Create a Job Posting on Handshake
This guide provides a detailed step-by-step process for creating a job posting on Handshake.
Student Employment
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48 steps
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4 minutes
Handshake
Clarku
Logging In
Alert! Clark faculty and staff generally do not have Single Sign On abilities and must use a different link! Do not use [clarku.joinhandshake.com](http://joinhandshake.com/login) or the link on CUWeb.
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Navigate to <https://app.joinhandshake.com/login>
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Enter your email address in the "Enter email" field. Do not use the "Find your school" field or you will get caught in a single sign-on loop.
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Enter your Handshake password. If you have forgotten your password, please click "Forgot your password?" to create a new one.
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Click "Sign In"
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Click "Jobs" or "Create Jobs" from the Home screen.
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Click "Create job"
Basic Information
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Enter the job description. You can type it or copy and paste from another document. Be sure to include specific skills you’re looking for, minimum requirements, approximate number of hours per week, and expected responsibilities.
Tip! If you are limited to hiring only undergraduate or graduate students, you are strongly encouraged to specify that prominently in the position description. This will not prevent students from applying, but provides clarity to students about whether they are eligible.
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Click "Continue"
Tip! If you keep the blue "Automatically fill in the rest of this job post using job description" box checked, Handshake's AI will generate answers for the remainder of the post. Please double check all fields!
Position Details
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Enter the job title for this position followed by the number of positions available. Please include the number of positions you are hiring in parentheses following the position title.
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All on-campus positions should be marked as "On Campus Student Employment." Leave "Work-Study program" unchecked -- we will make that determination on the back end.
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Click "Continue"
Location Requirements
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If the position requires students to be onsite, click "Onsite."
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The onsite location will default to Worcester, MA.
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If the student will have flexibility to work remotely, select "Hybrid."
Alert! Remote work is not allowed outside of MA without prior approval. Remote work is never allowed outside of the US.
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Click "Continue"
Time Requirements
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All student employment is part-time work.
Reminder! US students cannot work more than 25 hours per week across all their jobs. International students cannot work more than 20 hours per week. 40 hours a week is allowed the Monday following finals during breaks until the final Friday before classes start.
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Please include the approximate hours required per week.
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All student employment opportunities are "Temporary or seasonal."
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Enter the estimated start date for this position.
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Enter the estimated end date for this position.
Reminder! Students can work up to the date of Commencement (5/18/26).
Compensation and Benefits
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Enter the "Exact amount" students will be paid hourly for this position.
Reminder! Students must be paid at least the [MA minimum wage. ](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-minimum-wage#:~:text=Contact-,Best%20bet,%2420%20a%20month%20in%20tips\).)
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Click "Continue"
Categorize Your Job
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Select up to 3 relevant job categories for your position. These do not have to be an exact match, but will give students an idea of the type of work the job entails.
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Click "Continue"
Candidate Qualifications
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Click "This job requires US work authorization" and select no other boxes.
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**Optional:** Add up to 7 skills you are looking for in an ideal applicant.
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**Required:** Select the school year(s) of an ideal applicant. Handshake is populated with information from Banner. Please remember that some students enter Clark with Advanced Standing credit and might have standing for another class year.
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*We recommend leaving the "latest graduation date" field blank.* The filter cannot distinguish between graduate and undergraduate students who you review applications. For this reason, using the school years option above is the best option.
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**Optional:** Select major group(s) for your ideal applicant. Handshake has general categories you can select. Or you can click on the “Choose a specific major by school” link at the bottom right to pull up a drop-down menu of Clark majors. This does not prevent students with different majors from applying. It is an opportunity to be transparent if you are trying to recruit / will be giving preference to students in certain majors.
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**Optional:** Enter a minimum GPA of your ideal applicant. We recommend only using this if your job has specific requirements.
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Click "Continue"
Choose Schools
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For on-campus jobs, Clark University will be the only school your job can be posted to.
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Click "Continue"
Application Process
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Enter "Application open date"
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Enter "Application close date"
Alert! Job postings must be open for at least 3 business days!
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Enter "Number of hires"
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Candidates should be submitting applications through Handshake.
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Determine required application documents. Click the "Resume" field. All on-campus jobs require a resume to apply.
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If you would like to receive a cover letter from your applicants, click the "Cover letter" field. This is not required but highly encouraged to match real world expectations.
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If you would like to receive other documents, click "Other." You will be asked to include instructions for the other materials in the next step.
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Explain the additional requirements you require. This could be a writing sample or a copy of a student's course schedule. Please keep in mind any additional work you are asking of your applicants. Would an essay they wrote for a class suffice as a writing sample?
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Click "Continue"
Your Hiring Team
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As the creator, you will be automatically assigned as the job owner. Job owners are able to make edits to the job posting.
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If you want to receive emails about the application, select your preferences here. The options include (check one or many): 1. receiving an email of all applications once the post expires 2. ONLY receiving applications via email for candidates who match the qualifications you set 3. receiving an email when any applicant applies
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You can add additional hiring managers to the post. You will need to select their email settings too. If they do not already have a Handshake account and would like to review applicants in the Handshake platform, please email [oncampusemployment@clarku.edu](mailto:oncampusemployment@clarku.edu) and we will create one.
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Click "Continue"
One Last Check
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Review the job posting one more time to check for errors.
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Click here.
Approval Process
Alert! Your post is now in the queue for Office of Student Employment approval. Please allow 3 business days for approval. If we have any questions, we will contact you via email.
