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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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The Talent Engagement Suite offered by Handshake has been widely used by campus recruiters to attract and source top talent for ā€¦
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Handshake Review.

9 out of 10
February 07, 2023
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We use Handshake for all of our campus recruiting efforts. We send campaigns to students to drive attendance at career fairs and encourage ā€¦
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Popular Features

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  • Active Recruitment Advertising (9)
    8.3
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  • Passive Recruitment Advertising (7)
    8.0
    80%
  • Employer Branding Tools (10)
    7.7
    77%

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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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  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

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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 ā€“ 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 mostā€”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

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Why do 10M+ early career job seekers use Handshake to start their careers? Hear from them: šŸ™Œ "It helped me find a lot more companies that I didn't know existed." šŸ‘‹ "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 Active Recruitment Advertising highest, with a score of 8.3.

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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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

The Talent Engagement Suite offered by Handshake has been widely used by campus recruiters to attract and source top talent for entry-level roles and internships. Recruiters have found it easy to connect with the best students at big career fairs, saving time and reaching a broader audience. They have also utilized the platform to advertise university jobs and events to a diverse set of students, running campaigns to target specific students for job applications or event attendance. The Talent Engagement Suite has proven to be particularly effective for college recruiting, allowing recruiters to announce their attendance at college fairs and funnel more students to their colleagues. Additionally, Handshake has been used for summer internship recruiting and increasing brand awareness by hosting events and attending career fairs. Solopreneurs have also found Handshake helpful in finding interns and benefiting from their additional perspective in their business. Overall, users have praised Handshake for its ability to provide targeted sourcing and attraction approaches, consolidate recruiters under one account, organize and promote virtual and on-campus events, as well as offering valuable data analytics to gauge the return on investments in college relationships and hiring of students. However, some users have expressed frustration with signing up for the product and its lack of user-friendliness and support. Despite these challenges, Handshake remains a preferred platform for campus recruiting efforts due to its comprehensive features that help drive attendance at career fairs, encourage job applications, and provide insights into recruitment strategies.

Based on user reviews, users commonly recommend the following improvements for Handshake:

  1. Simplify the login process and consider integrating with LinkedIn. Many users suggest that Handshake should streamline the login process to make it more efficient. They also recommend incorporating LinkedIn as an alternative login method, which can save time and provide a seamless experience.

  2. Provide clear indications of interests on profiles. Users advise indicating as many interests as possible on their Handshake profiles to increase the chances of finding relevant job matches. By highlighting their areas of interest, users believe they can enhance the accuracy of job recommendations and improve their overall experience with the platform.

  3. Ensure updated technology compatibility. Several users suggest using Handshake with up-to-date technology to avoid potential technical issues. These users recommend using compatible devices and browsers to optimize performance and reduce any potential disruptions while using the product.

It is important to note that these recommendations reflect common feedback from users, but individual experiences may vary. It is recommended for users to explore the features and capabilities of Handshake that align with their specific needs before making a decision.

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is a great platform to reach a student audience as most universities are now apart ofHandshake Talent Engagement Suite. We have used it for events, campaigns, segments, and other features to increase our brand awareness and ultimately, get more applications for internships and entry level positions.
Chrissy Lowery, SHRM-CP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am a campus recruiter, so I use the Talent Engagement Suite to create segments and campaigns to attract and source top talent for our entry-level roles & internship positions. While I am out on campus during our busy season, I can easily connect & engage with the best students at big career fairs. However, there are several other schools that have the exact kind of student we are looking to hire, and I can't always engage at every university during a busy recruiting season. The Talent Engagement products help me to passively source new students at different schools to reach a broader audience than I could manage on my own. It saves me time and helps me find the best students- win win!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Handshake to advertise our university jobs and events to a diverse set of students. The ability to run campaigns allows us to first post jobs and events and then run campaigns to target specific students to encourage them to apply to our posted jobs or attend our posted events.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I work specifically in University Talent Recruiting so Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has been a great help in targeting the right audience. It can be hard getting the right demographic to apply using other job boards such as Indeed, so we are grateful to have a platform that is just for students and recent graduates. I have been able to source hundreds and hundreds of top talent candidates to fill out roles which would not have been possible without Handshake Talent Engagement Suite.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has been a phenomenal addition to our Early Careers team's acumen. Before, we had to travel to every school and career center to get access to the students, but with Handshake Talent Engagement Suite we are able to interact with a diverse set of students from all over! Also, we can promote jobs and events with the tool. We can see the analytics behind interactions as well, so it helps when strategizing if our recruitment and engagement techniques are working or if we have to pivot. In a non-traditional technical field like my company, we may not be the first brand that students think of, so having Handshake Talent Engagement Suite to get into the forefront has been a lifesaver.
February 07, 2023

Handshake Review.

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Handshake for all of our campus recruiting efforts. We send campaigns to students to drive attendance at career fairs and encourage them to apply to specific jobs. We also use Handshake to garner insights into where our efforts are paying off.
February 01, 2023

Great Bang for your Buck!

Lilian Thompson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Handshake Talent Engagement Suite for mainly two purposes: 1. College recruiting - I register my company for college fairs. Then I make a segment (a select group of students) who I send a campaign (message) to announce that we are attending the college fair so that they will come visit us at our booth. Its a way that I can funnel more students to my colleagues when they are attending a fair. 2. Salaried and hourly roles - when the position that we are recruiting for can accept a new grad or recent grad, then I can post positions on Handshake Talent Engagement Suite and send campaigns out based by major/background. I do this to better advertise a role and I funnel those candidates to the job posting on our corporate website. I do this for myself and other recruiters that do not have Handshake Talent Engagement Suite access.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I manage the company profile/brand as well as search for career fairs to attend. I research the students the recruiters would like to engage with at the fairs to confirm what organization should attend the fairs. Handshake helps us to reach a much broader candidate pool throughout the nation and attend career fairs we might not have been able to find on our own.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use HS to create campaigns for virtual career fairs.
I also use HS to create and invite college students all over the nation for career webinars.
The metrics/data analytics from HS are used to gauge the return on investments in college relationships, internships, and hiring of students into Mayo Clinic.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Most of our organization's recruitment is focused on current college students and recent graduates. In our empathy testing with this audience, we repeatedly heard that Handshake was the platform they knew and trusted for job search purposes. While our organization was familiar with the "free" level of Handshake account access, it became clear that the Handshake Premium offerings would benefit all our recruiters directly. We have leveraged the platform to directly connect with our target audiences, personally inviting them to various events where attendees are introduced to our mission and opportunities. We are exceeding many of our lead generation goals thus far this fiscal year due largely to our usage of the Handshake Talent Engagement Suite.
Thomas Baker, CFE, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have used Handshake Talent Engagement Suite to connect with educational providers to meet and talk with students to get them to learn about our company and also apply as possible future new hires. This has given us the ability to build our pipeline for new hires and we use it to identify new talent. Additionally, this allows students to learn further about our company and the opportunities and jobs that we provide.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Handshake allows us to source specific talent that are otherwise difficult to identify through traditional sourcing channels. Utilising Handshakeā€™s large network of early talent candidates, we can be very targeted in our sourcing and attraction approaches, and drive more intimate touch points with candidates. We are currently using with great success in the UK and USA.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company has very large early career hiring needs nationwide with only a handful of recruiters to manage events, candidate inflow, etc. We utilize Handshake in an effort to reach as many students as possible. Handshake allows us to be strategic in how we use it: getting more traction at our events via campaigns for career fairs, creating segments for candidates interested in hard-to-sell markets, direct messaging students who meet our qualifications at schools we are connected with but won't be able to hit physically on-campus. Overall, Handshake has allowed for us to offer more solutions to our internal clients and creative ways to dig into a larger, diverse applicant pool.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At my school, I used Handshake for many years. The two main ways I used it were to browse for job openings geared toward college students and to sign up and browse events at my school. The business problem the product solves is how to conveniently host all the events and jobs that students might want to look at in one place. The scope of my use case is just for me as a user.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My organization uses Handshake Talent Engagement Suite to search nearby education centers, establish relationships, and source upcoming- or new-grads for employment. We are able to find schools with specific programs near our offices and work together with them to share information regarding our career opportunities. We have also used Handshake Talent Engagement Suite to contact these schools for opportunities of externships and job shadowing.
Heather Holm | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization was initially in need of a tool to help organize and promote virtual and on-campus events. As an enterprise organization, we also needed to improve our brand presence and overall awareness of our company at universities. Handshake was the perfect platform to help us work with colleges & universities to better communicate opportunities to connect with Magna. Once we were able to get our events running, we were able to quickly expand to centralizing our external corporate presence, consolidating our recruiters under one account, improving employer brand and awareness, and getting large-scale campaigns for events and career opportunities activated.
January 25, 2023

New Handshake User

Samuel Springer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Handshake to recruit potential professionals to work for our clinic. Instead of going on individual university websites to advertise for positions at our clinic, we use Handshake as a way to interact with as many Universities as possible in one easy to use web application. Handshake has been easy to use with an intuitive user interface. We have only been on Handshake for a short time with no results yet but I am hoping it will help fill our professional needs in the coming year.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Handshake Talent Engagement Suite has been a tremendous tool post-pandemic. We pivoted to a hybrid recruitment strategy (in-person and virtual) events. We've been able to reach more schools than our previous campus recruiting efforts. I love the real time updates with student profiles including majors, student organizations, etc. Additionally, the insights module has given us data to continue to build and evolve our strategy.
Carley Potter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used Handshake Talent Engagement Suite in the past to register for career fairs, post our internship opportunities, and message students. We needed a tool that could help us elevate our brand on campus and target students more effectively which were the big reasons why we decided to upgrade, in addition to getting data and insights on how we were resonating with students.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Platform is primarily used to amplify role publication, source and engage with candidates, send campaign messages, and host events lead by team and prospective campuses. We also leverage analytics to drive decisions and have recently introduced advocates from the business for a more tailored impression early in the engagement process.
Daniel Surprenant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We primarily utilize Handshake Talent Engagement Suite for our summer internship recruiting, but have also used it to increase brand awareness through hosting events and attending career fairs. This has helped us target specific audiences focused on certain skillsets and diverse groups for roles that are difficult to fill or are traditionally less diverse. We have also been able to connect with over 1,300 schools, many of which we never would have gotten in contact with had it not been for Handshake Talent Engagement Suite.
December 28, 2022

Handshake Review 2022

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 career programs. We are very focused on recruiting women in tech and military candidates. When sending campaigns for jobs and events, we use the underrepresented groups categories to target these groups.
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