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      Handshake

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      Handshake reviews

      3.1

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (289 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 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
      3.0
      Feb 9, 2023

      Great Before the Reorg

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Flexible working hours (unless you're on-call) * No meeting Thursdays * Great coworkers * Good insurance coverage

      Cons

      * Lack of growth opportunities past senior * Uncompensated on-call * Lack of product vision * Lack of support from leadership * Lack of resources to complete work * 1% 401k match topping out at $1200/year is token at best * Company culture never really recovered from the reorg * Review cycles are about who likes you, not how well you do

      1.0
      Jan 6, 2026

      Scam

      Remote ai trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great website and easy to use but they are fake

      Cons

      Scam you after you have invested your time into training of AI models. They want free labor.

      5.0
      Jun 29, 2018

      Amazing company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Handshake is an amazing company! It almost seems like it's a little secret that won't be a secret for that much longer. A lot of startups/companies claim that they are changing the world in a positive way, but by democratizing job opportunities Handshake is actually doing it. * Culture * Growing company * Smart, talented, passionate folks * Communication * Great, noble mission

      Cons

      * Perhaps missing some processes, but you would expect that at a small company that is growing. The only reason why I mention it is because I have to say something.

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