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      Handshake

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      3.1

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (290 total reviews)

      Garrett Lord

      44% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      3.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.4

      Senior management

      Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 290 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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      290 reviews
      5.0
      Dec 7, 2023

      Handshake is a supportive work environment that listens to their employees

      Technical recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Amazing European team that’s collaborative and happy to help - Small and mighty team that gives everyone an opportunity to be really impactful in their role and the company - EU leadership is great at recognising all the good work that everyone is doing

      Cons

      - The EU team has grown quickly so there’s the usual growing pains

      5.0
      Dec 5, 2023

      A great place to work

      Technical recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Berlin office is super fun -Smart people around -Very engaged employees :) -Growing a lot -A part of the launch team

      Cons

      -So far I really like it here -Coffee (can be better) hehe

      5.0
      Dec 2, 2023

      I still believe in Handshake

      Assistant controller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It’s been a year and a half since I left Handshake but I can easily say, the product has a ton of potential. This will only come to fruition when hiring picks up again. If macroeconomic recruiting is slow, expect things to get tough here and that’s a given for most tech companies at the moment. Don’t intend to down sell other reviews but the leadership (especially the COO, CEO, and cofounders) I worked with genuinely cared about performers. This is true about the CEO as well. Despite how busy he is, he reached out personally to seek feedback and from second hand info, I know my feedback was taken well and changes were made. In short, the management listens, but you first need to establish credibility - isn’t this how it works at every solid company?

      Cons

      The remote work culture hurts the company as the HR policies are fairly open ended and managers are stuck between giving enough breathing space and holding under-performers accountable.

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      Handshake Response
      2y
      Thank you so much for sharing your experience! You’re right that Handshake’s success relies to a certain extent on whether companies are hiring, and that we’re subject to some of the macroeconomic trends that impact many other tech companies. We’re also glad to hear about your experience with our leadership team. Employee feedback, whether through internal surveys, team meetings, or otherwise, is critical to our success. Lastly, your feedback about the lack of clarity that comes with running a distributed team is noted. We’ve worked hard over the past few years to equip our managers with tools to reasonably and fairly assess their employees’ performance, but we recognize that there is still room for growth here. Again, we really appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.
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