For VT alumni and faculty/staff who want a Handshake student account for job search
To have a Handshake account for students or alumni, you must have a VT PID email address and password.
- If you have forgotten your VT username (PID) or password, or you have not set up 2-Factor Authentication, see:
Virginia Tech Division of Information Technology: instructions if you have forgotten your VT username (PID) or password.
That provides a link to instructions from VT 4-help on resetting your passphrase. - For a student / alumnus account, you cannot use an alias email address.
- For a student / alumnus account, you cannot use a gmail address.
How to get an account depends on who you are.
Select:
You graduated in 2015-2016, or more recently:
A Handshake account exists for you; you may ask that it be REACTIVATED for JOB SEARCH.
Here's how:
- Go to VT Handshake login and enter your VT PID and password.
- Follow instructions to ask that your account be reactivated.
- Your request will be reviewed within one week.
- Please note that CPD advising is open to alumni within two years of graduation.
- Alumni two years past graduation are welcome to use Handshake for job search, but not to schedule advising. Please see resources for alumni.
You graduated 2014-2015 or prior,
OR
You are a current VT faculty/staff member and NOT a VT student or past graduate:
You may REQUEST a student / alumnus account for JOB SEARCH.
Here's how:
- Go to VT join Handshake.com/register.
- When prompted for your email address, you must use your VT PID email address, as in PID@vt.edu.
- If you do not use your correct PID email address, you will not be able to log in to Handshake.
- When prompted for your email address, you must use your VT PID email address, as in PID@vt.edu.
- Your request will be reviewed within one week.
- Please note that CPD advising is not open to alumni who are two years past graduation; you are welcome to use Handshake for job search, but not to schedule advising. Please see resources for alumni.
- If you have followed instructions, but are not able to access your Handshake account FOR JOB SEARCH, call us during office hours, usually M-F 8am-5pm.
After opening your account, if you need assistance using Handshake:
- Handshake was built to be student-user friendly. We encourage you to use the Handshake Help Center for students and alumni.
- All information on this page is about having a Handshake account for students-alumni for job search.
- If you wish to have a Handshake employer account, see information for employers.