Handshake
Our Handshake platform connects students and alumni with jobs, internships, and co-ops, as well as providing ways to communicate directly with recruiters. See all the career events at the college, and make appointments with engineering career advising.
How to use Handshake
For current undergraduate and graduate students
Your Handshake account is automatically created 48 hours after you have registered for courses in the next/upcoming semester at VCU. Please do not manually create an account as it will not sync properly with VCU systems.
Finish setting up your account using your vcu.edu email address:
- Go to https://joinhandshake.com/
- Click the blue button Sign up in the upper-right corner of the page.
- Enter your vcu.edu email address, then click the blue button Next.
- Click the blue button Get Started. Be sure to navigate through all six steps (they’re quick!) to fully launch your account.
If an account hasn’t been created for you, or you need further assistance, please email engrcareers@vcu.edu.
For Alumni who graduated after Fall 2018
If you no longer have access to your VCU email account, we can reset your Handshake account to your preferred email address. Simply email Engr Career Services at engrcareers@vcu.edu for assistance.
For Alumni who graduated before Fall 2018
Please email careers@vcu.edu to provide your name and VCU eID or V#. Your account request will have to be verified before you are approved. When you set up your profile be sure to add your College (Engineering) in order to make appointments with Engr Career Services.
From the landing page:
- Select Career Center
- Then select Appointments
- Then select New Appointment
- And finally College of Engr Career Services
Request a 30-minute advising session. Appointments are available by Zoom or in-person.
From Engineering Career Fairs to workshops to employer visits to campus, there’s a lot going on for careers at the College of Engineering. Students and alumni are welcome to attend.
To see upcoming events, select “Events” from the left menu bar of the Handshake homepage. Use the filters at the top of the page to navigate through the many offerings.
Pro tip: to sort by Date, select the filter icon next to “More filers”.
Registering for an event will activate automatic messaging and reminders to you about the event.