Handshake Delivers Every Time.
January 26, 2023

Handshake Delivers Every Time.

Dale Austin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Handshake for Educational Providers

Handshake is the core of our student, alumni, and employer interface, providing event information, internship and job postings, email communication with our constituents, and recordkeeping needs. It provides in one platform the ability to address a wide range of operational needs for today's college and university career services' operation. Handshake's customer support provides timely assistance that facilitates the effective use of its platform.

Pros

  • Internship and job postings.
  • Targeted email communication.
  • Effective employer relations tool.
  • Effective event management and communication.
  • Effective record keeping with key constituents.

Cons

  • Timeliness of customer service response.
  • Timeliness of customization of platform.
  • Customization of record keeping feature.
  • Customization of resume review feature.
  • Internship and job postings.
  • Targeted students engagement through email.
  • Effective employer engagement.
  • Effective event management and communication.
  • Effective record keeping.
  • Exceptional high student usage rates.
  • High employer engagement rates in contrast to prior tools used.
  • Exceptional open rates for targeted email communication, sometimes exceeding 80%.
We were a prior customer of GradLeaders and we found that Handshake provided more relevant tools and features that allowed us to more effectively communicate with our various constituents, including students, alumni and employers. These features included internship and job postings, event management and communication, employer engagement, targeted email communication and effective record keeping. We also found the price points to be in Handshakes favor.

Do you think Handshake for Educational Providers delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Handshake for Educational Providers's feature set?

Yes

Did Handshake for Educational Providers live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Handshake for Educational Providers go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Handshake for Educational Providers again?

Yes

Handshake has proven itself on a consistent basis to provide, in one platform, the range of features and tools which effectively serve the broad needs of today's college and university career services operation within a cost-effective package. Handshake provides state-of-the-art processes allowing effective use by students, alumni, and employers, which results in very high usage rates for each of these populations. There are few platforms currently available that can match Handshakes' competitive advantage.

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