Connecting Discovered with Handshake

Automatically send your Handshake applicants directly into your Discovered job postings.

Overview

Discovered’s email-to-apply feature makes it easy to pull applicants directly from Handshake into the correct job in your ATS. By connecting a job’s unique Discovered email address to a Handshake job posting, every applicant who submits a CV on Handshake is instantly forwarded to Discovered and added as a candidate — no manual uploads or data entry required.

This setup is ideal for employers using Handshake to source early-career talent and want applications to flow seamlessly into their Discovered workflow for screening, scoring, and further evaluation.

How to Connect Discovered with Handshake:

1. Copy the Email-to-Apply Address from Discovered:

Open the job posting in Discovered.
Click Job Email at the top of the page.

Copy the email-to-apply address — this represents the job inside Handshake.

2. Add the Discovered Email as a Teammate in Handshake:

Handshake treats application recipients as teammates, so you must create a user that represents your job.

In Handshake, click your name → Teammates.

Click Add Teammate Manually.

Paste the email-to-apply address into the email field.

Enter a descriptive first/last name (e.g., Accounting Job – Discovered).
Add any phone number and click Create User.

3. Create and Configure the Job Posting in Handshake:

Go to Jobs → Create Job.

Fill in the job title, description, job details, and preferences.
Under How will applicants submit applications? select:
- On Handshake
- Check the CV box under “Additional required documents” to ensure resumes are attached.

4. Set the Discovered Email User as the Job Owner:

In the “Job Owner” section, remove yourself if selected.
Choose the user you created in Step 2 (the job’s Discovered email).
Check the box: Send email when a candidate applies.

This triggers the email-to-apply workflow and sends the applicant to Discovered.

5. Post the Job:

Review your settings.
Click Post Job to publish it.
Once posted, any candidate who applies with a CV will automatically be forwarded to Discovered.

Why This Matters

Connecting Handshake to Discovered allows you to centralize your applicant flow, eliminate manual uploads, and keep your talent pipeline organized without extra effort. This integration ensures:

Instant applicant sync from Handshake to Discovered
Consistent and accurate candidate records
Faster screening using Discovered’s AI tools and assessments
No missed or lost applications due to email forwarding issues
A unified hiring workflow across multiple sourcing platforms

This setup is especially valuable for universities, early-talent recruiters, and teams managing multiple sourcing channels.

Use Cases

Campus Recruiting: Automatically collect applicants from Handshake career centers into the right job.
Large Hiring Teams: Ensure the right job owner receives applications without relying on personal inboxes.
High-Volume Job Posts: Reduce tedious resume imports by letting Discovered handle the parsing.
Agencies or Multi-Office Organizations: Use unique email-to-apply addresses for cleaner job segmentation.

Best Practices

Name the Handshake “teammate” clearly (e.g., Marketing Intern – Discovered Job Email) for easy identification.
Make sure CV submission is required — Handshake will not send data without a document.
Double-check that the job owner is set to the Discovered email user before posting.
Periodically verify that Handshake email notifications are being received correctly.
When posting multiple jobs, repeat the process to ensure each job is linked to its own Discovered email.

What Happens Next

Once your Handshake job is connected:

Every new Handshake applicant appears automatically in the assigned Discovered job posting.
Discovered parses the resume and builds a complete candidate profile.
You’ll see candidates appear instantly in your pipeline.
You can begin screening using assessments, AI insights, communication tools, and workflow automation.

With this integration in place, your Handshake recruiting becomes fully streamlined inside Discovered — no more manual resume collection or inbox searching.