Handshake Software

Pros

Thankfully, many colleges/universities are now using handshake. That makes it so easy for us when are posting and updating job posts to several schools. Once you are logged into the system, you are in and you can add schools to your profile.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of at this time.

Pros

None, recruiting software with features that no one asked for

Cons

When I clicked on a company I applied to is said I submitted a cover letter when I didn't

We are looking for ways to reach candidates for our positions that are difficult to fill and high turn over. This is a new tool we are using to reach out to colleges for those studying in a similar field.

Pros

The most I liked was that you could reach out to many schools at one time to seek access to post jobs

Cons

The least is that you have to go back into each of the locations and individually enter the jobs again.

Pros

My university has cooperated with Handshake. Since then, I can easily find reliable job opportunities from the site. Most of the job posts have high quality and trustworthy. I love using it.

Cons

So far I couldn't think of any drawback. After all, you only need is a reliable source when you are hunting jobs.

Pros

Handshake is a great software that lets you find and look for jobs easily. The layout of the software is really organized and easy to use.

Cons

It takes a while to get reviewed for certain jobs.

Just started using this in the last year at the college I work at for our work study students. They can apply and provide the requested documentation through this software. Previously students were assigned to us and we didn't have the opportunity to see their qualifications and/or have the chance to interview them. It's a much better system for hiring than the previous one we were required to use.

Pros

Can post more information about my office and positions we have open. Can review student applications and other requested documents online.

Cons

Haven't used it enough to figure out any cons, still learning as I use it.

This is a great tool for allowing your B2B sales to be more efficient, this product also makes ordering easier for customers and supports offline orders. The ability to also be able to use Web, tablet apps, phone apps allows for the focus to be on the client or customer.

Pros

The ability to reduce the need for manual data entry is priceless.

Cons

Some of the back end processes aren't clearly explained and support is sometimes delayed in there response.

Overall this is excellent software, I highly recommend it to any traveling sales reps or anyone working sales in a high-paced environment where efficiency is king.

Pros

Very quick, simple, and efficient to create orders. Great for sales reps on the road, which is primarily were I used this software and saw it being used by others. Could be a little pricey depending on your sales volume, but many will able to get way more than their money's worth out of it.

Cons

I've had some software updates/syncs/etc load a bit slow at times. It's crashed before as well, but nothing out of the ordinary, I've used WAY worse software in my day, just nit picking so I can fill out the cons field.

Pros

The features I have used are free, so that's always a plus. I am able to add a lot of detail and upload as many jobs as I'd like.

Cons

Not every school is free to post. There are some that you have to pay extra to reach their students and alumni.

Pros

Handshake is a slick, familiar interface on top of a highly manageable back-end hub. We chose this application in order to have static content not relying on an internet connection, and we stayed for the extensive customization and the well-written API.

Cons

Handshake billing has proven to be quite inflexible about subscription and payment. If we pay on a yearly term, they outright refused a proration on accounts that we no longer find necessary.
Managing incoming orders proves to be burdensome on staff - we could use more *required fields and validation options to ensure that we are collecting the correct info on the front end.

We would also love to authorize cards on the go.

Pros

It's the best way to promote the company and post career opportunities throughout all the schools within the system, which offers a huge list of schools. You can also chose criteria of schools based on location, major, etc. This saves so much time, instead of creating an account through each college.

Cons

The career opportunities aren't automatically approved, and some schools take longer than others to post the career posting

Pros

Easy to navigate, order history is convenient, order copies offer thumbnail color images, wonderful for tracking orders at various tradeshows.

Cons

Wish past orders remained on system for longer time period. Have had some issues with loading credit card numbers.

time saving accurate order placement

Pros

easily handles orders with all contact info stored for repeat customers, as well as order history, makes running a buisness just a bit easier

Cons

simmilar names can cause a bit of confusion but with a diligent eye and attention all errors can be avoided

Syncs with QB, allows our team o be more connected

Pros

HS is very easy to be mobile with it. HS allows use without having internet which is great for our company.

support team is very helpful.

Cons

Way to many bugs/issues. How does tax not come standard on a sales order app/system??? Then was sent info on how to write the tax syntax myself. Then tax didn't show up on the mobile devices or it had 6 or so lines duplicated of the tax rate and took two months to get it straight. Have to create & maintain multiple lists just keep accurate taxes for customers. Random deleted orders, duplicate customers on mobile devices. One salesman's orders for one customer keep saying the customer was deleted but that customer is clearly in the system. HS doesn't completely update with QB on unit prices. HS doesn't have a profile for users to have their info show on their sales orders. Barcode import didn't work so had to change each manually after customer support didn't have a solution. It defaults to color printing and no way to change the default to black. Always wants to print two pages even if the order is less than half a page long. I have been in pretty constant contact with the customer support team since we started using because of all these issues.

Pros

Handshake is very easy to not only post a position but easy to apply AND import applicant information!

Cons

I don't have any cons regarding this product but I am a failry new user. I really enjoy the ease and simplicity.

access to a lot of career services with my school, and access to lots of job postings from hundreds of employers.

Pros

I like the clean, easy-to-use design! Before we started using Handshake, we used another career services management platform that was more frustrating to use. Handshake is simple and has unique features, like the ability to see your profile as an employer would.

Cons

I do not like the help videos designed for Career Services workers, employers, and students. I have reviewed these videos thoroughly as part of my training, and they are too long, mundane, and often too blurry to see what the narrator is doing.

Saving hours of order entry time and order taking time.

Pros

I like most about eliminating double entry of orders. It connects automatically into our accounting software. It's great to take the app as our catalog and skim through the products with a breeze. Being able to email the customer the copy of the order with the images is a great feature.

Cons

When syncing, it's hard to troubleshoot what could cause the error. The system doesn't tell us exactly what is causing the sync error. UPC numbers has input manually. It doesn't sync with the accounting software automatically. Also new items takes longer to setup due to manual UPC update.

Pros

Handshake is an awesome tool for employers, career services offices and college recruiters. It's very helpful for us.

Cons

The notification system sometimes bothers me. When you log in to your account (no matter what profile you're on if you have multiple), company-wide notifications will remain as new.

Pros

you can see what item you are entering and if it is in stock or not. You can go back and correct orders or add to orders on a timeley basis.

Cons

Sometimes it can be slow finding groups or styles set up in the system. Finding customers can be slow at times.

Pros

Ease of use. Quicker than paper inventory. Lots of good data available. I T is constantly updating .

Cons

Needs work. With the application that we USA, the pictures should be sharper for color separation and the product names, sizes and inventory availability should be on one page to expedite ordering.