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Handshake Premium

byHandshake
in Video Interviewing Software
3.8

Overview

Product Information on Handshake Premium

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Handshake Premium?

Handshake Premium is a software designed for career services and recruitment management within higher education institutions. The software supports institutions in managing student profiles, job postings, event scheduling, and employer engagement workflows. It enables career centers and employers to streamline student outreach, automate customized communication, and track outcomes through analytics and reporting features. Handshake Premium assists in facilitating connections between students and employers by offering enhanced search capabilities, targeted campaigns, and candidate filtering tools. The software aims to address the challenge of optimizing talent acquisition strategies and improving career service operations by providing an integrated platform for collaboration between educational organizations and employers.

Handshake Premium Pricing

Handshake Premium software uses a subscription-based pricing model, where institutions pay an annual fee that varies depending on factors such as organization size and feature requirements. The software offers tiered plans with differing levels of access to advanced features that support career services and recruitment activities. Pricing details are provided directly by the provider based on specific organizational needs.

Overall experience with Handshake Premium

DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYER RELATIONS
Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“Exploring Abundance of Employer Contacts with Handshake”

5.0
Nov 11, 2024
I've had an overall positive experience using Handshake. I love that I can access an abundance of employer contacts and events all in one place.
MANAGER OF HRIS & AP
50M - 250M USD, Energy and Utilities
CRITICAL

“Challenges of Attracting Suitable Candidates For Job Openings”

3.0
Nov 28, 2024
I don't get the type of candidates I am trying to recruit. I have a hard time with getting the correct candidates to apply for the job postings

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Handshake focuses on building an extensive global community that seeks to bridge the gap between employers and individuals beginning their careers. The platform serves as a powerful resource hub, connecting over 12 million students and recent graduates from educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, with more than 650,000 employers across diverse industries. Besides providing Fortune 500 companies with a pool of talented individuals, it also attends to sectors including public education, healthcare systems, and nonprofits. Striving to democratize opportunity, Handshake, with its headquarters based in San Francisco and its various operational hubs, works globally to redefine and transform early-career recruitment.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
http://joinhandshake.com

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Handshake Premium Likes & Dislikes

Like

I really enjoy the communications and contacts tabs. I can access all contacts worldwide and also access templates to mass communicate.

Like

I do like the variety of job openings and the ability to post in one spot.

Like

The customer service team is great. they take time to try and understand needs before recommending fixes. The overall design (colors, layout, sizes, fonts) are nice and easy to look at for longer periods of time. I like how easy it is to export content to excel (the content that can be exported).

Dislike

Sometimes many of the contacts are outdated. I wish the system could continually data clean for more updated contacts.

Dislike

Often times the applicants don't match my openings and it takes time going through them.

Dislike

The inability to export across the system makes it necessary to do more analysis IN system and we don't currently have enough tools to do that analysis with the scope or services we have. I'd like to see more built-in to the standard dashboards. Messages are not tracked in the main system but it is a recommended workaround for targeted outreach. Campaigns can't be built around multiple positions for targeted outreach.

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Handshake Premium Reviews and Ratings

3.8

(5 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
20%
4 Star
40%
3 Star
20%
2 Star
20%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.0

Integration & Deployment

4.8

Service & Support

3.6

Product Capabilities

3.4

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  • MANAGER OF HRIS & AP
    50M-1B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Challenges of Attracting Suitable Candidates For Job Openings

    3.0
    Nov 28, 2024
    I don't get the type of candidates I am trying to recruit. I have a hard time with getting the correct candidates to apply for the job postings
  • DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYER RELATIONS
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Exploring Abundance of Employer Contacts with Handshake

    5.0
    Nov 11, 2024
    I've had an overall positive experience using Handshake. I love that I can access an abundance of employer contacts and events all in one place.
  • MANAGER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    A mostly positive review of Handshake

    4.0
    Oct 25, 2024
    The system has a really clean UI, but the sections of the site require an understanding of handshake lingo, which can feel a little clunky at first. you can't export user data by design, and you also can't dive into reports without paying a significant amount more. the core premium reports and dashboards are nicely designed but don't elevate more information than you'd get on the job posting/application exports themselves. I find that as we continue using the system, the less relevant the dashboards feel.
  • HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATE
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Handshake premium review

    4.0
    Nov 14, 2023
    It is a good service for recruiting, and it is very simple to post available jobs.
  • Talent Acquisition Partner
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    I would not use it again if I could do it over.

    2.0
    Feb 24, 2023
    For what it costs, you don't get a lot. That's a pity because this is one of the main softwares geared specifically towards recruiting college students.
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