Handshake reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(289 total reviews)

Garrett Lord

41% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Handshake employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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289 reviews
2.0
Oct 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great peers and managers to work with. A lot of tech savvy people. Insurance is pretty good,

Cons

The mission has changed in a bad way. It used to be 'democratizing opportunities', but they implemented AI in their feature without considering the impact on students attending smaller schools.

1.0
Oct 22, 2025

No longer a great place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great location. Free food during lunch. Pay is not bad. Used to be a great place to work... most folks that were great have left or were suddenly laid off, but a couple are still there.

Cons

C-Suite focusing heavily on AI, forcing implementation on teams without thinking about the downward effects, and constantly pushing unreasonable deadlines to improve hiring metrics that don't show the full picture. Director is a yes man to execs and doesn't think about team's workload or feedback... The blind willingness to follow whatever C-Suite wants has caused everyone to burn out and lose inspiration, while the director reaps all the rewards and gets all the pats on the back. Worst part is the Director will take credit for your ideas after you've tirelessly worked hard on it, whether it's a report you made or a new tool you built out and set up. He's done it multiple times. All of us on the team left the meeting feeling appalled the first time it happened, knowing who actually did the work. What was once a team-first environment has become a look-out-for-your-own work environment, where your management will throw you under the bus first instead of having your back... Also not really any room for growth or opportunities to learn. They just overwhelm you with work until you're all burnt out. You're basically just another number there and will be let go or replaced without a second thought.

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