Handshake Access 2022

Say goodbye to the adage "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Learn how Gen Z is building their own social capital to jumpstart their careers—and how you can plug in.

Gen Z is entering the workforce with strong preferences: from flexible hours to increasingly transparent and purpose-driven work. Here's how to rethink your game plan for cultivating talent and building culture to attract and retain Gen Z.

For the teams at Mastercard and UNC Chapel Hill, hybrid recruiting isn't about convenience—it's a path toward equity, higher fulfillment, and better representation. Learn how hybrid recruiting can strengthen relationships, reduce resource constraints, and support Gen Z.

The more schools you're connected to, the more effective and sustainable your talent pipeline will be. Learn how expanding your school strategy can deliver a steady, more diverse talent pipeline and how to effectively partner with career services for consistent student and alumni hiring success.

Hear from our Signal Boosting Advisory Board and dive into the philosophy behind Handshake's product vision and how their unique perspective has helped us develop our approach.

Hear from leaders at PepsiCo and Wake Forest University to learn how liberal education is helping to create a more transparent path to career success.

Hear how our experts have successfully launched events programs to stand out among students and alumni—especially those focused on underrepresented groups or candidates with specialized skills—and why they are critical to your recruiting strategy.

Engaging students in career activities is a constant challenge for most career services teams. Learn how three institutions got creative to break through the noise and engage with their students.

Learn why developing nontraditional skills pathways is essential to preparing job seekers with the skills required for the future of work—and how these programs can unlock economic opportunity, especially for underrepresented groups.

Hear from a panel of Handshake student users who will share how the mental health impact of the past two years has influenced their approach to the job search and what they expect from employers, managers and mentors.

Hear from execs at Johnson & Johnson and learn how they successfully adapted their hiring strategy to a skills-based recruiting model to make sure they remain a top employer for candidates with specialized skills like data science.

Learn how partner institutions are utilizing engagement and outcomes data from Handshake to effectively provide institutional leadership with an accurate and compelling view of student activity and how they’re driving equitable outcomes.

We dive into the trends across our platform of over 10 million Gen Z job seekers to uncover top skills, interests, and majors, as well as the factors that make employers more desirable, like DEI, remote work, compensation, and more.

Hear our panelists discuss how employers and higher education institutions can partner to create better hiring processes for students from diverse backgrounds—and create workplace environments where their talents can grow and thrive.

Hear how three visionaries across different industries are increasing access, equity, and mobility for Black job seekers, and walk away with inspiring strategies and stories to transform your organization’s impact.

Urban Grape Founder and CEO TJ Douglas shares his story and non-traditional path to building a thriving career and Black-owned business in an industry where doors were often closed to men and women who looked like him.

Executives at top companies share how their lean HR teams are succeeding in spite of tight budgets and fewer resources—from building a strong talent brand via DEI efforts to using tech to better focus recruiting and hiring efforts.

Hear from current and former higher ed presidents as they discuss why integrating career services into the core of educational institutions is imperative for the success of both students and the institution itself.