Employers

Southern New Hampshire University uses Handshake as our dedicated career platform to enable employers to connect with SNHU students by sharing internship and job opportunities, hosting virtual events, and conducting targeted outreach.  

• Getting Started with Handshake: Employers 

• How to create an individual employer user account 

• Handshake Employer Academy 

• How to post a Job in Handshake 

How to post Internship on Handshake [PDF resource] 

An Employer Spotlight is an interactive virtual session that provides your organization with a dedicated space to connect directly with SNHU students and graduates. These events go beyond traditional recruiting by blending employer branding, career education, and meaningful engagement. 

During an Employer Spotlight, your team will: 

• Share an overview of your organization, including mission, culture, values, and employee experience 

• Highlight current and future career opportunities, internships, and key roles within your organization 

• Offer insights into your hiring process, desired skills, and what makes candidates stand out 

• Provide a career education component, such as resume tips, interview strategies, industry trends, or early career advice to help learners better prepare for the workforce 

• Engage in a live Q&A, giving students and graduates the opportunity to ask questions and gain authentic perspectives directly from your team 

These sessions are designed to create a two-way conversation, helping you build brand awareness, connect with motivated learners, and identify talent, while empowering participants with actionable insights and clear next steps in their career journey.  

Expand your reach with bi-annual Career Insider sessions that connect your organization’s recruiters, hiring managers, and industry professionals with our nationwide community of career-seeking SNHU talent. 

With our extensive academic program portfolio, we value perspectives from diverse disciplines that support career readiness and professional connections. These virtual sessions allow you to share your direct hiring insights, provide guidance to SNHU students and graduates, and support the development of informed, qualified candidates.  

Take advantage of this strategic approach to recruit SNHU online students and graduates in varied professional stages by becoming a Career Insider key partner throughout the year: 

Start Strong  

• Early career & internship programs 
• Resumes and application/hiring process 

Build Your Path  

• Career progression strategies and pathways 
• Key skills for the workforce 

Stand Out  

• How to become a competitive candidate 
• Interview strategies and best practices 

Make the Move 

• Navigating a career transition 
• End-of-year hiring push 

The SNHU Career Insider series of flagship events highlights hiring insights beyond the traditional general information session. Showcase your expertise and help us to help you in attracting SNHU talent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to stand out and get hired. 

SNHU Career Services Industry Career Panels provide employers with a platform to showcase their organization, elevate brand visibility, and engage with emerging talent. Through these interactive conversations, employers can highlight the skills their company values most, share insight into career paths and industry trends, and offer guidance that supports future workforce readiness. By contributing the employer perspective, employers help prepare SNHU students and alumni to make informed career decisions, strengthening the connection to a well-informed and motivated talent pipeline. 

For students and alumni, Industry Career Panels provide an opportunity to:  

• Explore different career paths   
• Hear directly from employers about day-to-day responsibilities, hiring trends, and required skills  
• Gain insight into how academic coursework and transferable skills apply to real-world roles  

For employers, Industry Career Panels offer a meaningful way to:  

• Build brand awareness with SNHU students and alumni  
• Share industry insights, career pathways, and workforce needs  
• Organizations will be included in a Handshake Collection to enhance job posting visibility and better support recruitment needs.  
• Engage with a diverse, nationwide talent pool in a structured setting  
• Support student career readiness while strengthening long term partnerships with SNHU  
• Highlight hiring opportunities, internships, and early talent pathways  

Work collaboratively with our team to develop well-designed, purposeful networking opportunities. For SNHU talent from our online programs, networking is more than professional etiquette. We aim to create low-pressure, discipline-specific networking sessions in virtual spaces and engage beyond traditional barriers.  

Connect with SNHU talent who offer diverse student mindsets, perspectives, lived experiences, and transferable skills. In exchange, our students and graduates build communication skills, grow confidence, and expand their professional networks in support of individual career readiness.  

We find value in alumni connections and working professionals who can discuss career advice, workplace expectations, emerging industry trends, and other professional guidance. 

Provide your expertise and host a networking event for SNHU talent as they: 

• Articulate academic and professional experience as transferable skills 
• “Learn the language” of the workplace and industry expectations 
• Practice asking thoughtful questions beyond the obvious 
• Build connections for enhanced knowledge and professional success 

Benefits to employer partners in hosting an SNHU networking event include: 

• Promoting your employer brand visibility to our nationwide community network 
• Strengthening your talent pipeline with motivated, career-focused candidates 
• Encouraging conversations around topics of interest to your teams 
• Preparing qualified talent at scale to refer to hiring managers and decision-makers 
• Engaging in a low-barrier, high-impact environment without travel or cost restraints 

Industry and alumni networking events with SNHU foster mutual success for your recruitment and hiring teams and our students. Engaging in networking events may lead to further opportunities for ongoing partnership between your organization and the SNHU Career Services team. Connect with your dedicated Employer Relations Partner to learn more.

Unlock the SNHU talent pipeline by connecting with internal teams to better prepare a strategic approach for engaging online students and graduates. Employer Meetups are staff-facing, conversational sessions that connect employers directly with SNHU’s career network, which may include: 

• Career Advisors 
• Internship Administrators 
• Career Engagement Partners 
• Employer Relations Partners 
• Academic Faculty 

Rather than a traditional presentation, these sessions are designed as guided conversations. Employers share insights about their organizations, current and upcoming hiring needs, and the realities of today’s workforce, while also offering perspectives on industry trends, skills gaps, and the competencies most valued in emerging talent. 

In turn, SNHU staff gain a deeper understanding of employer expectations and translate these insights into more relevant, accurate guidance for students. Staff also share key insights gathered from SNHU students, including individual interests and emerging career trends. 

Employer Meetups are a foundational engagement opportunity at SNHU, offering employers a unique way to better understand the student population while preparing their teams to deliver high-quality, workforce-relevant career-readiness experiences. 

On-demand career videos provide employers with an opportunity to showcase their organization and offer an authentic look into day-to-day roles. By walking students through key responsibilities, required skills, and career pathways, employers can clarify expectations and highlight what success looks like in the field. These insights help students connect their learning to real-world applications and make informed decisions about their future, supporting the development of a more prepared and engaged talent pool. 

At Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), experiential learning gives students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings. Through hands-on projects and industry-connected experiences, students build practical skills, gain relevant experience, and strengthen career readiness.  

Experiential learning opportunities include:  

• Applied coursework and class projects  
• Research projects  
• Service learning  
• Challenges, hackathons, and competitions  

Why Experiential Learning Benefits Employers  

Partnering with SNHU allows employers to:  

• Increase brand visibility with engaged students  
• Connect early with emerging talent  
• Evaluate potential candidates through real-world collaboration  

Experiential Learning Partnership Examples  

Employers can partner with SNHU to support experiential learning in flexible, scalable ways that align with business needs while building early connections with emerging talent.   

Examples of experiential learning challenges include:  

• HEaRT Challenge and HEaRT Solutions Lab   
• W.R.I.T.E. Challenge  
• Game Design Experience Challenge   
• Ethics Challenge   

These partnerships expose students to real-world work, industry insights, and organizational culture, while strengthening career-readiness.  

Learn more about experiential learning: SNHU Newsroom – What is Experiential Learning? Discover How You Can Learn by Doing. 

We partner with employers to connect you with SNHU’s diverse student talent and support your internship recruiting efforts.  

Our team can assist by:  

• Consulting with you on your internship and recruiting strategy  
• Providing step-by-step guidance on posting opportunities in Handshake  
• Reviewing internship postings to help strengthen and optimize them for students  
• Collaborating on student-facing events that increase your brand visibility at SNHU  

Visit our Internship Page to learn more about the value of internships, including benefits for employers and students, guidance on creating and posting internships in Handshake, SNHU support and collaboration, and key considerations such as academic credit and compensation.

Connect with the Internship Employer Relations Partner  

We’re here to support you. If you’re interested in launching an internship program or strengthening your current program, schedule a virtual meeting with the Internship Employer Relations Partner to explore next steps and best practices.  

Internship Support - Meet with Hanna Royce, Internship Employer Relations Partner