  • Manage all your campuses with Handshake at no cost

Why Should You Use Handshake?
The numbers speak for themselves

20M
Active college students and alumni

90%
Top ranked Institutions in the US

1,500+
official partnerships with colleges and universities

1M
Employers Recruit on Handshake

100%
of Fortune 100 Companies use the Platform

  1. Visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/employer_registrations/new
  2. Create a unique user account with your work email address.
  3. Confirm your email and new user account.
  4. After confirming your email, you’ll be prompted to search for your company on Handshake. You can either:
    • Request to join your company’s existing profile, or
    • Create a new company profile if your company is not already on Handshake.
  5. Once your have created or joined an Employer Profile, you are ready to go.

For specific guidance from Handshake on the account creation process, please visit

Handshake Employer Accounts are unique to the individual and the company. For the best assistance with your account, please review the Handshake Employer Help Center or reach out to Handshake through their Help Ticket System.

While we can’t assist with overly technical issues, our employer relations team is always happy to help you talk through an issue and provide guidance to the best of our abilities. For Handshake assistance and guidance, please contact Stefanie Swanger at swanger_s@mercer.edu or 478-301-6837

 

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