Pros
It’s been a year and a half since I left Handshake but I can easily say, the product has a ton of potential. This will only come to fruition when hiring picks up again. If macroeconomic recruiting is slow, expect things to get tough here and that’s a given for most tech companies at the moment.
Don’t intend to down sell other reviews but the leadership (especially the COO, CEO, and cofounders) I worked with genuinely cared about performers. This is true about the CEO as well. Despite how busy he is, he reached out personally to seek feedback and from second hand info, I know my feedback was taken well and changes were made.
In short, the management listens, but you first need to establish credibility - isn’t this how it works at every solid company?
Cons
The remote work culture hurts the company as the HR policies are fairly open ended and managers are stuck between giving enough breathing space and holding under-performers accountable.