Item: Handshake Talent Engagement Suite
Rating: 10
Author: Lilian Thompson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

allows me to target specific majors and message them
allows me to target specific graduation years and message them
allows me to message an audience without a particular university affiliation and message them

add an "occupational health and safety" major
add an easier to read calendar so i can see all of the events we are attending company wide
allow us to save different company descriptions - CRH doesn't have any traction with career fairs. Ash Grove Cement does, so I find I am always having to delete the CRH description and put in the Ash Grove one.

Return on Investment

3 hard-to-fill roles filled (graduates plus 1-2 years of experience)
more top of mindness of my company for students

Support Rating

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.

Key Insights

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

Not sure

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

Yes

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

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Handshake Talent Engagement Suite again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Excellent for:
Internships
Part-time roles
Developmental programs for new graduates with 4-year degrees
Roles where the person just needs to have 1-2 years of experience plus a degree
Diversity recruiting

Not as good for:
highly technical roles that don't require 4-year degrees (ie electricians)

Great Bang for your Buck!

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Handshake Talent Engagement Suite