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Handshake makes the college education experience a breeze.
January 26, 2023

Handshake makes the college education experience a breeze.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Handshake for Educational Providers

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.
  • Aggregate job openings.
  • Host career fairs and other events.
  • Clean UI.
  • Application tracking is often buggy or missing.
  • Notification preferences are limited.
  • Lots of spam messages.
  • Job matching.
  • Event coordination and hosting.
  • Increased amount of companies I could meet with through virtual meetings.
  • Increased amount relevant job postings I can apply to quickly.
In terms of overall application experience, I think the other companies do a better job with richer features. Where Handshake shines, however, is in how it 1. is mainly focused on new grads and internships, making filtering less necessary, and 2. its suite of other features available that integrate well with the applying side.

Do you think Handshake Talent Engagement Suite delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Handshake Talent Engagement Suite's feature set?

Yes

Did Handshake Talent Engagement Suite live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Handshake Talent Engagement Suite again?

Yes

I think Handshake is really good for large organizations looking to host online events and easily organize a large number of students. It is able to handle large amounts of people/companies and scales well. One use case where I think it is less valuable is for educational institutes, which are primarily looking for job aggregation and matching. I found that the filtering, matching, and other job application features were generally lacking when compared to products that focus just on that, such as indeed or LinkedIn.