Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

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Handshake Talent Engagement Suite

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What is Handshake Talent Engagement Suite?

Handshake 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.
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Recent Reviews

Handshake Review 2022

10 out of 10
December 28, 2022
My team uses Handshake to source candidates and to promote events and jobs. We use Handshake on a daily basis to fill roles in our early …
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Wast of Time

1 out of 10
March 07, 2022
The only resumes Handshake has matched with our company are not even close to meeting our educational requirements, or they are 2 or more …
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Director
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How Handshake Talent Engagement Suite Differs From Its Competitors

Handshake Network Reach

Handshake has had a tremendous impact in helping us source talent because of their key partnerships and access to the talent we are searching for. We want to be where the talent is and Handshakes allows us to be front and centre.
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Handshake Network Reach

Our company had a steady flow of applicants for the majority of our intern & new graduate positions. However, our company continues to grow which means we are needing more and more people, as well hires in new roles that we may have never recruiter for. Handshake has made it possible for us to …
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Professional

Handshake Talent Diversity

Handshake has made it possible for us to connect with HBCU's and MSI's that we have never gone to before. We can not only search students that are affiliated with certain groups, but we can also message them and invite them to our events. We attend a few national diversity conferences each year …
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Professional

Handshake Network Reach

As a highly decentralized organization, each team, group and/or facility recruits on their own. Everyone has individual goals and team focuses, so, as the company's center of excellence, we work to bring resources and tools like Handshake to these teams. From 1:1 training and workshop …
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Handshake Talent Diversity

We have seen a big increase in reaching diverse student populations since increasing the use of campaigns. Our campaigns are typically general outreach to promote upcoming on-campus events that we will be participating in, personally inviting students to stop by and meet us. After seeing our …
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Handshake Network Reach

It has made a great impact. Our campaigns are achieving great stats. We will be measuring the effectiveness with a Universum survey to see if we increased brand awareness over the student audience.
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Strategist

Handshake Talent Diversity

We have used Handshake for diversity recruiting events such as SWE, SHPE and NSBE. We are unsure what the return is as this initiative was only started in the Fall.
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Strategist

Handshake Network Reach

It has been a game-changer! When students see our brand, they typically only think that we offer agriculture roles, when we offer so much more. We were able to reach talent from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help us fill our finance, supply chain, data science, etc. internships. If …
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Handshake Network Reach

Handshake has been instrumental in visibility to roles and learning of our culture and opportunities through the lens of early in career spotlights.
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Team Lead

Handshake Network Reach

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has been essential in reaching, attracting, sourcing, and engaging with new talent at scale as I work on a team of 2, and we simply do not have the resources to be making thousands of individual calls/emails. Handshake Talent Engagement Suite makes it easy to …
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Handshake Talent Diversity

There have been multiple times when One of our full-time recruiters have had difficulty with diverse candidate pools. Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has given us a near surefire way to find diverse candidates for roles that rarely see diverse candidates actively seeking to apply. All the …
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Handshake Network Reach

Handshake has helped my team and I reach more candidates than we would through normal channels. Campaigns are a major help in sourcing candidates as we can send our job postings to qualified candidates who meet all criteria for the role. We really appreciate all the help and support that Handshake …
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Handshake Talent Diversity

Handshake has helped my team reach diverse students. Fiserv is focused on hiring women in tech and military candidates, so we always try to source these groups in Handshake. I have created segments so that we can reach out to these groups and send campaigns. Indeed, Handshake has helped us reach …
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What is Handshake Talent Engagement Suite?

Handshake 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.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Product Demos

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This Entrepreneur Made A Job Site That College Students Are Using Instead Of LinkedIn | Forbes
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Why are 10 million students on Handshake?
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Product Details

What is Handshake Talent Engagement Suite?

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite (TES) helps employers source, engage, manage, and build their brand with early talent at scale. Use 20+ criteria to target candidates that meet role preferences. Send unlimited customized messages in bulk to target populations. Tell a story and build a strong employer brand using rich media, candidate reviews, and employee testimonials. The Talent Engagement Suite can be enhanced with the following modules:

  1. Event Manager:
    Handshake Event Manager helps employers schedule, fill, host events, and connect with early talent. Create and host unlimited group events and 1:1 video chats using Handshake video or a different video platform. Manage scheduling, track RSVPs, and create targeted follow-ups based on candidate actions.

  2. Expert Assist:
    Handshake Expert Assist extends the impact of the recruiting team by partnering with Handshake's team of experts. Lean on experts to source more relevant candidates, design campaigns, and train up teams to get the most out of Handshake.

  3. Insights:
    Handshake Insights uses proprietary Handshake data across students, employers, and academic institutions to help hiring teams spotlight specific areas to more effectively recruit and hire on Handshake. Designed using consistent customer feedback, the Insights module includes detailed talent intelligence reports that supercharge recruitment planning with actionable analysis. Leverage job seeker trends, benchmarking analysis, and performance data across the recruiting funnel to improve brand resonance, increase quality applicants, and make more hires.

  4. ATS integration:
    Connect applicant tracking systems to Handshake for a full-funnel recruiting view. Connect activities to outcomes – track how many hired applicants were proactively recruited on Handshake through activities like campaign messaging, events, and career fairs.

  5. Advocates:
    Handshake Advocates helps employers accelerate interest from qualified candidates by connecting them to the people they want to speak with most—employees in the same or similar role over recruiters. Make it easy for candidates to meet company representatives and form relationships all on Handshake.

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite Videos

This Entrepreneur Made A Job Site That College Students Are Using Instead Of LinkedIn | Forbes
Why do 10M+ early career job seekers use Handshake to start their careers? Hear from them: 🙌 "It helped me find a lot more companies that I didn't know existed." 👋 "I feel like there's another person on the side of the screen, rather than just someone who's gonna read t...
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Talent is everywhere, but access to opportunity is not. The Handshake mission is to help students and employers connect so everyone can launch the careers of their dreams. Handshake boasts a large, most diverse, and active early talent network.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Handshake 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.

RippleMatch, Yello, and Symplicity are common alternatives for Handshake Talent Engagement Suite.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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January 26, 2023

Be sure to give Handshake a fair shake!

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Civil Engineering Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake is a great platform to reach large amounts of candidates in varying locations on an individual level. It is a sort of one-stop-shop for early careers recruitment since you can register for events & career fairs through the system as well.

It is harder to use Handshake when you're looking for very specialized or niche candidate profiles.
January 25, 2023

Handshake is an integral part of our campus engagement strategy

Heather Holm | TrustRadius Reviewer
Heather Holm
Brand Manager
Magna International (Automotive, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake's Talent Engagement Suite is a perfect fit for our organization's busy campus event schedule. As an enterprise organization that recruits from a plethora of colleges, universities & trade schools across the country, having a central way to share opportunities to connect and meet our recruiters and SMEs is vital to our success.
January 24, 2023

10/10 Handshake Talent Engagement Suite is the best early talent tool on the market!

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Insurance Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has been the best early talent tool and platform for my team. We will continue to use Handshake & Insights to evolve as better recruit diverse populations not only a 4-year degreed schools, but also 2-year degreed schools. We enjoy the insights, segments, campaign and updates that have been made to the tool over the years.
December 28, 2022

Handshake Talent Engagement Suite Rules the College Recruiting Landscape

Daniel Surprenant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Daniel Surprenant
University Relations Recruiting Specialist
The Hanover Insurance Group (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
It is very well-suited for internship or early-in-career hiring/raising brand awareness. While it may not be the primary focus, there is certainly room for improvement to become more friendly to experienced professionals as well.
December 28, 2022

Handshake Review 2022

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Liz Chase
Senior Campus & Military Recruiter
Fiserv (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake is great for recruiting early career talent. I use the platform to recruit for Fiserv early career intern and analyst rotation programs. Handshake is always adding new schools to the platform, so my team feels connected with many schools when trying to fill our roles. For roles that require more experience (10+ years), it is more difficult to find talent.
May 11, 2022

Handshake has room for improvement, but still a useful tool for some roles

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Medical Practice Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake has been accommodating for entry level positions, and finding candidates for high volume recruiting. We have not had success using Handshake for more specialty qualified or advanced training needs. There are many positions that can be searched for but not for some specialties that are only offered by certain schools.
May 03, 2022

Not Friendly User System- no support

Carlos Cuesta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Carlos Cuesta
owner
Synergy Homecare (Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees)
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
First, it should be easier for employers to sign up for their companies. Second, the support system is terrible with no one that an employer can contact for help. Do not understand why a system is put in place to help others be successful in life but is not a user-friendly system?
April 26, 2022

Great for entry-level talent!

Morgan Kesman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Morgan Kesman
Associate, Lateral Recruitment
AlphaSights (Information Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
- Well suited for mass outreach to entry-level candidates, can bulk send to many people at one time.
- Not as beneficial for specific sourcing/searching of candidate qualifications.
- Easy to send job postings to a wide array of schools.
- Can bulk post.
- Can be difficult to manage a large number of messages/responses from candidates.
March 07, 2022

Wast of Time

Verified User
Director in Other
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1-10 employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
We have tried to use Handshake for several years with absolutely no success. We also wonder if job seekers are being properly coached regarding writing a cover letter, sending a message to potential employers, or even bothering to research the company in which they show interest. There seems to be a complete lack of instruction or initiative in these areas.
October 13, 2021

Game Changer

Melanie Hyatt-Wilfong | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melanie Hyatt-Wilfong
Human Resources Specialist
Plum Market (Retail, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I am part of a larger grocer retail group from different companies across the country. I have recommended Handshake to all of them. Most had never known about the site until I told them. Being able to contact colleges and universities in one place has been the best thing to save me time and money!!
May 12, 2021

Not helpful for small employers.

Verified User
Manager in Other
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
For a small business looking to recruit graduates, Handshake is outright obstructive. Even if a University chooses to engage with you and trust you, the platform's algorithms can still block you from accessing their students. The company insist that the scoring system is weighted to accommodate all types of employers, my experience is that this is far from the case. This platform is only suitable for large businesses with multiple jobs to post, and with significant HR resources. I've never found posting a job so difficult.
March 04, 2020

Handshake is worth it despite the multiple shortcomings

Verified User
Contributor in Human Resources
Staffing & Recruiting Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
It's well suited when you are looking for students that are either recent college graduates or seniors getting ready to graduate and looking for that first job. You need to keep this in mind as you won't find the experience that you're looking for but could find some really strong students looking to make an impact.
February 25, 2020

Handshake is a Big Headshake

Jason Smith, DPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Smith, DPA
Instructional Technologist
Pomona College (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If you want a ton of job applications that come at you in a chaotic manner and are hard to keep track of, and lots of stress, then Handshake is for you. Handshake seems like it is making an effort to solve every type of problem and offer every kind of feature. However, it does few tasks well. I might add that our implementation that uses a total of 7 schools makes things 7x more complicated. For example, if I modify something it can get really confusing.
February 15, 2020

Get the best campus talent before the career fair!

Maureen Trattner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Maureen Trattner
Recruiter
Brightedge (Computer Software, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake is excellent for recruiting teams that are heavy into recruiting campus talent. Handshake wouldn’t be as useful for people looking for candidates with more experience. It’s a good fit for people who don’t have a huge budget to go to a bunch of college fairs around the country. You have access to the students right there.
February 01, 2020

Need to find quality interns? Handshake is your next stop!

Kristi Porter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kristi Porter
Chief Do-Gooder
Signify (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake is mostly suited for internships or entry-level positions since you can also target recent graduates. Internships can be paid or unpaid, short, long, or whatever you need. But descriptions need to be well thought out and clear, or the university may not approve it. Handshake would not be suitable, I don't think, for trying to find employees more than a year out of college. I don't think of it as a regular job posting site.
January 30, 2019

Great platform for connecting directly with university clubs, staff, and students!

Mackenzie Rodgers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mackenzie Rodgers
Campus Development Coordinator
Atlantis (Higher Education, 11-50 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
It has been helpful for my job in instances when setting up an on-campus event requires publicity and the ability to collect an RSVP. One way that it has not been super successful is in instances where we use it to directly contact students. I don't know if this has just been in cases where students don't stay on top of their Handshake correspondences, but it has been one area where we have not had as much luck.
January 07, 2019

Handshake is a great product!

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Recreational Facilities and Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Very well-suited to intern and entry-level recruiting. Not suited for advanced positions. The software allows us to find any type of student that meets our changing business needs. Our interns work in every facet of our business each semester and do a project that can add to their portfolio/resume and, at the same time, adds value to our business.
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