Handshake's Garrett Lord on Early Career Recruitment

Handshake is the leading network for early career talent. Their mission is to democratize access to opportunity by enabling students and alumni to establish meaningful relationships--no connections, experience, or luck required. The company is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary.

CEO/founder Garret Lord Joins the Podcast

TOPICS

- Give us a quick history of Handshake what drove you to build it?

-App first experience?

- The company is hitting a decade this spring and you've made some recent product updates, can you tell us about those? 

- What's an example of a success story with a student or employer using the platform? 

-What products and services do you sell to employers?

-What can job seekers do on the platform?

- How do you see the recruiting landscape changing over the coming years with new technologies fueled by AI? 

Early Career Recruiting - Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com

Steven Rothberg is the founder of CollegeRecruiter.com a longtime recruitment platform for college students and recent grads.

QUESTIONS

1. Whats new in the world of college recruiting? (any slowdown?)

2. Any trends you are seeing in terms of types of jobs, etc

3. Is gig work the new entry level job?

4. Whats your pricing model and what kind of traffic volume do you offer employers?

5. What mistakes do employers make when it comes to recruiting students and grads.

6. If you were starting college recruitment function inside of a large employer how would you set that up and tell me about the strategy you’d implement?

7. Last client you talked to who made a hire through your site…what kind of job?