“We needed a solution like Handshake to ensure deeper engagement when we went on campus, reaching students of all backgrounds and majors, and generating qualified applicants.”
Employers
Find your future leaders
Handshake is the largest early talent recruiting platform connecting employers, talent, and colleges in one place
Recruit diverse talent from any school in the country
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5M+Validated early talent profiles
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800+Official college and university partners
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400K+Employers, including 100% of the Fortune 500
Customer stories
Employers of all sizes rely on Handshake to power their early talent recruitment
Andrew Smith
Campus Recruiting Director
“We received over 6,000 applications for only 15 summer internship spots. While, in theory, our pipeline was robust, it was not diverse. For our business and culture to thrive, we needed Handshake to proactively create a pipeline representative of America’s diversity.”
Emily Vogal
University Recruiting and Employment Brand Manager
“I truly believe that we would not have been able to hire for the SAS On-Campus program without Handshake.”
Kayla Woitkowski
Sr. Manager, University Outreach and Recruiting Senior Manager
“We wanted a tool that would allow us to increase the awareness of who CDW is. That has been at the center of everything we have done on Handshake.”
Jared Bazzell
Talent Acquisition Manager
“At the end of the day, you want people interested in your company and you want them to feel like they had a great experience, and that’s why I’m most excited about Handshake.”
Tarah Harkins
Director of Campus Recruiting & Pipeline Development
“Being able to run a campaign prior to the career fair, have a student look at our brand page, and then click RSVP is such a welcome change.”
Katie Kocmond
Campus Recruitment Manager
“We needed a solution like Handshake to expand our reach and create more meaningful connections with students from all backgrounds.”
Todd Good
Early Professional Talent Acquisition Manager
Merging high tech with high touch
Handshake Premium enables employers to build a proactive, digital strategy to keep up with today’s early talent market
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65%Message open rate, which is 2.5x the industry average
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70+Average qualified candidates per campaign
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150%Increase in employer brand awareness
Find your ideal talent candidates
Actively target priority groups to engage the people you want to hire
Targeted segments & search
Apply filters like location preference to find your ideal talent profile.
Messaging campaigns
Encourage candidates to apply by personalizing your outreach based on your ideal talent profile.
Candidate journey
Keep track of candidate engagement and monitor your pipeline’s progress by reviewing verified student information and your full engagement history.
Personalize your employer brand
Win over top talent by customizing how each student and alumnus sees you
Employer page & branded jobs
Allow candidates to review organization information, reviews, and testimonials from past employees–based on what matters to them.
Brand campaigns
Share employer news and updates to keep your talent prospects warm.
Event promotion & management
Optimize early talent recruiting events by inviting and gathering info on top candidates.
Be a data-driven recruiting leader
Make better decisions with insights from the largest student talent network
School explorer
Build a school list based on filters like location to expand your reach and meet your hiring goals.
Campaign performance reports
Monitor campaigns and events so you know when to shift your focus.
Talent brand benchmarking
Stay competitive by measuring your recruiting performance, brand awareness, and pipeline representation against your peers.
Build a more representative pipeline
Connect with students and young alumni at any school in the US, including more than 150 minority-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and women’s colleges, plus student diversity groups.
Seamless candidate experience
Candidate experience matters–especially with young talent. Our Direct ATS Apply feature provides a smooth transition from Handshake right to your ATS so you can track any student who clicks to apply in Handshake.
New for 2019, employers using Greenhouse as their ATS can now leverage our integration.