Handshake Jobs & New Careers

Jobs, internships, inspo

Handshake Jobs & New Careers

App stats

Version: 4.19.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-21)
Creation date: 2018-08-15
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Microphone: record audio
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • change network connectivity
  • full network access
  • change your audio settings
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Handshake is the all-in-one career network for students to get ahead and get hired. Find jobs, connect with recruiters, and make career moves with the Handshake feed—a distraction-free career destination for support, info, inspo, and guidance. Get noticed by your favorite companies and share real talk about jobs and careers with other students and new grads.

◾Inspiring career content
Get career inspiration with posts, videos, images, and articles on success stories, career paths, and opportunities you never knew about. Dig deeper for inside intel on the topics that matter to you and comments that keep the conversation going.

◾Never miss an event or opportunity
Stay on top of application deadlines, interviews, and events with timely reminders.

◾Personalized job recs
Get recommendations for relevant jobs, opportunities, and events based on your profile, interests, and what’s best for you.

◾Guidance from sources you trust
Easily find jobs and events and take the next step in your search with career center resources and programming, curated employers, events, fairs, articles, and appointments.

◾Search, save, and apply for the jobs you want
Stay organized and save time with opportunities based on your profile and interests, sorted by relevance.

◾Stand out in the search
Be uniquely you with an enhanced, custom profile that goes beyond the standard resume. Explore options to add a quick summary and a header image.

◾Message with recruiters, students, and alumni
Get the upper hand in interviews, answer your career questions, and make connections by messaging with interested recruiters, young professionals, and other students and new grads.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Shows jobs in the user's area
  • Has updated features to search for remote jobs
  • Some users find it helpful for applying to positions
Cons
  • Frequent login and verification issues
  • Notifications and job recommendations are irrelevant or excessive
  • UI is unintuitive and lacks basic operational features
  • Inaccuracy in job listings and user profiles
  • Job boards are not updated, leading to applications for filled positions
Most mentioned
  • Problems with notifications and irrelevant job postings
  • Difficulties with the app's user interface
  • Issues with logging in and system synchronization
User reviews
Completely useless. I can't just log in to the app; I have to go through a series of screens, verification emails, etc., all to get stuck in a loop that takes me back to that first screen asking what school I'm looking for again. I will try using the website on my computer, but the phone app is absolute trash.
by PsychobabbleWriter, 2024-11-15

Missed a message offer from desired hire because the app was faulty and not loading new messages. No notifications about the messages either - very not reliable as a communication device, better use gmail... I wish it could at least notify of "no connection" or other loading issues if there were any than appearing just alright or empty screen with no sign of issue and not showing the supposed content/messages.
by anna k, 2024-10-02

My experience with this app is through two colleges, as both a student and as a staff member and in both situations I would sum this up as an entirely gimmick-based LinkedIn alternative. Most college administration's are partnering and pushing this app heavily, and other than marketing internship webinars, and a lot of advertising of unavailable jobs, I have yet to meet any student who has gotten anything meaningful from the app. The app partners with college career advisors, in a generic form.
by Trevor Sutherland, 2024-08-26
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