Handshake Jobs & New Careers

Offers you lots of money for simple tasks, but requires you to agree to their terms every time. There is no way to agree to the terms. Fake fake fake.

App requires download for basic functionality including browsing jobs or any search features. Disappointing. Let people decide if they want more bloatware or not.

This app has a lot of fake jobs and I no longer trust this app at all!!

Once a reputable job board, but it’s now been inundated with fraudulent postings that appear back-to-back without safeguards. A better vetting process is needed to make the platform usable again, especially for new grads trying to navigate an already circuitous job market.

Too many scams now so you don’t know which is which. Wish they had a better diligence process. Used to think handshake was the safe and superior option compared to others but not anymore.

Best and easiest way to apply for jobs

Great jobs found here. Put yourself out there!

This is the most useless app I’ve ever had the displeasure of using. I don’t know anyone who’s ever gotten a job from Handshake; using LinkedIn or even just periodically checking your target companies’ Careers webpages will be a more effective way to discover and apply for opportunities. Anything that can be found on Handshake can be found in either of those places presented in a much nicer format, and surrounded by much fewer scam job postings. Additionally, the feed “feature” that Handshake added in an attempt to make their app scroll-worthy only feels depressing because EVERY SINGLE POST is just other unemployed people asking “so how do I get a job? Do you have a job for me? Does anyone have any tips?” Employers don’t post on Handshake because who on Earth cares about posting on Handshake. They have better things to do. All of the posts are from the other young grads you’re competing with, which really just helps you grasp how bleak the job market is. And it doesn’t even show you posts from people relevant to you; I’ve NEVER seen a Handshake post from someone even in my state, much less at my specific university. It’s all a bunch of randos from Florida and Texas, people who I’m sure are great but are very distant from where I am. If you want the job search to feel statistically hopeless and logistically convoluted, use Handshake. If you want a good experience, use literally any other app.

The app won’t verify me no matter what I do, and support doesn’t help. They just tell you to try again. They have no alternative to manually verify someone in the event their system is garbage and doesn’t work properly.

This company is literally the bad guy from the grapes of wrath. They advertise plenty of AI training work and high wages, then release maybe 100 tasks despite onboarding 1000 people. Kinda defeats the purpose of $50/hr if you can work max a half hour

Needing to have an app to use this service is ridiculous and frustrating.

Pushed from my college to use this as main career resource and it’s the most irritating app with its user interface, its spam notifications, etc. idk lol