Handshake | 120,478 followers on LinkedIn. The career platform for Gen Z. Connecting the future workforce with 1,500+ schools and ~1M employers. | Handshake is the career platform for Gen Z. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake’s network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Nearly 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses.