UX Research Intern, Handshake
Compensation: $7,840 per month; + Equity
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3 days a week in office
College career network and job board
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College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
Compensation: $7,840 per month; + Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.
Role
Who you are
- Ability to synthesize qualitative data that includes but not limited to pattern and trend identification, analysis, critical thinking, and organizing and prioritizing findings
- Strong communication, storytelling, and ability to deliver clear reports and/or presentations
- Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple disciplines
- Ability to apply UX research methods to a design process, preferably through coursework or direct experience
- Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks, and work with deadlines
- Desire to learn and develop your skills in UX research field
- A growth mindset, is open to and actively seeks out coaching, feedback and mentorship
- Pursuing or have a Bachelor’s degree in related field (Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Education, HCI, Design, Communications) at a minimum (encourage Masters and PhD candidates to apply)
- Previous research experience that includes but not limited to investigating problems by gathering information, looking for patterns, and telling stories
- Previous experience working in teams, particularly engaging in collaborative research activities
- Previous experience conducting interviews and/or user testing (including ethnography, contextual interviews, usability testing)
- Nice to have / bonus: work experience in listening / educational fields (think customer service, teaching assistance)
- Please note, if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you could be a great addition to the team, we’d love to learn more about you
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a UX Research Intern reporting to the Senior UX Researcher, who’ll sit on the Product Design team
- In this role, you’ll help us by leading the roll out, pilot, feedback loop, and final recommendations for a brand-new heuristic evaluation program to support our Design organization is measuring the usability of the top product experiences in Handshake
- Participate in stakeholder interviews to understand business needs and project objectives
- Collaborate with senior researchers to develop study plans and session guides and recruit research participants
- Lead own end-to-end research project
- Lead analysis to extract themes and insights and make recommendations
- Work with design teams to translate insights into ideas
- Build a final presentation to showcase your work and your impact
- Show a desire to learn, grow and contribute
- Learn how UX research is practiced at Handshake and how it influences the business
Our take
The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.
The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.
Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- 💰Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
- 🍼16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents
- 💝Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support
- 💻Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
- 📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
- 🏦401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year
- 🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Summer and Winter #ShakeBreak, two one-week periods of Collective Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Garrett Lord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.
Ben Christensen
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.
Scott Ringwelski
(Co-Founder)Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.
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