Why is Zero better than Handshake?
Handshake is a job board with school integrations. Zero is a simulator where students do real work, get scored against the top 1%, and receive receipts that recruiters see before resumes.
- Handshake: job board plus career fairs.
- Zero: work simulator with scored receipts.
- Handshake: recruiters filter by school and keywords.
- Zero: recruiters evaluate actual work output.
- Handshake: no evaluation layer.
- Zero: every candidate has a scored receipt from a top-1% reviewer.
What does Handshake actually evaluate?
Nothing about work quality. Handshake evaluates a candidate by school, GPA, and keywords on a resume. It is a distribution channel, not an assessment platform. The recruiter still has to screen every applicant manually.
What does Zero evaluate?
Zero evaluates the actual work a candidate produces on a real company task. The rubric is built from the source company's internal evaluation framework. The reviewer is a verified top-1% professional. The result is a receipt with a score, percentile, and written feedback.
What does the recruiter experience look like on each platform?
On Handshake, a recruiter posts a job and receives resumes. They screen by school, degree, and keywords. On Zero, a recruiter browses a pool of candidates and sees receipts first. The receipt contains the task, the submission, and the score. The recruiter decides to interview based on work quality, not the school listed on a resume.