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Purpose
This article outlines the process for current and former UTD students to log in to the Handshake portal.
Logging In
Current Students
![UTD student login page on Handshake.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=62121a68-f8ab-4715-9f1a-1b9ad85f4fc2.png)
- Login with your NetID and password.
![Screen to login to Handshake with UTD NetID and password.](https://atlas.utdallas.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=6256ddae-616f-4e1f-9a42-534af94c707e.png)
- Handshake will prompt for more information to set up a profile. Once this is complete, the account is active.
Former Students/Alumni
- Go to the Handshake portal.
- Click No account? Sign up here in the top right-hand corner.
- Enter a personal email, not a UTD email.
Note: The page will prompt you to enter a .edu email address. This is not necessary.
- Fill in the personal information and submit.
- Allow 3-5 business days for the UTD Career Center to approve the account.
- An email is sent when it has been approved.
- Once the account has been approved, go to the link in step 1 and press sign in with your email address, and enter the personal email address associated with the account.
- Follow the steps to complete the creation of a new Handshake account.