Hi! We’re the Sales team at Handshake. We believe that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. That’s why we’re here. Handshake was created to level the playing field and ensure that all students and recent graduates have equal access to meaningful jobs and internships. Today, the Handshake community includes 10 million students and young alumni at over 1,400 colleges and universities and over 750k employers (including 100% of the Fortune 500). Our Sales team is a collection of diverse, dynamic, and collaborative individuals who are responsible for creating partnerships with top companies.
When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look here at Handshake. With our Hub-Based Remote Working strategy, employees can enjoy the flexibility of remote work, whilst ensuring collaboration and team experiences in a shared space remains possible. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, and London and teammates working globally. So, whether you live on the coasts, the midwest, or overseas, chances are we have a hub near you offering the best of both worlds.
If you’re interested in learning more, we’d love to connect.
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Useful links
- Learn more about joining Handshake here.
- Follow us on Twitter.
- Handshake on Crunchbase.
Team size & roles
- 700+ full time employees (642% 3-Year Growth).
- Check out our Open Roles - We're hiring!
Meet the team →
Collaboration Practices
- Remote-friendly.
- Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
- Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home.
- All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off.
- Lastly, we have a Winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off.
Hours & location
- Mixed on-site and remote
- Flexible work hours
Tools we use
- SFDC
- ZoomInfo
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Gong
- Outreach
- Pathlight
- Looker
- DocuSign
Company-level stats
- CEO is founder
- VC-backed
- Technical founder(s)
- Will sponsor work visa