Headed in the right direction - Account Executive Handshake Employee Review

5.0
18 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Handshake continues to change to meet the market conditions and focus on developing new ways to help every one of our customers. It's been hard in tech overall, and when companies like Snowflake, Zoom, and DataDog have cut growth by nearly 75% - it's easy to get negative. The reality is, we are in a market that dependant on hiring, which is at historic lows in white collar jobs. AND WE STILL GREW. It shouldn't be lost on folks who are reading these reviews how hard that is for a startup. 2015-2021 were good times, and it seems like a lot of people forget or don't know how hard building a big business is. It requires solid leadership and the ability to change as the market does. We have done that, and continue to grow. I'm bullish for the future

Cons

It's just a tough market to be in right now. Everyone in the recruiting and TA tech industry is showing signs of trouble due to the times. This can create an urgency to build and sell, and if you are not ready for urgency, it could be a tough environment to be in. That being said, when we build we help college students find jobs, it's always a mission you can get behind.

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5.0
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Pros

Work at your own pace.

Cons

Task limit when new to project.

1.0
22 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging, interesting position in the short term.

Cons

The company has implemented a new timer policy that has “active” and “inactive” time on the backend that makes up for the total time. We were getting paid by total time (as you should), but HAI has changed it to only pay contributors for the time marked “active.” Time is “active” when scrolling, typing, and clicking within the specific task tab. Time is “inactive” when none of the previous actions are happening; i.e., when reading the task without moving the mouse or pressing keys, researching in another tab, etc. It sounds like they have changed the rules to only pay for active time, which has caused huge pay discrepancies. The percentage of inactive time is usually way more than active time on these timers due to the amount of reading, visual analyzing, thinking, and research required for some tasks. This behavior is unacceptable because time that seems “inactive” is still important to the quality and completion of tasks. They keep throwing accusations like “time thieves” around to justify it. If you respect yourself, pack it up and go somewhere else. I know most people who work at these places are desperate for income, but that’s exactly what they’re hoping for. They’re hoping you will be desperate enough to be taken advantage of.

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