The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork - Connecting Talent with Opportunity
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- How the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork works
- ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork creates career opportunities
- Employers create a company profile on Piazza
- Companies publish their campus events to students’ calendars on Piazza
- Students can RSVP and check in to company events
- Students can sign up for on-campus interviews and coffee chats
- Companies can message students to RSVP or sign up for events
- Companies can find students to invite to their events
- Students fill out a profile that companies see (Q&A content is never visible)
- Students can specify which companies they’d like to hear from
- Students can recommend their classmates for opportunities
- Students can connect with other students and alumni in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork
- Students can leave the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork at any time from Account Settings
- Visit our commonly asked questions about the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork
- We’d love your input!
How the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork works
Students in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵcommunity opt in to join the Network. Employers sign up to interact with opted-in students on the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork for career and networking opportunities.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork creates career opportunities
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork’s mission is to open up opportunity – to democratize access to opportunities the same way that ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵQ&A enables .
Employers today have an over-reliance on referrals and recruiting at a small number of the same universities which unfairly limits opportunities. They are struggling to drive qualified interest – they need talent and yet getting in front of talent is resource-intensive for these companies. The vast majority of talent goes unnoticed.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork enables employers to expand where they are recruiting and open opportunities to deserving students everywhere — helping them connect with a broader, more diverse (in every dimension) pool of candidates. This opens up opportunities for students on our platform.

Employers create a company profile on Piazza
Here, they can share videos, images and other tidbits on what they’re looking for in college hires, as well as highlight intern and new grad experiences.

Companies publish their campus events to students’ calendars on Piazza
They can also highlight whether members from the business, executives, or alumni are attending.

Students can RSVP and check in to company events
Students use their ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵprofile to RSVP and check in to events.

Students can sign up for on-campus interviews and coffee chats
Students can use their ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵprofile to sign up for on-campus interviews and coffee chat schedules that companies create.
Below is a company view of an example schedule.

Below is a snapshot of what students see when signing up.

Companies can message students to RSVP or sign up for events
Companies are able to message students, inviting them to RSVP or sign up for their events.
Students can see this message in their ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵinbox, or in their email inbox.
Students can respond to these messages and/or follow the company. They can also adjust their settings so they won’t receive messages from this company in the future.

Companies can find students to invite to their events
Companies can find opted-in students to invite to their events.
Employers can search on optional fields that students fill out on their ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵprofile (skills, awards, work experience, diversity indicators, etc). They can never view or search on Q&A class posts —just metadata on the class (class number/class name, role [TA vs student], Top Student badge*).
Example search "English majors taking programming classes"

*Instructors can disable instructor endorsements from carrying over to students' profiles in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork by disabling the Top Student badge in their Manage Class page.
Students fill out a profile that companies see (Q&A content is never visible)
By default, students are not visible to companies in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork.
Students join the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork via an active opt in flow (one that we’ve worked closely with university officials to ensure transparency and privacy of student data).
Students can access their profile at any time by clicking their name in the top right bar. Here, they can fill out optional fields (major, minor, work experience, awards).
Opted-in students can manage the profile that employers see at , and no personally identifiable data is ever shared with employers on ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork without a student’s full knowledge and active consent.
(Classes listed on their profile do not take employers to their ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵclass. Clicking these classes showcase other opted-in students who are also taking those classes.)

Students can specify which companies they’d like to hear from
From their Network Settings page in the top right menu, students can configure which companies they’d like to hear from. Visit our to see step by step instructions.

From their profile page, they can also control how other students and companies interact with them on the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork.

Students can recommend their classmates for opportunities
Students can refer their classmates, who are also in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork, to employers for opportunities.

Students can connect with other students and alumni in the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork
Students can view and message students and alumni that are in the Network, for career and networking advice.

Students can leave the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork at any time from Account Settings
Students can visit their Account Settings page from the top right menu to leave the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork. Visit our to see step by step instructions.

They can email us at any time at team@piazza.com should they have any questions about what employers see, or about the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork.
Visit our commonly asked questions about the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵNetwork
For a list of commonly asked questions including how we comply with FERPA, visit our FAQ below, or feel free to drop our team a note at team@piazza.com.
Visit our FAQ at piazza.com/piazzanetworkFAQ.
We’d love your input!
We’ve worked hard to build a network that helps connect students with opportunities.
We don’t claim to have gotten it all right! If you have any suggestions on how we can improve this additional offering, please don’t hesitate to drop us a note at productfeedback@piazza.com. We would love to hear from you.