FAQ students, doctoral students and graduates

How can I register as a jobseeker in the Career Service Portal?
As job seeker or as KIT student or doctoral candidate you can simply log in with your existing KIT account - without having to register again!
How do I find the right employer?
In the job market you can filter companies according to your desired criteria under "advanced search criteria". If you save your search, you can also receive the matching job offers by e-mail.
Companies - if you have created a profile - also have the option of finding you on the basis of the information you provide about your career status, the type of job you are looking for, the company division and the working region, and thus being able to present you with suitable job offers.
You also have the opportunity to contact companies via our other offers, such as Jobshadowing. You will find further information in the login area.
Why should I create an application profile for myself as a job seeker?
The job exchange brings companies together with KIT students, graduates and alumni. If you create a personal profile and upload your curriculum vitae, further options arise: Companies can find you by searching for specific criteria (e.g. career status, the type of job they are looking for, the division of the company and the working region). This also gives a company the opportunity to find out about your qualifications and to make concrete job offers.
In your application profile you can decide for yourself whether certain data, such as name and address in particular, are visible to a company. Please note, however, that all personal data that you publish in your CV (pdf) can be downloaded and used to contact and inform you.
Can I delete my application profile?
Of course you can delete your profile and your account completely and irrevocably at any time. Your data will then no longer be retrievable. However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that we cannot accept any responsibility for the copying, storage and confidential treatment of your data by external companies. Please remember this when you enter certain information in your CV.
Can I make changes to my application profile?
Yes, you can access your profile and CV at any time in the login area and view, correct, update, modify or delete these elements.
What does the job market cost me?
Nothing! The services and offers of the job market are free of charge for job seekers.
How can I make an appointment for the career coaching or the application check?
In the login area of the portal you can make an appointment under the menu item "Students" -> "Appointment booking - Application check and career coaching".

FAQ KIT-member

How can I register as a KIT-member?
As a KIT-intern you can simply log in with your existing SAP account - without having to register again!
How can I post a Hiwi offer or an event ad?
Please log in to your account to set up your account. Under the menu item Place advertisement you can place offers yourself. As a KIT-internal you will automatically receive free premium ads for posting.
What happens to the advertisement after the expiry date?
You will receive a notification e-mail a few days before the expiry date. In this e-mail you will be given the opportunity to extend the term. If you do not wish to extend the term, your advertisement will be removed from the job market and taken offline. If necessary, it can be reactivated at any time.
What do I do if I have changed the KIT facility?
If the change does not take place automatically, please contact the Career Service Portal team at careerserviceportal@kit.edu.
How can I edit my ads afterwards?
To do this, click on KIT-members in the login area and then on “Overview Job Offers”. You now have the option to edit your ad (see icons (mouseover)).

FAQ companies

How can you register as a company?
You can create an account under the item Registration Company / Institution . This will be activated by us within two working days at the latest. As soon as you have completed the registration and are logged in, you can edit your profile and directly start placing ads or buy other services of the KIT Career Service such as campus advertising or Jobshadowing.
If your company is already registered, you can add another person account as a sub-account. The main account of the company will be notified.
How do I advertise job offers?
The job market offers several possibilities to place ads, all of which have different characteristics and individualisations: from the free basic ad to the deluxe ad with an additional four-week presentation of your ad in our "Top Jobs" section.
All details, as well as the running times for the advertisements offered, can be found in the overview Ads and prices .
After purchasing your advertisements, you can upload your offer yourself, whereupon your advertisement will be checked and then appear in the overview. From this point on, your offer will be visible until the end of the term, unless you deactivate the ad because you have already filled the vacancy.
What happens to the advertisement after the expiry date?
You will receive a notification e-mail a few days before the expiry date. In this e-mail you will be given the opportunity to extend the duration (except for basic ads). If you do not wish to extend the term, your advertisement will be removed from the job market. If the ad was created as a basic ad, it will be deleted after the end of the runtime and cannot be accessed again. With all other packages, the ad is taken offline and can be reactivated at any time by using a purchased ad.
How to buy ads?
If you want to place ads online, you must first purchase an ad (or use the 40 free basic ads per month). You can find these different types of advertisements under Ads and Prices or in the login area under Buy services.
Order process and invoicing
After receipt of your order, you will receive an order confirmation by e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided. There you will also find more detailed information about payment. We will send the original invoice to the billing address you have provided in a timely manner.
Search for suitable students using the service "Application Profiles"
The service "Application Profiles" gives you access to a database with promising CVs of students, graduates and alumni of one of the leading technical universities in Germany. After purchase, the database with all profiles, including existing CVs, is available to you for four weeks from the first activation. If you have found a suitable candidate, you can contact him/her directly.
The number of profiles can vary depending on the semester. You can check the current number at any time in the login area under Buy services.
Verification of your account for the services application profiles and Jobshadowing
In order to use the services "Application Profiles" and "Jobshadowing" your account must be verified in order to comply with data protection regulations. Therefore, these offers go through an internal verification process. You will automatically receive an e-mail after activation.
Please note that the data provided by students, graduates and alumni, especially in the case of application profiles, is used exclusively for the purpose of establishing direct contact with the aim of submitting an interesting offer. Any misuse of the data by the companies, in particular the transfer to third parties, will be prosecuted by KIT after becoming known. Should you not meet our criteria, we reserve the right to exclude you from access to the application profiles.
How can changes be made to company data?
The owner of the main account can process all company data, except the company name. In the latter case or if you do not know who owns the main account in your company, please contact the Career Service Portal team.
How can the main account be transferred to a sub-account?
The owner of the main account can transfer the main account to a sub-account in the company under Transfer Account. If the previous owner of the main account is no longer available, e.g. due to a change of company, please contact the Career Service Portal team.
How can I edit or extend my ads?
In the login area under "Set Services" you can edit or extender your ads afterwards.
Where can I see my unused or still available quota of ads/services?
In the login area under "Bought Services".

FAQ data privacy

What happens to my data? Are they protected?
KIT is obliged to comply with the regulations of data protection and has taken numerous precautions to ensure data security. For example, all communication between your computer and the server is secured by SSL. Additional technical measures ensure that the security of the data stored on the server meets the requirements of data protection.
Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy of the Career Service Portal.
  • Your data will be processed as described in this FAQ. With your registration and the creation of your profile you agree to this.
  • Entry in the database is for the sole purpose of direct contact with the companies registered for the "application profiles", with the aim of submitting an interesting offer. Any misuse of the data by the companies will be prosecuted by KIT as soon as it becomes known.
You can also find out which data is logged when you visit the Career Service Portal in the privacy policy.
Right of access to information
According to §§ 21, 22 LDSG, you have the right to request information free of charge about your personal data stored by KIT's Innovation and Relationsmanagement and to request correction of incorrectly stored data. Please send your request in writing to:
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Innovation and Relationsmanagement
    Vincenz-Prießnitz-Str. 1
    76131 Karlsruhe
    Germany