Saginaw Valley State University’s Career Services office is excited to announce our transition to Handshake, a modern career services platform designed to connect students and employers to each other, events, and opportunities. Read on for helpful resources to create and account and how to access Handshake.
All undergraduate and graduate students who have registered for classes should have a Handshake profile linked to their student email. Log in to Handshake using your SVSU network credentials.
Handshake offers employers the ability to post jobs, track applicants, schedule on-campus interviews and register for career fairs and events. Additionally, Handshake offers expanded recruitment potential:
Cardinals for life! Alumni continue to have access to the power of Handshake. SVSU alums can access Handshake by logging in one of two ways:
1) if your SVSU credentials are still active, you can access Handshake by clicking on the "Alumni" login button below
2) if you would like to use a non-SVSU email address to login to Handshake, Use this Instructions for Alumni Access to Handshake (Non-SVSU Email Address) (1,282KB) to assist you in obtaining access.
The SVSU Career Services office offers campus staff and faculty a courtesy account for access to Handshake, our online recruiting platform. Joining as a faculty member is completely optional. If you choose to join, you’ll be given a student account, which allows you to:
Handshake is a modern platform that is customized to suit your career needs.
All of this can be done from your computer or the mobile app!
SVSUConnect is a place to find and apply for internship and employment opportunities shared by SVSU alumni, and to reach out to alumni for career-related advice and mentorship. Handshake is a career services platform designed to connect students and employers to each other, events, and opportunities.
Check Recognizing and Avoiding Job Scams on Handshake (3,179KB) on how to identify a fraualent job. If you susepct a fraudalent job, contact careers@svsu.edu.
Change your password through SVSU Self-Service password reset. Need additional help? Contact careers@svsu.edu or call 989-964-4954 Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm.
The Saginaw Valley State University office of Career Services maintains its websites and resources as a service to SVSU students and alumni for their professional career development and job search needs free of charge.
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989-964-4954
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Wickes Hall 270
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careers@svsu.edu