Handshake connects students with job opportunities, providing resources like personalized job recommendations, events, and messaging capabilities with recruiters and other students. It aims to assist users in their career search.

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Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. Handshake’s community includes over 13 million students and young alumni around the world from 1,400 educational institutions, including four-year colleges, community colleges, boot camps, and 290+ minority-serving institutions. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with over 850,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and even sports teams. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, and London and teammates working globally. 

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Coatue

GGV Capital

Emerson Collective

EQT Ventures

Spark Capital

True Ventures

Valiant Peregrine Fund

Base10’s Advancement Initiative

📅 Save the date! Our annual conference, #HandshakeAccess, returns May 1–2. 

In 2023, over 15K employers and higher ed professionals joined live to hear from Arianna Huffington, Adam Grant and over 50 leaders from Hilton, Duolingo, UNCF, New York University, Emory University and Macy's, among others.

Reserve your spot for free for the #1 event for early career education and recruiting ➡️ https://bit.ly/Access-2024  

#SpringRecruitment season is approaching ⏰ What’s your favorite question to ask, or be asked, during an interview? 🤔 


#Recruiting #Interview #JoinHandshake 

What are you doing to make 2024 your year? 💭 

#NewYearResolution #Volunteer #Network #JoinHandshake

More than 80% of students want to receive informational messages from potential employers 🤯

If you need extra help writing a message, we’ve got 7 quick and easy templates you can *actually use* here: https://bit.ly/3tCKuCh  ✍️

#Messaging #RecruitingMessages #Recruiter #JoinHandshake

4 key trends shaping #tech careers in 2024: https://bit.ly/HNTBigTech

The tech job search has transformed in the past year with layoffs and economic uncertainty reshaping priorities for early-career talent.  💻 

#TechCareers #JobSearch #EarlyTalent #JoinHandshake

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