Locating the Link to Your Handshake Profile

You may want to share your Handshake profile with your institution, a mentor, or an employer. 

The ability to share your profile depends on your privacy preferences on Handshake and the users connection with the platform.

• If you've chosen the Community option in your profile settings and have selected to make your profile public and shareable, you have the option to share your profile link with anyone you choose.
• If your profile is set to Employer or Community in your profile settings and you did not choose to make it public, you'll need to ensure the individual you are sharing your profile link with has a Handshake account and is approved at your institution. 

To obtain your profile link, follow the steps below based on whether your profile is set to public and shareable or not. 

For more information about your profile privacy options, refer to Profile Privacy Options in Handshake.

To learn more about public profiles on Handshake, check out How to Make Your Handshake Profile Public and Share Your Profile Link.

Public profile

If you've chosen to make your profile public and shareable, Handshake offers a convenient way to generate a link for you to share! 

1. Log in to your student account on Handshake.

2. Click on your account icon in the upper-right corner of Handshake, then click My Profile from the dropdown.

3. Click the button Share, located to the right of your name within the header of your profile.

4. From the dropdown, choose from one of the following options:

• Copy profile link: Copies your profile link to your clipboard so you can paste it wherever you want to share it! 
• Share via email: Launches the email feature on your device, allowing you to copy and paste content into the body of an email for sending.
• Create email signature: Provides a custom email signature with a link to your Handshake profile. Your Handshake signature includes your profile image, primary education, end date, and course (if added to your profile).
  • Tip: paste the link directly into your email signature settings. Not sure how to update your email signature? Check out these help articles for Gmail and Outlook.

Non-public profile

If you have opted out of making your profile public and shareable, you'll need to locate and copy the URL to your profile.

1. Log in to your student account on Handshake.

2. Click on your account icon in the upper-right corner of Handshake, then click My Profile from the dropdown.

3. The link to your profile is the URL that is displayed within the address bar (above the profile page) — Copy and paste the link to share with the desired audience!