--- title: Handshake for Education Partners Reviews meta\_title: 'Handshake for Education Partners Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 33 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Handshake for Education Partners works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 33 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Talent Acquisition Suites url: https://www.g2.com/categories/talent-acquisition-suites --- # Handshake for Education Partners Reviews & Product Details Handshake for Education Partners is a comprehensive career services platform designed to bridge the gap between educational institutions, students, and employers. By integrating a vast network of employers with a diverse student body, Handshake facilitates meaningful connections that lead to successful career outcomes. Key Features and Functionality: - Employer Relationship Management (ERM): Tools to track and manage employer interactions, including contact records and communication logs. - Advanced Career Fairs: Support for hybrid and multi-day fairs, with customizable session types and capacities. - Resource Analytics: Insights into student engagement with career resources, such as page views and downloads. - Post Composer: Ability to post text and video content directly to the student feed, enhancing communication. - First Destination Survey (FDS) Management: Tools to collect, review, and analyze post-graduation outcomes. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Handshake empowers educational institutions to enhance their career services by providing a centralized platform that connects students with a wide array of employers. This integration streamlines the job search process, offers valuable data insights, and fosters stronger employer relationships, ultimately improving student employment outcomes. * * * Seller [Handshake](https://www.g2.com/sellers/handshake) Discussions [Handshake for Education Partners Community](https://www.g2.com/products/handshake-for-education-partners/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/handshake-for-education-partners/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![RingCentral Events](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "RingCentral Events") RingCentral Events 4.5/5(962) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ringcentral-events/reviews) [ ![ZipRecruiter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ZipRecruiter") ZipRecruiter 4.8/5(1,440) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ziprecruiter/reviews) [ ![ClearCo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ClearCo") ClearCo 4.6/5(508) ](https://www.g2.com/products/clearco-clearco/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/handshake-for-education-partners/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 33 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Handshake for Education Partners Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Microsoft Outlook ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-outlook/reviews) Show More ![Harsh C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Harsh C.") HC Harsh C. Software Development Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2020 "Great place to organize all subjects" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? It's easy to view all activities for all subjects in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? Sometimes the app takes time to load marks if there are many assignments. Maybe they must tested for less number of assignments per subject and thought professors would be good to give less assignments 😛 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: Simple to organize everything related to subjects in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? To have everything in one place so students don't need to keep searching or maintaining different websites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Angel S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Angel S.") AS Angel S. Programmer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/8/2020 "Terrible. Perhaps the worst change a college can make for its students." 0/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? Pretty user interface. There is honestly not much to like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? Functionally a charade. Unnecessary, impersonal and disconnected from college and students. Complete and utter lack of local and relevant job opportunities. Reduced the quality and value of our career center to practically none. Before our college outsourced the main function of a career center, I would visit our job site numerous times a week just for the heck of it (even when I already had a job/internship). Got over 10+ interviews and/or callbacks in the span of my sophomore year. Landed two of my three internships thanks to the career center, one at the VA hospital and the other working for palm beach county. Even when I didnt get the job I was applying for, the job would likely be a responsive local company that I could reach out to to get more info. There was always a good job waiting to be applied to, alot of which were entry level positions. Now, using handshake, I might find a handful of quality jobs a year that would be worth applying to. And thats only if you have years of professional experience like myself. Experience I was only able to get thanks to the how our career center operated previously. If you are looking for more entry level positions as a student, good luck. Most of the jobs are senior level positions that you could find on any other job board, like indeed or linkedin. In fact your much better off using one of those job boards, as they are better known and likely have more opportunities then handshake would. Cannot emphasize enough the sheer lack of local and relevant entry level jobs for students. When the college made this decision, the change was night and day. Went from dozens of good job opportunities to less then 5. For months the platform was valueless, offering no local or relevant jobs . Over time, they have managed to get more jobs listings but the amount and quality is still atrocious. If your looking for a job in Washington DC, posted by a staffing firm, handshake is right for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? Note to colleges considering handshake: if it aint broke, dont break it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Christine S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Christine S.") CS Christine S. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/12/2020 "Great program for our graduating seniors looking to be employed!" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? I like that the platform is easy to navigate and that our students have been able to get advice from faculty and staff mentors on review of their resumes and cover letters when applying to jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? I dislike the faculty and staff platform navigation because there are a lot of restrictions on what those registered users have access to. It makes their accounts a bit more difficult to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: Look at their website and what they post on their linkedin account. They are very active! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? At our institution, we have an 80% rate of students being hired or going to graduate school immediately after graduating. Handshake has been the platform our students use to find those opportunities and receive support from our faculty and staff serving as mentors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SD Sreya D. Dr. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/11/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Job Hunt site" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? meeting the recruiters in 1 on 1 meetings and group meetings! very productive! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? job highlights should be done more diligently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: Use it to find a better job or internship, to reach out to broader community Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using handshake to get an internship and future job Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/31/2020 "very good and helpful, use it very often" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? I think it's really good because it help find a job fast I like the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? I think the worst part about it was freezing sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? I think the best benifit was customer satisfaction, everyone I know was happy with the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite YB Yash B. Office administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/15/2019 "Excellent medium to find jobs" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? Handshake is an amazing tool to find jobs around places. Every semester there’s a career fair and handshake helps me find jobs with filters where I have option to select where I want to work and what field I want to work. It kind of helps you figure out what you want and it is partnered with my university which makes it less expensive for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? Sometimes it doesn’t display jobs that are displayed on other sites. And it doesn’t give you notifications of job fair around you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: Highly recommend it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? It is helping youth to find their best fit jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") UE Verified User in E-Learning Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/7/2019 "It’s like a job fair but online! " 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? SUPER easy to apply to jobs! Also very user friendly to check out jobs that are located near you and easily apply to them if you’re qualified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? Nothing! Handshake has really perfected their use of website and don’t have any weird defects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: Complete your entire profile first and then start applying to jobs! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? It is easily solving my issues of finding jobs in different areas and applying to them. It is hard for me to keep track of different areas to look and apply and keep up with them but handshake allows you to have everything in one place! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Services") UI Verified User in Information Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/27/2019 "Helpful for job siting" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? You can import information from my University website onto it so employers can see your accomplishments without tedious work to make yourself look good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? The jobs are quality and so it’s less likely to acquire a job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handshake for Education Partners: It’s great resource for students seeking jobs on and off campus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? Looking for jobs nearby and not needing to create an extravagant resume. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") AE Verified User in Education Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/22/2019 "Helpful tool for career center" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? Handshake is a great platform for everything career (advising, events, employers) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? I do not have access to the Analytics feature so I dislike that I cannot use the data efficiently like I would on Salesforce in a previous advising job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? The problem is we don't have someone in leadership overseeing Handshake so I get random questions from students outside of my department often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/22/2019 "True number one job app for students" 5/5 What do you like best about Handshake for Education Partners? It brings what it promises, that is list of jobs advertised for students Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handshake for Education Partners? Nothing so far, Im quite happy with the features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handshake for Education Partners solving and how is that benefiting you? 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