خطوات الفرز
- Application
- Project match and interest email
- Decision and selection
- Project onboarding
- Training
- Project assessment (a quiz on the training, a practice task or a skills test, depending on the project)
Source: ai-support.joinhandshake.com
You sign up once for the Handshake AI Fellowship (profile, resume, work-authorisation questions), then wait to be matched to projects.
Assessment content
Assessments are project-specific and can be a knowledge quiz on the onboarding training materials, a practice task or sample submission reviewed by the team, or a written or skills-based evaluation; format, length and pass mark vary by project.
Source: ai-support.joinhandshake.com
Preparing for the assessment
- Complete all training modules and onboarding materials first, set aside uninterrupted time, and follow each project's instructions carefully. (ai-support.joinhandshake.com)
- AI tools: Fellows are prohibited from using LLMs or other AI-assisted tools to generate work product unless Handshake authorises it in writing. (ai-support.joinhandshake.com)
النتائج وإعادة المحاولة
- There may be a processing period before results, and you are notified once a decision is made. Failing means you did not meet the project's minimum score or quality threshold; your profile stays active for other projects. (ai-support.joinhandshake.com)
- Retakes: Retakes are decided per project and not guaranteed; requests are generally considered only for a documented error or technical issue, not to improve a score. (ai-support.joinhandshake.com)
Screening in open postings
- 97% of Handshake AI's open roles (237) mention an ID check
- 2% of Handshake AI's open roles (4) mention a skills test
From the postings' own text; a posting that doesn't mention a step may still use it.
Checks before paid work
- ID check: Government-issued ID (such as a driver's licence or passport) verified through Persona during account creation
- Paid onboarding: Some projects pay for onboarding time and others do not, as set in each project's Project Terms
- Confidentiality: The Contractor Agreement includes mutual confidentiality obligations
من يمكنه التقدّم
US persons with work authorisation Handshake can support and an SSN or ITIN; international participation is invite-only. F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B and TN holders are not supported.
Handshake AI engages people as: independent contractor, not an employee.
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Facts from Handshake AI's own pages, checked 20 October 2026. Platforms change their process; their pages are the final word. See also how to spot a fake offer.