Handshake for WSU Students
Please note: You must be enrolled at WSU and have started classes to access your WSU Handshake account.
Handshake is Wayne State's official mobile job/internship portal. All WSU students are provided a free Handshake account. Thousands of employers are hiring students on Handshake. Once you fill in your career interests, you’ll get personalized recommendations for jobs and events and direct outreach from employers interested in students like you—80% of students with a complete Handshake profile get messaged by employers!
- Activate your account at app.joinhandshake.com using your WSU Access ID/email and password
- Download the Handshake app from Apple or Google Play so you get notifications on the latest jobs, events, and employers
- Learn more: “5 Reasons You Need Handshake More Than Other Career Sites”
Pro Tip: Scan this QR Code with your phone's camera to download the Handshake app from the App Store or Google Play.
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WSU Career Offices using Handshake.
- Centralized Career Services (All Majors)
- Engineering Career Resource Center (Engineering Students)
- Mike Ilitch School of Business Career Planning and Placement (Business & Computer Science Students)
Benefits of using Handshake
Joining WSU's Handshake mobile app community allows you to:
- Sign up and participate in professional development and employer networking events.
- View and apply to on-campus, Federal Work-Study, part-time, internship, and full-time job postings.
- Participate in employer recruiting events.
- View career-related resources.
- Register and participate in career fairs.
- Post questions to the Community Career Q&A boards.