COO
@joinhandshake
! Helping every student build a great career - no matter where they come from or who they know. Loving
@emilychangtv
and our four crazy kids.
Proud day at
@joinhandshake
with our $200m fundraise!
Handshake doubled again this year!
⭐️ Revenue...$100M ARR coming soon
🤝 Headcount...500 worldwide
🚀Valuation…now $3.5B!
Because we focus on Gen Z's professional future, not their past...
(1/5)
Today’s the 10yr anniversary for Bloomberg Technology!! 10 million congrats to my amazing wife
@emilychangtv
and the many people, past + present, who built this show.
I’ve had a unique view of the blood (little, thankfully), sweat (lots) and tears (many!) it’s required...
BIG day at
@joinHandshake
. Our mission has always been to help EVERY student find a great job. Today, we're making that possible by opening Handshake to any college student in the US at any school!
Fun day!
@JoinHandshake
raised a big milestone funding round. 🦄
More importantly, we’re growing every part of our team (across the country) to help transform the career journey for early talent.
No Connections, Experience or Luck Required.
If you ever get the chance to work with a passionate team on a problem that truly matters, that makes an impact on the world, that you care about deeply...take it! Don't let it pass you by. It's so rare, but it's incredibly rewarding. Even when - especially when - it's hard work.
What a day
#BeatingTheOdds
! Enriched by the wisdom of
@MichelleObama
+ inspired by the intelligence, charm and drive of the students we met. So glad
@joinHandshake
could partner w
@ReachHigher
to help first-gen students navigate their college & career journey.👩🏽💻🤝👩🏽🎓
While tin is the traditional 10-year anniversary gift, I think we can all agree the modern 10yr gift should be a choreographed Tik Tok routine to your TV show’s theme song!
Congrats
@emilychangtv
! 💃🥳🎉
(And thank you
@KtieWong
!)
This is just the 1st of thousands of virtual fairs we'll be hosting for MILLIONS of students and employers this fall.
In April, we had ZERO video and nothing in the roadmap.
So proud of our
@joinhandshake
team and partners for stepping up when students needed us the most!
Today was the platform’s first fair, and I think a
@DePaulU
alum said it best— “Two thumbs up, and if I had more thumbs, they’d be up, too!” Awesome job,
@joinHandshake
team. Proud to be your partner in this virtual world. 👍
Wow. Handshake's Immigrant Community just published our first
@joinHandshake
Thanksgiving Cookbook. It's beautiful and filled with 25 homecooked recipes from around the world. Thanks
@heisenthought
and so many across the company for bringing this to life!! I'm hungry....
Extremely concerned I’m receiving targeted ads for these.
“Middle aged man - are your current wicker basket-themed golf shoes making you tired after a long day? Introducing the 4.ZERØGRAND, the next step in wicker footwear technology…”
@PaulyPocket06
@harvy_brar
@mcten
Draymond 💪🏼. But Steph changed franchise before Dray. 23 to 47 wins w Dray only 13min, 3 pts / game. 51 wins next yr w/out Dray starting
So proud of you, Em!
For your 12 dedicated years of insightful interviewing, fearless reporting, and daily grinding to help us all make sense of how tech is changing business.
And now for taking the leap to explain how tech is changing all our lives.
I can’t wait to see it!
1) After 12 years sitting in the Bloomberg Technology anchor chair, I’m starting a new chapter -- and I’m so excited to finally share it with all of you….
“We love you. You’re very special.”
Congress should immediately impeach and remove this stain on our country before he causes one more day of destruction. Two weeks is too long.
If inciting a violent coup attempt isn’t grounds for impeachment, what is?
Baby Maddie is going to be very stylish in her new
@joinHandshake
swag. Re-brand looking good, and just in time for the Handshake team baby boom of 2019-20!
So many students are scared there are 0 jobs or internships available.
While the market is v rough, thousands of employers are still hiring RIGHT NOW, from Tesla to TikTok, UPS to the US Govt!
Please share this list of 500 great employers hiring now w/ every student you know.
To the college students and recent grads who’ve spent the past month wondering: “Is anyone out there still hiring?” We hear you—and the answer is yes! Check out these 500 awesome employers who are actively hiring on
#JoinHandshake
RIGHT NOW:
If you’re in the East Bay and can make it tomorrow, I’m joining a local community group helping small POC-owned businesses clean up. 10am, Downtown Oakland (meet at 1300 Broadway).
Come out and help! Details attached or on IG
@thetownexperience
.
Jazzed to be in New Orleans 🎺⚜️ for the 2018
@joinHandshake
User Conference. 🤝🎉 Speaking to 500 of our fantastic University customers tomorrow. Fired up for
#TeamHandshake
!
So proud.
@emilychangtv
is all over TV Monday promoting Brotopia (which launches Tuesday)! ABC's Good Morning America @ 8am hour, and NBC's Megyn Kelly @ 9am. Tune in or DVR! Pre-order here:
Extremely excited to be working with our new CTO,
@asifm
Asif comes from Amazon, Google + LinkedIn and is particularly focused on helping build a world-class consumer experience.
We're hiring engineers across the country. Come work with Asif!
Proud to see my dad honored at the UCLA Awards last night. Volunteer of the Year! So appropriate - he bleeds (and only wears) Blue and Gold. 🐻💙💛 Inspired by his devotion to giving back, and his belief in the transformative power of education.
We hear a lot on Twitter about VCs moving to Austin and Miami. Not so much w college students! From the
@joinHandshake
#CampustoCareer
report, we now know that Denver, LA and Seattle are 🔥. Boston, Chicago and DC are increasingly 🥶. Learn more:
The
@joinHandshake
design team made me this subtle print to "thank" me for all of my helpful and specific visual feedback over the years. 😂 We're all excited they have design pros managing them now! 👍
Always proud of
@emilychangtv
, but particularly on
#IWD2018
for her dogged reporting to tell the stories of strong women in technology, illuminate how the deck has been stacked against them for decades, and articulate clear solutions about how we can work together to fix it.
🙌 Parental achievement unlocked! My 6-going-on-13-year-old just gave me the FULL 360 eye roll after I tried to convince him he already missed 🎃 this year. "Daaaad! Ugh!"
Last week,
@mindykaling
was on the cover of Time.
This week, we're announcing that Mindy is keynoting
@joinHandshake
's Access conference on May 19.
Which is the bigger honor?? 🤔
Ask Mindy herself at Access, May 18 and 19. See you there!
Emmy-nominated writer, producer, director & actor
@MindyKaling
started out as an intern once, too!
Hear how her unique perspective as a "first,” “other,” and “only” paved the foundation for her wildly successful career, this year at
#HandshakeAccess2022
:
From sharing the stage w/
@madelinekolbe
at
@joinHandshake
to being honored alongside Stevie Wonder, all in one day! Thanks
@emilychangtv
for helping the Handshake team think even deeper about democratizing opportunity for all. ❤️
Data shows giving police military equipment leads to increased police violence.
Please encourage all of your representatives and senators to co-sponsor and support. Keep weapons of war out of our cities!
I will be introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to discontinue the program that transfers military weaponry to local police departments.
More than ever, proud that everyone at
@joinHandshake
has the day off for Election Day this year and in the future.
VOTE!!
And give your teams the day off so they can vote too - by email, early, or on Nov 3.
A true 🌟.
@ccruzvergara
's impact on Handshake, our students, our education and employer partners, our team - and me - is immeasurable.
I'm incredibly grateful for the past two years working together and learning from Christine, and looking forward to many more in her new role!
Handshake is beyond grateful for the continued leadership of
@ccruzvergara
as she steps into a brand new role, Chief Education Strategy Officer. We look forward to seeing how Christine's unmatched empathy, passion, and energy continue to center our work with higher education!
Fantastic to have Margo on team
@joinHandshake
! She's already added a tremendous amount to the board - unique balance of long-term strategic thinking and deep dive operational insights. Grateful to her and
@AllRaise
for their help in connecting Margo to Handshake.
We're so excited to welcome Margo Georgiadis to our Board of Directors! She brings a wealth of experience from Ancestry, Mattel, Google, and more. Read more about Margo and please help us give her a warm welcome:
If you’re in the East Bay and can make it tomorrow, I’m joining a local community group helping small POC-owned businesses clean up. 10am, Downtown Oakland (meet at 1300 Broadway).
Come out and help! Details attached or on IG
@thetownexperience
.
Very much looking forward to commuting in my autonomous AI-powered hyperloop drone in 5 years.
In the meantime, can someone make a home printer that works? Thanks!
"Let LinkedIn and others focus on your past, Lord says. Like many of its students, Handshake is looking to the future."
Thanks to
@KristinStoller
for sharing the story of
@GarrettLord
and
@joinHandshake
on the cover of
@Forbes
!
That's why
@joinHandshake
is here!
“I can’t imagine what my college experience would’ve been like or post-graduate life if I hadn’t started using Handshake as actively as I did.”
Congrats on the job at Nike!
This is such important work. Thank you
@msquinn
,
@aileenlee
and
@allraise
for your leadership. We need more women investors, board members and founders.
📣 I'm very excited to launch a new nonprofit
@allraise
alongside 35 of my female peers in the VC industry. Our mission is to accelerate the success of female funders & founders in tech. Learn about our two goals, get the data, and meet the team here:
Excited to partner with
@shift
to bring more current military and vets into
@joinhandshake
. My Dad retired from the Navy after 27yrs. Transitioning into a civilian career was tough!
@MikeSlagh
& team have built an amazing platform and team to help vets transition. 💪🪖⚓️
Veterans are a valuable asset to any team. That's why we're grateful to
#TeamHandshake
vets who shared their active duty experiences & career journeys with us in this conversation.
How are you supporting your post-military workforce this
#VeteransDay2021
?
#ThankYouForYourService
Now this is exciting! Students often get career advice from close friends + family. For too many, this = blind leading the blind, which reinforces inequity. Reviews and Q&A help students learn from other students + young alumni who actually know. Soo much more to come here...
Excited to see so many Handshake investors like
@msquinn
,
@wayeechu
,
@SLP_EDU
, and
@jencarolan
leading the way to make VC more diverse and inclusive. Thanks for your leadership!
We're hiring for *15* roles
@joinHandshake
across every part of the business! Come join us to work with a smart & committed team, take on big challenges and help transform students' lives!
Jobs:
More about Life Here:
Announcing
@Malala
as our
#FindYourNext
keynote speaker! Join us June 16 alongside 2,000+ TA/DEI professionals to hear Malala share her experiences, aspirations, and takeaways for employers looking to double down on equity and inclusion. Register:
We're hiring at
@joinHandshake
. A LOT.
Across Eng, Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, Account Mgmt, Finance, Biz Ops, Recruiting, HR, etc etc.
@GarrettLord
lays it all out here. Come join us and help bring our mission to life in 2021!
In many ways, it’s the story of excellence in any field. When you perform at such a high level, day in and day out, it starts to look easy.
But there are no shortcuts.
what a great month! I’ve already learned so much working with you, particularly about leading with empathy without sacrificing direct feedback and accountability. Looking forward to many many more!
Hard to believe it's near the end of my 1st month in
#SF
&
@joinHandshake
. In no particular order.. here are my random musings of my new home and my new team...
#onemonthmusings
Fresh list!
Many people are sitting out the job search because they don't think anyone's hiring. Not true!
Thousands of companies are hiring students and recent grads. Here's 500 of them across all regions, industries and sizes who are actively hiring RIGHT NOW!
How's this for a Tuesday treat? Over 200 NEW employers have been added to our list of amazing companies actively hiring students + recent grads on
#JoinHandshake
. Take some time today to search "newly added" + check out the 🔥 latest additions!
Feels like graduation day for
@emilychangtv
! 👩🎓So many emotions - gratitude, love, nostalgia mixed with the thrill + anxiety of new adventures.
We're all so proud of you! And thankful for everyone at Bloomberg who built BTech with you and will fuel the new adventures. 🚀
Well, look at that! Huge mission, tons of momentum AND now certified as a great place to work!!
❤️ the
@joinHandshake
team. Can’t wait to see everyone soon.
Join us!
As if our Series E news wasn't exciting enough,
#JoinHandshake
was named an
@Inc
Magazine 2021 Best Workplace!
We're proud to be on such a great list. Thanks to the team, talent, and partners who made it happen!
Thank you
@KaporCapital
for blazing the trail for impact investing.
@joinHandshake
is driven by the same belief: you can build a valuable and fast-growing business while also (maybe actually because of??) being focused on driving, measuring and validating positive social impact.
Awww thanks. Our basement is closer to the snacks so this has really been a win-win! Can’t wait to see all the great interviews you’ve been doing for the last 3 years of quarantine...
On
@joinHandshake
, you can find young engineers, accountants, writers...even pilots! Thanks to schools like
@EmbryRiddle
, the nation's oldest, largest and most comprehensive aeronautical university.
“This class is grittier and...more realistic than previous classes. The experience for them has been markedly different from any other class before them.”
@ccruzvergara
of
@joinHandshake
.
Great
@WSJ
article on how the job search is changing for students.
I grew up a Navy brat and remain a proud USAA customer. Pretty cool to see
@USAA
is now one of
@joinHandshake
's Early Talent Award winners. Read more about the 100 employers who go above and beyond in supporting our next generation of leaders...
As part of the
@joinHandshake
fundraise, we're incredibly excited to partner with the
@Base10Partners
Advancement Initiative, whose LPs include many HBCU endowments.
This investment from Base10 will fund the *Handshake Scholarship*, providing $$$ for THOUSANDS of HBCU students!
Increasing students and alumni access to career opportunities is a core pillar of Base10's Advancement Initiative. We're excited to continue generating access to meaningful jobs & internships—now, in more ways than one, by welcoming
@joinHandshake
to the Advancement Initiative.
Very excited to welcome
@vcapersworkman
to
#TeamHandshake
as our Chief Legal Officer!
Valerie’s years of leadership in legal + people roles for the biggest, most innovative companies in the world will help
@joinhandshake
scale to millions more students.
Welcome, Valerie!
Please help us welcome our new Chief Legal Officer,
@vcapersworkman
, to
#TeamHandshake
!
Valerie left her post at
@Tesla
, where she led People, HR, + Legal teams, to support our mission to expand opportunity for all students.
So proud to work with
@ccruzvergara
and to call
@faroukdey
a friend and mentor! Two great leaders with important words about how everyone in Higher Ed (and the broader education-to-employment ecosystem) needs to evolve our systems to focus on equity.
#chasingequity
So bittersweet. Growing means change but I'll miss our Mission office with the drop-dead gorgeous views. 🌄 But now the elevators and plumbing will work. Priorities!
Last day for
@joinHandshake
in this office 🥳 We are growing and excited to keep making an impact so every student regardless of their background has an opportunity to build a meaningful career.
#StudentsFirst
🤝 💫
This year's grads embody my favorite Handshake-ism: "short-term paranoid, long-term confident!"
"Though anxious abt the economy, 80%+ believe they can find a well-paying and fulfilling job. 87% believe this job can be in a field they're interested in."
Many more nuggets here..
This summer we surveyed ~1400 students and grads:
What we found was a group of near-term anxious, but long-term hopeful job seekers.
More YoY trends on this + last year’s grads in
@AlexJamesFitz
’s latest for
@axios
:
And, report highlights in 🧵👇
[1/6]
The US has a gap of 100k+ qualified teachers! This impacts millions of kids and all of our futures.
Very proud that
@joinHandshake
has joined
@WhiteHouse
’s efforts to address these pressing K-12 shortages.
More in
@USATODAY
:
.
@FLOTUS
, recovered from her bout with COVID, attends a meeting at the White House highlighting new efforts to address a teacher shortage in the United States.
Welcome
@DrMichaelLomax
to our Board!
I knew about his long experience helping millions of students at
@UNCF
.
I've now seen his infectious energy, passion, & creativity first-hand. Our students, partners & employers will all benefit enormously from his leadership.
Let's go!
We are honored to welcome
@DrMichaelLomax
, President + CEO of
@UNCF
, to Handshake’s Board of Directors!
His expertise in college and career readiness will accelerate our mission to build equitable career paths for all students.
Read his blog here →
We’re hiring for 50+ open roles right now. Come work with us to:
-help millions of people get good jobs
-make the labor market more efficient and equitable for ALL
- build a really big business that is doubling revenue (at scale!) every year!
- have fun working on hard problems
Great to see so much of the community out in Oakland today. A few hundred people working in waves over 10-15 blocks. Many were protestors who came back just hours after marching.
Changes nothing about the core issues but still felt healing to see a community working together.
I'm biased but
@emilychangtv
and the
@technology
team are 🔥🔥🔥. Great guests and episode today, continuing a string of outstanding ones. And all while shooting from home for 3 straight months! 😱
@GarrettLord
@joinHandshake
Awwww. Thank you
@GarrettLord
! And proud to be working alongside you on such an important mission. 5 years - what a ride. And so much more left to do!
It's that time of year! Our annual
@joinHandshake
#CampustoCareer
report is packed with insights from millions of students, virtual recruiting lessons from 1,000s of employers, and a debrief on how 2020 changed the student job search forever.
Building a career in healthcare, banking, tech, fashion, education, or...
🏈the NFL!🏈
Proud for
@joinHandshake
to partner with
@HBCULegacyBowl
, the all-star game showcasing the best HBCU football players for the NFL Draft, airing 2/19 on the
@nflnetwork
.
.
@KentStateCareer
partnered with
@joinHandshake
for the FDS tool, but leveraged the entire platform...year one in the books. I'm AMAZED at our ability to bring opportunities to our students. 2018AY= ~10000 positions posted in former system; 2019AY = 68000+ in Handshake 📈❗🚨