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Students

Handshake student product updates—July 1, 2026

Sidekick [Rollout began: June 17, 2026] Sidekick, Handshake's resume optimizer, is continuing to roll out to all students over the next few weeks. It is...

July 1, 2026

Employers

Handshake employer product updates—June 26, 2026

Hiring Intelligence: Source candidates [Launched: June 2026] The new Source Candidates experience (formerly the Matches tab) is now available to all Basic &...

June 26, 2026

Education Partners

Handshake EDU partner product updates—June 26, 2026

Importer account update [Launched: June 25, 2026] In response to a change made by Workday, we’re granting new importer permission to schools who use Workday...

June 26, 2026

Students

Handshake student product updates—June 18, 2026

Sidekick [Launched: June 17, 2026] Sidekick is now rolling out for students outside of our original beta group. Students can refine their resume with...

June 18, 2026

Students

Handshake student product updates—June 5, 2026

"Employer visible" resume uploads [Launched: May 29, 2026] Resumes are now set to employer-visible by default when you upload them via the My Documents tab...

June 5, 2026

Education Partners

Handshake EDU partner product updates—June 5, 2026

Scheduled sessions [Beta launched May 27, 2026] This highly requested tool enables time-slotted events so that career centers can host coffee chats, mock...

June 5, 2026

Employers

Handshake employer product updates—June 1, 2026

Message limits notifications [Launched: May 28] Employers can now receive usage notification emails at 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, and 100% of their annual messaging...

June 1, 2026

Students

Handshake student product updates—May 22, 2026

Resume visibility language [Launched: May 15, 2026] Historically, when students have uploaded a resume, they've seen an option to make the resume "public"....

May 22, 2026

Education Partners

Handshake EDU partner product updates—May 7, 2026

Insights powered by Omni [Launched May 7, 2026] Our new reporting tool, Omni , is now live for all schools! Omni offers AI-powered report building, custom...

May 7, 2026

Employers

Handshake employer product updates—April 3, 2026

Promotions [Launched: March 23, 2026] Employers can now promote roles directly in Handshake's job search and inbox experiences, surfacing opportunities to...

April 3, 2026