Alumni Free Handshake Access

Free access to the UW Handshake platform is available to all UW Seattle and Bothell degreed alumni.

If you are an alum and would like to update the email address associated with your Handshake account, you can do so by adding an additional email address to your account and marking that as your primary email address. Find detailed instructions here, and if you have questions, email handshake@uw.edu.

Individuals who have completed a certificate program can find more information about paid access on our webpage.

UW Tacoma alumni should contact their career center at tcareer@uw.edu for assistance.

If you are unable to provide your student ID, it may not be possible for us to easily verify your alumnus status. Please provide this information if you can.
If you are unable to provide your UW NetID, it may not be possible for us to easily verify your alumnus status. Please provide this information if you can.