Handshake for Educational Providers vs. Riipen

Overview
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Handshake for Educational Providers
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Handshake for Educational Providers is a college-to-career network that partners with institutions of higher education to provide students access to reputable job postings, set up appointments, manage virtual and in-person events, and track student outcomes.N/A
Riipen
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Riipen, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, helps companies to collaborate with post-secondary students on real-time to prepare them for careers. Their platform is presented as an online work-based learning marketplace, that aims to close the skills gap for learners with real-world experience.N/A
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Free/Freemium Version
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Handshake for Educational ProvidersRiipen
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Handshake for Educational Providers
Chose Handshake for Educational Providers
Handshake provides a job-seeking function, while our mentor's app from PeopleGrove is more of a networking experience. It would be nice if the two functions could be in one application as it is nice to see who is open to networking at specific companies and in certain fields …
Chose Handshake for Educational Providers
We were a prior customer of GradLeaders and we found that Handshake provided more relevant tools and features that allowed us to more effectively communicate with our various constituents, including students, alumni and employers. These features included internship and job …
Chose Handshake for Educational Providers
Instead of using an extensive job search engine like indeed, Handshake weeds out all of the noise for students. Jobs do not get lost in searches for students, and they only see what they need, making finding a job easier. More positions are filled using handshake, and we know …
Riipen

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User Ratings
Handshake for Educational ProvidersRiipen
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User Testimonials
Handshake for Educational ProvidersRiipen
Likelihood to Recommend
Handshake is great if this is the expected website for your organization to use. It can be difficult to share out specific positions, but an administrator has helped me create links in the past in order to do so. However, if you don't already have traffic to the site I could see where that would be a challenge. It works well for multiple team members to organize positions and helps to make it smooth and easy on the back end. Overall it's a very easy-to-use site.
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Pros
  • Accessible to students.
  • Easy for Educational Providers to post jobs.
  • Easy to share needs of jobs and skill set.
  • Cross-campus use is easy and consistent.
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Cons
  • The quality of jobs available for graduates is lacking
  • There should be more information available about the jobs, specifically salary and work modality for every job.
  • Students do not often seem to use it because of the aforementioned issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Handshake provides a job-seeking function, while our mentor's app from PeopleGrove is more of a networking experience. It would be nice if the two functions could be in one application as it is nice to see who is open to networking at specific companies and in certain fields that also go to/graduate from your school.
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Return on Investment
  • Exceptional high student usage rates.
  • High employer engagement rates in contrast to prior tools used.
  • Exceptional open rates for targeted email communication, sometimes exceeding 80%.
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