Handshake is dedicated to providing a safe and constructive platform for students to share honest reviews of their internship experiences.
These guidelines ensure that reviews are helpful, respectful, and professional, fostering a supportive community of students helping each other make informed decisions about internships
To learn more about submitting a review in Handshake, refer to Reviews in Handshake.
Things to note:
- You can choose to have your name and profile picture published when you post a review, or choose to hide your name and picture. In both cases, you should expect students at your institution, students at other institutions, and your employer to have access to your review. If you choose not to make your review visible, Handshake and your institution will still know who posted the review.
- We moderate reviews to ensure they follow the Handshake review guidelines below. We do not endorse or otherwise take responsibility for anything you say here. You are legally responsible for anything you post in a Handshake review. Institutions, employers, and other students can flag content they believe violates the review guidelines.
- If you write a review containing allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, criminal activity, or any conduct which threatens the safety or wellbeing of anyone, we will refer the matter to your institution's career service.
Content Guidelines
1. Respect Privacy
- Do not post personal information such as full names, phone numbers, email addresses, or home addresses.
- Avoid indirectly identifying specific individuals in a negative context.
2. Be Constructive
- Reviews should be relevant to the internship experience, corporate culture, or the community where the office is located.
- Avoid posting reviews that are unhelpful or unrelated to the internship.
- Do not submit multiple reviews for the same experience or reviews of companies you did not work for.
3. Be Honest
- Share your honest experience, but refrain from making negative comments about specific individuals.
- Critical reviews of company leadership (e.g., owner, founder, president) are acceptable if they provide insight into the company culture or internship experience.
4. Be Professional
- Do not use profane, vulgar, biased, or hurtful language.
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Avoid making comments about a person or group based on gender, race, national origin, or sexual orientation.
- Note: it is ok to post reviews containing comments about race, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation related to the company culture, the internship experience, or the community the office is located in.
5. Respect Confidentiality
- Do not post confidential company information or intellectual property. This includes trade secrets or copyright-protected content, naming any of the employer's customers or clients, non-public Research & Development activities, and any budgets or detailed financial information.
- It is acceptable to comment on intern compensation or reference public or published negative press about a company.
6. Stay on Topic
- Do not post spam or reviews unrelated to the internship.
- Avoid including advertisements, product promotions, or links to other job listings or services.
Moderation Process
All reviews undergo a two-step moderation process involving automatic text analysis and manual review by moderators.
Reviews flagged for questionable content are reviewed again, and any content violating guidelines is addressed.