For Alumni & VT F/S Who Wish to Have a Handshake Student Account

All information below is about having a Handshake student / alumni account.
If you wish to have a Handshake employer account, see information for employers.

To have a Handshake student / alumni account:
You must have a VT PID email address and password.

• If you need help with this, see:
  Help for alumni regarding your VT PID and password. 
• For a student / alumni account, you cannot use an alias email address. 
• For a student / alumni account, you cannot use a gmail address. 

How to get an account depends on who you are!  Select:

You graduated in 2015-2016 or later:
You HAVE a student / alumni account. You may ask that it be REACTIVATED.
Here's how:

• Go to VT Handshake login and enter your VT PID and password.
• You'll see the same login screen as current students, shown in opening your student account.
• Follow instructions to ask that your account be reactivated.

You graduated 2014-2015 or prior,
OR
you are a current faculty/staff member at VT and NOT a student or past graduate of VT:
You may REQUEST a student / alumni account.
Here's how:

• Go to VT join Handshake.com/register and select "Student/Alumni."
  • From there, follow instructions.
  • 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.
• Your request will be reviewed within approximately two business days.
• If you have followed instructions, but are not able to access your Handshake account, call us during office hours, usually M-F 8am-5pm.