Job Posting Request Form

What is Handshake and why should my organization use it?

Handshake (https://joinhandshake.com/) is USF's career platform that helps employers find students and employers for full-time, part-time, internship, and co-op positions. It is also how employers register for various events, fairs, interviews, and other recruitment services offered by USF.

All students at USF are required to activate their Handshake account and it is the primary job search tool that we use with students. All employment opportunities connected through the Center for Career and Professional Development are placed in Handshake, creating a central one-stop site for USF students and alumni to find opportunities with employers specifically recruiting from our campus. 

The Center for Career and Professional Development wants your recruitment experience at USF to be easy, so we are happy to post opportunities for you, but we encourage you to create an account in Handshake so that you can post future jobs, manage and search for applicants/candidates, and sign up for other recruitment events and services. 

Employer Handshake Help Articles (Bookmark These for Future Reference):

• How To Create an Employer Account in Handshake (Getting Started)
• Creating a User Account in Handshake/Joining an Employer Account
• Who is the Owner of my Employer Account in Handshake?
• How to Transfer Ownership of my Employer/Company Account in Handshake

Using Recruitment Services in Handshake: 

• How to Post a Job in Handshake
• How to Create a High Quality Employer Profile and Brand in Handshake
• How to Request Campus Interviews
• How to Register for a Career Fair
• How to Use Talent Lists/Messaging Candidates in Handshake
  (Handshake Premium Employers Only)

Handshake School Permissions: 

We want recruiting at USF to be easy, so we are happy to post jobs on your behalf. However, your Handshake settings may prevent us from posting jobs onto your employer account/page in Handshake. 

We recommend that jobs posted in Handshake appear on your employer account/page. This is ideal for increasing awareness of your organization with students/candidates and ensures that students/candidates exploring your organization are introduced to your organization's website, description, values/mission, social media, and other features of your employer brand. 

If your organization does not have a Handshake employer account, the Center for Career and Professional Development will create one for you and can post your jobs on it for you. We will connect you to your new employer account so that you can manage it yourself in the future. 

If you do have a Handshake employer acount, the Owner of the employer account must give USF permission to post jobs on your behalf. 

You can give USF permission to post jobs on to your organization's Handshake account under the "School permissions" option under "Company settings" in Handshake. Click on this Handshake article and read under the "school permission" area on on how to give USF permission to post jobs for you. 

If USF does not have permission to post the job to your Handshake employer account, we will post the job on a general employment opportunities page managed by USF that highlights opportunities for students. Your organization will be clearly identified. This option can work for any employer, but is an ideal option for smaller organizations, independent locations (e.g., resturants/stores), or those with temporary/one-time opportunities that are unlikely to actively manage a Handshake account or only wish to recruit at USF. 

The following jobs are strictly prohibited from being posted at the University of South Florida: 

• Jobs that charge fees to candidates/applicants for any reason including but not limited to a requirement to purchase or be reimbursed for equipment, requirement to purchase or rent any type of kit/presentation materials (e.g., demo/sample kits, supplies, equipment), or pay out-of-pocket for any aspect of the pre-employment process.
• Jobs that require candidates/applicants to pay a fee to participate in a required work experience or training.
• Multi-level marketing, time-share, and door-to-door sales jobs.
• Jobs at a personal residence related to child-care, personal caregiving, or tutoring.
• Jobs that require employees to sell items that are considered a health risk to the consumer.
• Jobs with employment qualifications that violate federal, state, or local law, are related to cannabis/drugs or adult entertainment, or are deemed inappropriate for advancing the professional careers of our students/alumni.
• Jobs with employers using deceptive recruitment practices, lack transparency with candidates, or are connected to reported employment scams or "bait and switch" practices.
• Jobs being sourced by third-party recruiters who refuse to disclose to USF the names of the represented employers and/or are sourcing and using candidate contact information without disclosing it to the candidate. Any disclosure of student information must have the consent of the student.