Whether you’re a Freshman or a Senior, you are definitely used to getting emails from the Career Service Office badgering you to sign up for Handshake. What’s so special about this company Grove City partners with?
Handshake’s mission is pretty relevant to anyone in this class since their expressed purpose is to help all students find meaningful careers.
This mission stems from their belief that talent is distributed evenly but opportunity is not. This problem frustrated Garrett Lord and a few of his classmates back in 2013, so they set out on a road trip to interview other college students frustrated by the unlevel playing field. Their hypothesis was confirmed by these inquiries and today they’ve accumulated $34 million dollars since moving their offices to San Francisco.
Today Handshake connects 300k+ employers with 14 million+ students.
Even in the age of LinkedIn’s dominance, a young entrepreneur was able to design a solution to a problem he saw in the way people like him looked for the work they would find meaningful.
I like your title- clever! I think Handshake is an excellent tool for college students, if for no other reason, to just look at what careers are possible with your future degree. I’m interested to see how Handshake evolves and if it will affect the LinkedIN world eventually. Great read!