The mission of the Office of Career Services is to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art resources and services for cadets to assist them in their needs relative to career planning, career experiences, and employment or graduate education opportunities.
Cadets and Alumni: You can make an appointment through Handshake. Login using your VMI credentials and click on “Career Center” to make an appointment or email careerservices@vmi.edu. Walk-in hours are Monday – Friday, 0800 – 1630. Cadets looking to connect directly with alumni can do so by completing a short survey.
The Office of Career Services has a newly renovated state-of-the-art conference room that can be reserved by cadets and employers to conduct virtual and in-person interviews. To reserve the conference room, call or email the career services office.
Employers: Visit our employers tab or please email careerservices@vmi.edu to discuss Handshake, Career Fairs, and other employer events.
VMI FALL 2026 CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026 | 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Marshall Hall
Open to all cadets. Before the fair, participants are encouraged to:
- View all employers on Handshake currently registered to attend.
- Schedule a session with Career Services to discover resources for resumes, interviews, and more.
- Log into Big Interview and explore virtual assistance with interview and resume prep.
- Update their Handshake account and resume.
Key Resource
Handshake is still one of the best tools to assist with your job and internship search. Sign-in using your VMI credentials and set-up your profile. You can explore employers, jobs, internships, and virtual events, all in one place. Just make sure that your profile is complete: employers are more likely to reach out to cadets with a complete profile. You can find 100 companies hiring students on Handshake, with the list being updated regularly.
Professional Closet
Do you have an interview or VMI sponsored event coming up and need professional attire? Visit the Office of Career Services’ Professional Closet.
The Professional Closet is available to all cadets needing outfitted for job interviews, networking events, and other career-related or VMI sponsored events.
Purpose: This resource is designed to provide civilian professional attire to cadets to borrow/keep for job interviews, networking events, conferences, and other VMI sponsored events. The closet offers dress shirts, dress pants, blazers, and complete suits for men. It also has dress shirts, skirts, dresses, blazers, and complete suits for women. We have a variety of sizes and are continuing to collect donations to fill out our offerings. If you are unsure whether you should interview/network in your uniform or in civilian attire, contact us for advice.
How to Use It: Drop in or set an appointment with the Office of Career Services to look through offerings in your size. Find professional attire with a choice to keep or borrow.
Find something you want to keep, but it needs a little tailoring? The Office of Career Services has partnered with Auxiliary Services and the Tailoring department can provide one complimentary tailoring service. To use this, Cadets should plan ahead to look through the closet far enough in advance to account for time needed to get it tailored.
- Doing a video interview? You can borrow just a shirt, tie and jacket or blouse and blazer!
- Attending a conference or have an in-person interview? Browse our selection of professional attire to pick an outfit to borrow or keep.
- Traveling? We have suit bags that can be borrowed for transporting your professional attire.
You can drop-in for a visit to 311 Carroll Hall, or schedule an appointment in advance via Handshake and select the “Professional Closet” appointment type.
Contact the Office of Career Services with additional questions.
Student Consumer Information
The Office of Career Services annually contacts recent VMI graduates to determine their first destination career status using a standard census date of October 31. We are currently engaged in outreach and collection efforts for the 2025-2026 academic year. The next report will be available in spring 2027.
Questions? We’re Here to Help
Connect with Career Services
Email: careerservices@vmi.edu
Phone: (540) 464-7560
Career Services
311 Carroll Hall