Handshake 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Handshake

4.5

(2)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Handshake

Handshake is a place to launch your career with no connections, experience, or luck required. It’s a social network for students and young alumni from 1,400 educational institutions around the world, including community colleges and 290+ minority serving institutions. On Handshake you can connect with 650,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to public school districts, healthcare systems and nonprofits. They are located in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York and London.

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Handshake Features

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Applicant Tracking
Application Management
Candidate Profiles
Customizable Branding
Job Management
Job Search/Filter
Matching Engine
Reporting & Statistics
Resume Database
Resume Parsing
Resume Posting
Resume Search
More features of Handshake
Activity Dashboard
Job Posting
Multiple Employer Profiles
Self Service Portal

Handshake User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

50%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

5.0

Functionality

4.5

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Reviewer

Writing and Editing

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2023

Handshake Makes You Feel as You're Not Wasting Your Time as a College Student

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The most I like about Handshake is that they send me emails of jobs or internships relating to my degree. It gives me an idea of what jobs or internships I can apply for when I get ready to. I feel like I won't have to worry too much about jobs after I graduate because Handshake sends them to me.

Cons:

The least thing I don't like about Handshake is that they send information that doesn't pertain to me. I am an online student, so some of the information they send to me I can't go to.

Felipe M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2023

Great job searching platform

Overall, Handshake is a convenient job searching tool with helpful features for both applicants and recruiters.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

When I was a graduate student looking for internships and jobs, I found Handshake to be a great platform. It has a wide range of companies offering positions and the application process is easy to navigate. I particularly liked the messaging and chat features, which allowed me to interact with recruiters directly.

Cons:

The platform can be confusing to use at first and some of the information posted by companies is not always accurate.

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