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趨勢觀察分享 G i n a c l a s s @ INNOVATION TBA news letter - 07 08 （圖表 ） Why HandShake Students There are many job hunting websites out there, why choose handshake then. First of all, Handshake is only available for the U.S. college students. Therefore, the competitors are not as experienced as those in other job search fields. For example, Glassdoor, one of the largest job search website in the U.S., when a college student is apply- ing for a job, his potential competitors could be 30s who already had job experiences. This is unfair for the college student who might be looking for his first job. On the other hand, every competitor on HandShake is a college student like himself. Even though some students might already have intern or job experiences, there are many other opportuni- ties that don’t require previous job experience; in another word, the opportunities on HandShake are best fits for first time workers and fresh-graduates. Not only does HandShake provides job opportunities, but also gives students a chance to on their own projects by helping students meet the community around them. Students can find their classmates who share the same major, class year, or habit. Sometimes, higher class students need assistances for their own project, however, 2014/06 HandShake Launches 2014/08, They welcome their first University Partners 2016/05 The Handshake network explode to 200+ school 2018/01 Uniting 500 schools, 9 million+ students, and 250,000+ employers 2015/02 HandShake signs 65 more school, from coast to coast 2017/09 Handshake is now the official partner of over 400 colleges and universities across the country. Source ： https://democratizeopportunity.com/states-of-handshake-standout-skills-2fe36f586756 Source :https://careersherpa.net/50-best-websites-for-job-search-2017/ they don’t have the money to hire workers. In this case, they can find underclassmen who’re willing to help them volun- tarily through HandShake. Similar, if students want to start their project but don’t have enough hands, they can also look for volunteers through the community that’s provided by HandShake. In addition, there are a wide array of employers on HandShake. Although Handshake doesn’t provide the list of the all the company that it works with, it says that it’s working with more than 250,000 employers. Also, it does present a map of the most popular employers in each state. As the picture shown below, HandShake divides the type of employers into 8 categories: Finance & Professional Services, Manufacturing Transportation & Trade services, Technology Internet & Engineer, Energy Agriculture & Natural Resources, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Retail & Consumer Goods, Arts Entertainment & Hospitality, and Non-Profit Education & Public Sector. In this case, students will have a better understanding of which place to go depends on which type of career they want to build. After they came to an agreement to solve this problem, they officially started HandShake in June 2014. Four months after the foundation, they welcomed their first University Partners including Valparaiso University, Hillsdale College, and seven other more colleges. 6 months later, they signed with 65 more colleges including Ivy League Colleges such as Princeton University and Stanford University. In the following year, 2016, it’s partnerships expanded to more than 200 schools. The latest update shows that Handshake is now working with around 500 schools from coast to coast including 9 million students and 250,000 employers.