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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AHandshake Talent Engagement Suite (TES) helps employers source, engage, manage, and build their brand with early talent at scale. Tell an impactful story and build a strong employer brand using rich media, candidate reviews, employee testimonials, and more.N/A

    Ladders Recruiter

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ALadders is a careers resource that helps people manage, market and move-up in their careers. Ladder’s community of professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. They focus on the $100K+ job market and build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for their audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. Ladders aims to bring qualified professionals and hiring teams…

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite Access
    $199
    per month
    Promoted Job Posts
    $397
    per 8 weeks Promoted Job Post
    Full Access
    $597
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual subscriptions.
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    Community Pulse
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Considered Both Products
    Handshake
    No answer on this topic
    Ladders
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite and Ladders Recruiter
    Feature
    Handshake Talent Engagement Suite
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Ladders Recruiter
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    145% below category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising8.07 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising8.39 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools7.610 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (25 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLadders Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Handshake
    Compared to bulk messaging students who are listed as 'matches' on the job listing page, the segments & campaigns I created were so helpful in identifying leads & helping to convert those leads to applicants without me having to continually follow-up with students (thank you- follow-up email feature!) For roles that require a lot of applicant flow, or for positions that require a large cohort of hires at one time, these features are perfect.
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    Ladders
    It would depend on the company size. From experience, it does not serve us well but it might work better for a different company or industry
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    Pros
    Handshake
    • Connects us with our target audience (current college students and recent graduates).
    • Connects us with a variety of career services offices, building trust in our organization.
    • It provides capacity to our recruiters while also allowing us to balance volume and personalization in recruitment.
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    Ladders
    • It does have a large applicant base
    • It seemed to have qualified users
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    Cons
    Handshake
    • Ability to directly source and reach out to specific candidates (rather than just a whole pool with campaigns)
    • More flexibility over the way postings look to allow for creativity
    • More details about students on their profiles to make it easier to source the right candidates
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    Ladders
    • The response rate of the candidates(but that isn't Ladders fault)
    • Only one user can access the account which does not serve us well as we have several people that work on Executive positions.
    • From experience, The ability to get candidates to respond to you was awful
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Handshake
    It works and has been a valuable tool for recruitment and talent engagement
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    0 WE are not going to use it
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    Usability
    Handshake
    It is intuitive
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Handshake
    Becca always responds very quickly to my questions. We had an issue where I couldn't register for a fair because another division of my company had already registered and this problem was fixed the next day. I feel like the team at Handshake Talent Engagement Suite actually cares about my experience. Not all companies do once the contract is signed! They definitely treat their customers well. I literally feel like I am their only customer.
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    Ladders
    0 We tried several time to get in touch with customer service and was never able to
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    Implementation Rating
    Handshake
    It is a great product and valuable tool for recruitment and sourcing of talent
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Handshake
    I think Handshake is similar to Linkedin Recruiter in a lot of ways. The main differentiator for me/our company is who we are trying to reach or target. LinkedIn is not an easy platform to find early careers talent on, so Handshake has been the best way for us to connect with schools, register for events easily, advertise to college students and reach them where they are!
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    Ladders
    It does not at all
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    Return on Investment
    Handshake
    • Summer internship recruiting for hard to fill roles has grown to be much easier. Without Handshake Talent Engagement Suite, we would be left scrambling to specific school job boards.
    • Hosting a simple one-hour informative event and reaching a large audience has helped with brand awareness. We don't necessarily see immediate obvious results but have been content with our ability to connect with underclassmen, getting them excited to apply for internships in a year or two.
    • Creating a talent segment and sending campaign messages is much more efficient and effective than reaching out to individual candidates with cold calls/emails.
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    • None. We got no ROI with Ladders
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