The all-in-one solution for careers services
Handshake is the careers management platform built to drive student engagement and empower careers professionals to achieve better outcomes for students.
Trusted by more than 1,500 institutions
Ulster
Kingston
HEC
Cambridge
Coventry
York
WHU
Liverpool
Exeter
Gisma
Bradford
Falmouth
University of the Highlands and Islands
Ulster
Kingston
HEC
Cambridge
Coventry
York
WHU
Liverpool
Exeter
Gisma
Bradford
Falmouth
University of the Highlands and Islands
Ulster
Kingston
HEC
Cambridge
Coventry
York
WHU
Liverpool
Exeter
Gisma
Bradford
Falmouth
University of the Highlands and Islands
Ulster
Kingston
HEC
Cambridge
Coventry
York
WHU
Liverpool
Exeter
Gisma
Bradford
Falmouth
University of the Highlands and Islands
Here’s what careers services say about Handshake
“Providing a personalised career journey for our students is an integral part of our careers strategy. Handshake helps support this by providing us with a centralised hub to host all of our content which we can then promote to specific groups of students based on demographic data or activity. Always linking back to Handshake via our socials, emails, resources and assessments is what drives our students’ engagement with careers.”
Jason Steers, Communications and Engagement Project Officer • University of Liverpool
“Providing a personalised career journey for our students is an integral part of our careers strategy. Handshake helps support this by providing us with a centralised hub to host all of our content which we can then promote to specific groups of students based on demographic data or activity. Always linking back to Handshake via our socials, emails, resources and assessments is what drives our students’ engagement with careers.”
Jason Steers, Communications and Engagement Project Officer • University of Liverpool
‘Our partnership with Handshake has been highly rewarding. At Gisma University of Applied Sciences, we take pride in the success we've achieved together. Handshake has enabled us to create a dynamic ecosystem where students and employers can connect and grow. As a career leader, I find Handshake to be an invaluable, data-driven tool that fosters both high performance and engagement.’
Eloise Capet, Head of Career Services • Gisma University of Applied Sciences
‘Our partnership with Handshake has been highly rewarding. At Gisma University of Applied Sciences, we take pride in the success we've achieved together. Handshake has enabled us to create a dynamic ecosystem where students and employers can connect and grow. As a career leader, I find Handshake to be an invaluable, data-driven tool that fosters both high performance and engagement.’
Eloise Capet, Head of Career Services • Gisma University of Applied Sciences
“When we plan our service targets for the year ahead we know that early, regular interaction with Handshake is going to be very important to enable communications, awareness and bookings. We set a tough target last year that 75% of all UG and PGT students would be regularly active on HS – we surpassed that and have now set a tougher target for 23/24 of 85%. Our students’ engagement is certainly enhanced by the fact that Handshake has been first to market with an app that speaks to GEN Z.”
Oliver Laity, Careers Manager and Graduate Coach • University of Exeter
“When we plan our service targets for the year ahead we know that early, regular interaction with Handshake is going to be very important to enable communications, awareness and bookings. We set a tough target last year that 75% of all UG and PGT students would be regularly active on HS – we surpassed that and have now set a tougher target for 23/24 of 85%. Our students’ engagement is certainly enhanced by the fact that Handshake has been first to market with an app that speaks to GEN Z.”
Oliver Laity, Careers Manager and Graduate Coach • University of Exeter
Right from the beginning, we valued the productive involvement throughout the entire process. Handshake provided personal, intensive onboarding support for companies, students, and the Career Centre. Together we managed to achieve the set project goals and time flew by. We received positive feedback from students and companies. We are familiar with the processes now and are excited to see where the journey will take us.
Heike Hülpüsch, Director Career Center • WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Right from the beginning, we valued the productive involvement throughout the entire process. Handshake provided personal, intensive onboarding support for companies, students, and the Career Centre. Together we managed to achieve the set project goals and time flew by. We received positive feedback from students and companies. We are familiar with the processes now and are excited to see where the journey will take us.
Heike Hülpüsch, Director Career Center • WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Streamline your work and create a better student experience
Events & Fairs
Manage virtual and in-person events and fairs
Curated collections
Create bespoke employer collections for your students
Appointments
Students can book in contact time with careers in seconds
Handshake app
Engage with students on their level via the Handshake app
Outcome tracking
Track student outcomes and offer acceptances in real-time
Advanced analytics
Showcase your value with simple yet powerful reporting
Marketing tools
Reach students with eye-catching, actionable email campaigns
Journeys
Support students’ career journey with custom journey paths
Experiences
Dedicated experiential learning features for students
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