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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

    Score8 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

    LinkedIn Talent Hub

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ALinkedIn Talent is a recruiting solution. It offers core ATS capabilities, as well as proactive recruitment outreach tailored to LinkedIn’s site. LinkedIn Talent also enables competitive insights and recruitment marketing.N/A
    Pricing
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    Considered Both Products
    Handshake
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    LinkedIn
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite and LinkedIn Talent Hub
    Feature
    Handshake Talent Engagement Suite
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    24% above category average
    LinkedIn Talent Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite and LinkedIn Talent Hub
    Feature
    Handshake Talent Engagement Suite
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Talent Hub
    7.0
    77 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings4.063 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.069 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.059 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.953 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.064 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.256 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings6.065 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings6.060 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.070 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.761 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    7.0
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (25 ratings)
    7.5
    (22 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Handshake Talent Engagement SuiteLinkedIn Talent Hub
    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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    LinkedIn
    I really feel like [LinkedIn Talent Hub] has great potential to be used by many many companies. I think if it is made a little more user friendly with a little more development on the back end to remove some bugs, this could be a potential game changer. I have enjoyed working and getting to know this.
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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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    LinkedIn
    • Source of talent - LinkedIn has become the #1 place to engage talent.
    • Targeting / advertising / sponsoring employment ads are very effective. They are costly, but effective.
    • Connecting with talent via InMails and ability to send InMails to a pretty targeted audience with ease is great. This allows you to reach out/connect fast with people that "fit" what you are looking for. Other sites for recruiting, etc. are hit and miss. The quality of results is the strongest on LinkedIn and has been for many, many years.
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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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    LinkedIn
    • Reporting. Major lacking here. If a job is closed then reopened (which that feature was recently removed), all reporting is wiped clean and picked back up with the "reopen" date. So it doesn't give a full history of the job activity.
    • Lacks adequate approvals in the system.
    • If you're a company with a risk of audits, I would not recommend Talent Hub. They lack compliance: the system allows us to "hire" someone who never applied to the job. Req history could be incomplete with the way reporting functions are set up. The system puts passive "sourced" candidates and applicants in the same bucket for pipeline workflows. Disposition status is inadequate and greatly lacking, etc.
    • Dashboard is not customizable.
    • We do not have our own unique req IDs. The system generates project IDs but these numbers are shared with all their clients, they're not unique to Ora so they are somewhat random and not in order.
    • They do not differentiate between a networking project and an approved requisition.
    • There's more, too many to list.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Handshake
    It works and has been a valuable tool for recruitment and talent engagement
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    LinkedIn
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    Usability
    Handshake
    It is intuitive
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    LinkedIn
    The LinkedIn Talent Hub is a very easy to use and widely known by other users. If someone is hiring, its very visible and accessible. I have never had trouble posting exactly what I need. However, I have had trouble finding the candidate I am looking for. It tends to not bring in a lot of candidates
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    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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    LinkedIn
    Although we never experienced any issues with the LinkedIn Talent platform or required any support, we always knew in the event that we did need assistance, it was readily available. LinkedIn as a whole is always very supportive and responsive whenever I've had any issues or even a simple question in the past. I'm sure anyone experiencing difficulties with the platform would have a resolution from the support team just about instantly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Handshake
    It is a great product and valuable tool for recruitment and sourcing of talent
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    LinkedIn
    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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    LinkedIn
    It's definitely better than other competitors because of one a better pool of candidates, who are well categorised and filtered, and the database is well updated. Also, it has a better UI with end to end hiring requirement management, that helps to make hiring faster and smarter. The UX though is a bit laggy, which can be improved
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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.
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    LinkedIn
    • Positive impact. The tool has helped us in finding quality candidates for our hard to fill positions!
    • Helps in “pipelining” even after we fill a position, we make a folder of prospective candidates that we find through the platform. This list is then revisited once we have additional positions!
    • Outreach to global candidates. We have an office in Spain and we have found so many qualified candidates on the platform to fill those positions!
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