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Handshake App Appointment Scheduling Instructions

Handshake is an app that streamlines the process to connect students with potential employers.

App and Web User Guide

Handshake App

  1. Click on your profile picture on the left right corner of your Handshake App
  2. Click on "Notifications"
  3. Select the settings icon in the top right corner and then click on "Appointments"
  4. Allow “Upcoming appointments” for Push (Mobile) if it is not already enabled
  5. Handshake will send you a 24-hour and a 1-hour reminder via the App & Email before appointments

Handshake Webpage

  1. Click on your profile picture on the top right corner, then click on “Notifications Preferences”
  2. Scroll down to “Appointments”
  3. Allow “Upcoming appointments” for Email, Notification, and Push (Mobile) if it’s not already enabled
Download the Handshake App

  1. Go to the App Store, search for “Handshake” (green background with black icon)

Log in to Handshake

  1. Use your BYUI email address which starts with the first three letters of your last name followed by five numbers (Do not use your BYUI username email address)

How To Find the Right BYUI Email Address

  1. Go to your my.byui.edu and click on “Email”
  2. Click on your name on the top right corner
  3. Click on “My Account” and then “View account”
  4. You will find your email listed under your name and profile picture
  5. After typing in your email, check your student email for a passcode (it might be in your “Other” or “Junk” folder)
  6. Copy and paste the “Temporary Passcode” to your Handshake App
  7. Choose profile visibility and click “Skip all” on the top right corner. (You can build your profile later.)

Schedule an Appointment on the App

  1. On the bottom right, click on “Explore” -> “Brigham Young University-Idaho” -> “Appointments” -> "Schedule A New Appointment"
  2. Choose a Category -> Choose an Appointment Type
  3. Choose a date with available appointments -> scroll down and choose one of the available time slots
  4. Under “Appointment Request Details,” click on “Appointment Medium” and choose “In-Person” or “Zoom Video Call”
  5. Enter any specific requests or details for your appointment in “What can we help you with?”

Terms of Agreement and Confirmation Email

  1. Read and agree to the "Cancellation Policy” and “No Show/Late Policy”
  2. Read and agree to the “Appointment Preparation”
  3. After carefully reading and agreeing to those sections click “Request”
  4. Read the Confirmation Email sent to your BYUI Student Inbox
    • It might be in the “Other” or “Junk” folder
Schedule an Appointment on the App

  1. On the bottom right, click on “Explore” -> “Brigham Young University-Idaho” -> “Appointments” -> "Schedule A New Appointment"
  2. Choose a Category -> Choose an Appointment Type
  3. Choose a date with available appointments -> scroll down and choose one of the available time slots
  4. Under “Appointment Request Details,” click on “Appointment Medium” and choose “In-Person” or “Zoom Video Call”
  5. Enter any specific requests or details for your appointment in “What can we help you with?”

Terms of Agreement and Confirmation Email

  1. Read and agree to the "Cancellation Policy” and “No Show/Late Policy”
  2. Read and agree to the “Appointment Preparation”
  3. After carefully reading and agreeing to those sections click “Request”
  4. Read the Confirmation Email sent to your BYUI Student Inbox
    • It might be in the “Other” or “Junk” folder
Log in to Handshake

  1. Go to the BYUI Career Center page -> Click on Handshake
  2. Click on “BYU-Idaho Login” in the blue rectangle
  3. Enter your username and password, then click “Login”
  4. If you are prompted to answer some questions on Handshake -> scroll down and click “Skip all”
  5. Click on “Career Center” (left navigation bar) and “Appointments”

Schedule an Appointment on the Webpage

  1. Click the button “Schedule A New Appointment”
  2. Choose a Category -> Choose an Appointment Type
  3. Choose a date with available appointments -> pick one of the available time slots
  4. Under “Appointment Request Details,” click on “Appointment Medium” and choose “In-Person” or “Zoom Video Call”
  5. Enter any specific requests or details for your appointment in “What can we help you with?”

Terms of Agreement and Confirmation Email

  1. Read and agree to the "Cancellation Policy” and “No Show/Late Policy”
  2. Read and agree to the “Appointment Preparation”
  3. After carefully reading and agreeing to those sections click “Request”
  4. Read the Confirmation Email sent to your BYUI Student Inbox
    • It might be in the “Other” or “Junk” folder
Schedule an Appointment on the Webpage

  1. Go to the BYUI Career Centerpage -> Click on Handshake
  2. Click on “BYU-Idaho Login” in the blue rectangle
  3. Enter your username and password, then click on “Login”
  4. Click on “Career Center” (left navigation bar) and “Appointments”
  5. Click the button “Schedule A New Appointment”
  6. Choose a Category -> Choose an Appointment Type
  7. Choose a date with available appointments -> pick one of the available time slots
  8. Under “Appointment Request Details,” click on “Appointment Medium” and choose “In-Person” or “Zoom Video Call”
  9. Enter any specific requests or details for your appointment in “What can we help you with?”

Terms of Agreement and Confirmation Email

  1. Read and agree to the "Cancellation Policy” and “No Show/Late Policy”
  2. Read and agree to the “Appointment Preparation”
  3. After carefully reading and agreeing to those sections click “Request”
  4. Read the Confirmation Email sent to your BYUI Student Inbox
    • It might be in the “Other” or “Junk” folder
  5. Click here to set up notifications on the Web for your upcoming appointments