Was not what I’d hoped it would be - Account Executive Handshake Employee Review

2.0
Jul 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- great mission (in theory) - better than other career fair solutions /competitors used by universities - best job platform for college grads - connections with schools so employers have to use Handshake whether they like it or not - Decent swag - simple product to learn to use (not technical at all, which makes showing it a bit dull)

Cons

- Diversity is preached but there is little representation across all levels of the org - only top students are finding jobs on the platform and employers only want the best students anyway - lack of support and training across the org - internal politics and favoritism - feels like there is only 1 or 2 adults at the leadership level - product hasn’t looked different in years besides the logo refresh a few years ago - culture is poor/ toxic - unrealistic expectations in the role

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It's flexible and sometimes the money is OK. I got paid most of what they owed me.

Cons

Generally disorganized. The task I was on was one of the more highly paid ones but it was almost impossible to actually do in the allotted time. You aren't supposed to use AI but I think people must. The tasks run far over the time they are supposed to take. The human review system also seemed almost arbitrary. Reviewers did not have the subject matter expertise they claimed to. You will make less than the advertised hourly rate because the tasks routinely take longer than they say they will. If they have averages that are lower, those people are either not submitting accurate hours (there is incentive not to) or are using AI to train AI, which is a bigger problem (but not yours).

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