Bullseye powered by Handshake

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Bullseye powered by Handshake is an online service that makes it easy for UB students and alumni to connect with employers. If you are looking for a job or internship — or you have a position to fill — we encourage you to login and start managing your search today.

The Ultimate Job and Internship Spot

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Powerful tools to drive every part of your early talent hiring

From start to finish, Bullseye powered by Handshake offers every tool you need to hire the most qualified and diverse candidates time and time again.

Find the candidates you need

Use filters, like locations, institutions, skillsets and intelligent candidate matching, to help you find the right talent.

Build relationships

Host your own events, participate in career fairs, and connect candidates with internal champions in real-time, in-person and online.

Promote your brand

Candidates have thousands of choices. Make sure they see the best of your brand with reviews and employee testimonials on your employer page.

Getting started with Bullseye powered by Handshake

You will need a user account in order to log in and use Bullseye powered by Handshake. If you've received an invite from UB, you can follow the link to take you to the account creation process. If you're signing up without an invite, go to create an employer account

You can view the details of this process, with screenshots, by checking out How to Create a User Account.

Attention UB On-Campus Employers

View special instructions on creating an On-Campus Employer Account.

You will need to be connected to your company profile on Bullseye powered by Handshake prior to taking any actions with schools. Your company should pull up based on the domain of your email address if it is already in Bullseye powered by Handshake. If it isn't, you should see the option to create a new company profile. 

Troubleshooting tips:
  • Use your corporate email address if you have one. This will ensure that your company profile is shown to you if it is in Bullseye powered by Handshake and can expedite the process of connecting to your company. Schools also will tend to decline users with generic email addresses. 
  • The goal of this step is to connect you with your company, not the schools you'd like to recruit from (that comes later). If you want to recruit from Stanford, do not list Stanford as your company! On-campus employers are obviously the exception to this rule. 

You must request and receive approval from a school prior to posting jobs there. Use the filters on the right side of the screen to search for University at Buffalo during your sign-up process. You can always select more schools at any time afterward.

Once you've connected to the University at Buffalo, you will be able to post jobs, host events, request on-campus interview schedules, manage your applicants, and more.

Here are some quick links to more detailed articles on these topics:

Post a job or internship

Post jobs, internships and view resumes getting the right candidate for you. Bullseye powered by Handshake helps you easily find, recruit and hire the best UB talent by connecting with students.

Learn how to post a job or internship. 👉

Here are a few tips to help get the right candidates for your job or internship.

  • Have your posting active for 60 days or less.  Updating and refreshing your posting shows students that you are still actively searching for candidates.
  • Clearly state the job or internship qualifications and responsibilities so students know what they are signing up for and if they're qualified to apply.
  • List a contact person so students know who to address cover letters to and who they can reach out to if they have questions.
  • Know how to answer the following yes or no questions:

You'll need an employer account before being able to post.

Get started posting a job or internship

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Bullseye powered by Handshake Help

Host your own events, participate in career fairs, and connect candidates with internal champions in real-time, in-person and online.

See how candidates are using Bullseye powered by Handshake to connect with employers.

Video: Creating an event

This video will help you request an event in Bullseye powered by Handshake.

Screenshot of the "Event Management: Handshake Core" video from Handshake.

Video Length: 5:35

Other recommended resources

Video: Request an interview at UB

This video will walk you through posting a new interview schedule.

Screenshot of the "Post an Interview Schedule to a School | Handshake Training" video from Handshake.

Video Length: 8:35

Choose the right interviewing schedule that meets your needs!

  • ⭐️ Preselect (Recommended) – A preselect schedule allows you to set candidate screening criteria, review resumes and "invite" candidates you select to an interview. Applicants then select their available times to interview.
  • Preselect Continuous - Preselect continuous allows you to review interview requests and make interview decisions on an ongoing basis. Students can sign up as soon as an interview decision has been made for their interview request.
  • Open Schedule – An open schedule allows any applicant that meets your screening criteria to submit their resume and sign up for an interview time.

Other recommended resources

Video: Registering for a virtual fair

This tutorial will help you register for a fair in Bullseye powered by Handshake.

Screenshot of the "Career Fairs: Handshake Core" video from Handshake.

Video Length: 2:57

Other recommended resources

Virtual Fairs
In-person Fairs

Hint: Use the search bar to find fairs happening at the University at Buffalo.

Employers can proactively message students on Bullseye powered by Handshake as long as the following are all true: 

✅ The company profile has a Trust Score of >80.

  • Employers with a Trust Score of N/A or lower than 80 won't be able to proactively message students. This is to ensure that students are contacted by established employers via Bullseye powered by Handshake. For more information, refer to Why can't I message students?

✅ The company is approved to connect with the school.

✅ The student has activated their profile and their profile visibility is not "Private."

✅ Applicable messaging limits have not been reached.

  • There's a set messaging limits to encourage more meaningful and intentional interactions with students. More details are available in Messaging Limits.

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Have a question about Bullseye powered by Handshake?

Ask Virtual Vic, your virtual assistant, to get a quick answer. Or, submit a help ticket below and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

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For UB Students

Your cumulative GPA, major and school year are updated in your Bullseye powered by Handshake profile weekly from University records.

✏️ Note: Your school year is determined by the number of credits you have. You can highlight your correct school year or major in your profile bio for employers to see.

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