# Handshake: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/
Covers: July 9 to Sept. 8, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Handshake: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/, updated 2026-11-11

> Handshake is on the AI hiring software map. We record 4 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 8, 2026.

"The career network for the AI economy." Handshake is the early-career hiring network, with 25 million job seekers, 1,600+ university partners and employers including 97% of the Fortune 500. Employers post jobs free and pay for Pro and Enterprise, where Hiring Intelligence sources candidates, sends personalized outreach on the employer's behalf and adds AI fit signals to applicant review. A second business, Handshake AI, pays a network of experts and students ("188k+ fellows") for remote projects that train and evaluate AI models. Source: [joinhandshake.com](https://joinhandshake.com/employers/).

## Facts

- Site: [joinhandshake.com](https://joinhandshake.com/)
- Category: Hiring networks and job platforms
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake)

"The career network for the AI economy." Handshake is the early-career hiring network, with 25 million job seekers, 1,600+ university partners and employers including 97% of the Fortune 500. Employers post jobs free and pay for Pro and Enterprise, where Hiring Intelligence sources candidates, sends personalized outreach on the employer's behalf and adds AI fit signals to applicant review. A second business, Handshake AI, pays a network of experts and students ("188k+ fellows") for remote projects that train and evaluate AI models. Source: [joinhandshake.com](https://joinhandshake.com/employers/).

- Category: Hiring networks and job platforms
- Price: Basic is free; Pro and Enterprise prices not published (contact sales)
- AI capabilities: AI for candidates, Screening and ranking, AI outreach and AI sourcing
- Scale: Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Vendor: 25M job seekers, 1M+ employers, 1,600+ university partners, trusted by 97% of the Fortune 500. Handshake AI: 188k+ fellows.)

Sources: [joinhandshake.com](https://joinhandshake.com/employers/), [joinhandshake.com](https://joinhandshake.com/ai/), [updates.joinhandshake.com](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/), [updates.joinhandshake.com](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/ann_jrMABQTCwNxzO), [updates.joinhandshake.com](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-august-28-2026), [updates.joinhandshake.com](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-september-28-2026) and [4 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Handshake adds AI-personalized template hub

Launch, Sept. 8, 2026. "Standard and AI-personalized message templates now live in one centralized template hub", outside Automated Outreach.

Source: [Vendor changelog](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-september-28-2026). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake).

### Handshake AI applicant review live for paid employers

Launch, July 31, 2026. "Hiring Intelligence's applicant review is now live for all paid employers", showing AI-generated relevance and fit signals next to each application.

Source: [Vendor changelog](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-august-28-2026). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake).

### Handshake Source tab opens to all employers

Launch, July 14, 2026. The Source tab, formerly Matches, uses Hiring Intelligence to "generate hiring criteria and surface qualified candidates for your open roles" and became available to all employers.

Source: [Vendor changelog](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/ann_jrMABQTCwNxzO). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake).

### Handshake rolls out Automated Outreach

Launch, July 9, 2026. Automated Outreach "leverages Hiring Intelligence to send personalized outreach to qualified candidates on your behalf"; rollout began July 9, 2026.

Source: [Vendor changelog](https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/ann_jrMABQTCwNxzO). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology