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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

      2.3

      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
      Sep 26, 2024

      The best of two worlds

      Business development lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Handshake offers the security, established structures and professionalism of a corporate group combined with the agility and flexibility of a start-up.

      Cons

      Another advantage for me, but certainly a challenge for some. A great deal of personal responsibility and initiative is required. You get help at every point, but you also have to actively seek and demand it.

      1.0
      Aug 26, 2024

      Evaluating a Sales role? READ THIS.

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - The competition is not real. They help companies check a box with the smallest investment possible to do so, it's not a sustainable model and everyone in the industry knows that. - If you get lucky with the accounts you get, you can make a lot of money, BUT I haven't seen anyone make a lot of money without destroying their mental health or work/life balance. I have seen most people chasing the W2 promised in the interview, and never get there.

      Cons

      - 25% of the sales team is hitting its number, ask for proof during interview. - the company has missed every revenue target post pandemic when Handshake stopped being a "must have." Ask for proof during interview. - we oversold most customers, and severely outsold product innovation to where there is no recovery in sight - the $100M in revenue mark was due to the pandemic, not tied to value driven for customers - Handshake's golden team, Strat, hasn't hit a revenue target since the pandemic, only 1 of 8 non-Fed reps hit last year - GTM leadership continues to make the wrong decisions and costing the company millions in revenue and reps their promised W2 numbers - GTM leaders provide 0 value for rep growth, moving deals forward, etc. They are just admins. They will oversell you during the interview process, so do your research, and ask the very tough questions/ask for proof.

      2.0
      Aug 20, 2024

      CSM Life

      Customer success manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You'll likely get to work on some interesting enterprise-level/F1000 accounts.

      Cons

      CSMs are fighting a major churn battle. Handshake is nice-to-have but not essential. Be prepared for limited expansion and fighting to hold accounts.

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