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Resume Reviewer, Contract
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Remote - US
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Contractor
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TBD
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Human Resources
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October 2nd, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Handshake is hiring a Resume Reviewer, Contract to help evaluate candidates at scale for Handshake AI projects. The role matches Fellows to project opportunities by reviewing a high volume of resumes each day and judging qualifications and fit against client and project needs. The reviewer spends most of the time heads-down screening candidates quickly and accurately while meeting daily review targets.
Highlights
- Review a high volume of resumes per day to match Fellows with project opportunities
- Assess candidate qualifications and fit against client and project needs
- Make clear, confident judgments quickly without over-deliberating
- Hit daily review targets and keep pace with a fast-moving pipeline
- Work with internal stakeholders while focusing on accurate, efficient screening
- Maintain strong attention to detail while working at speed
- Bring 2+ years of hands-on sourcing or recruiting experience, since recruiting coordination alone does not qualify
- Use Google Sheets and Docs with at least 1 year of experience, with high-volume screening experience a plus
- Contract role open to candidates based on the U.S. West Coast, with no visa sponsorship available
- Support Handshake, which powers 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions
Resume Reviewer, Contract Full Description
About Handshake
Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.
In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.
Why join Handshake now:
- Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
- Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
- Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
About the Role
We’re looking for a fast, highly organized contract Resume Reviewer to help us evaluate candidates at scale. In this role, you’ll play a key part in matching our Fellows to project opportunities by reviewing a high volume of resumes per day, assessing candidate qualifications and fit, and making clear, confident judgements that align with client and project needs.
This is a high-throughput role. You'll be expected to hit daily review targets, keep pace with a fast-moving pipeline, and make sound calls quickly. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders, but spend most of your time heads-down, screening candidates effectively and accurately.
Required
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in sourcing or recruiting (recruiting coordination alone or hiring experience as a hiring manager in a non-recruiting role will not qualify)
- 1+ years experience using Google Suite tools such as Sheets and Docs
- Comfortable working against daily review targets and turnaround time expectations
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy while working at speed
- Ability to make informed decisions quickly without over-deliberating
Extra Credit
- Experience screening at scale in a high-volume recruiting, staffing, or sourcing environment
- Experience hiring across a variety of industries and functional roles.
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvements and recommend workflows that increase speed and efficiency.
Location & Work Expectations
- Must be based in the US (West Coast only)
- No visa sponsorship available
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