Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Job Applications
Submit your application online. If based in Germany or the US, use our job application assistant. If you don't have regular online access, read our advice listed under “ Questions & Answers – Online Application”.
If you cannot submit your job application online, you can send us a written application instead. Applications may be submitted from your smartphone or tablet as well.
Your job application documents should refer to the position you’re interested in. They should also be complete and informative. They include your résumé, in particular, but also testimonials, certificates or references as applicable. It is not obligatory to include an application letter, but this will help us to assess your application in case of doubt.
Our application assistant allows you to upload all the necessary documents individually.
Yes, you can apply for several positions at a time once you’ve been registered. Do not apply for more than three positions at once, however. Select only the positions that interest you. You will not increase your chances by applying for as many jobs as possible.
Take the opportunity to activate your job applicant profile. By doing so, your application will remain visible to us, regardless of your current application or whether your application has been declined.
If you have already registered and would like to submit another application, open the “Job Market” link and then log on using your password.
Please note - as regards your training/dual study program: you only have to apply once for your preferred career path/dual study program. In the application assistant, you can enter further positions for which you would like us to consider your application.
You can release your job applicant profile to our other recruiters at any time to allow them to simultaneously examine whether your profile might also be suitable for other positions. To do this, log into your job applicant profile at jobs.wacker.com and click on the tab “Search Options and Data Protection.”
Yes, you can. Here, too, make use of our application assistant or the links provided for the particular professional groups.
Indicate your preferred work area and, if applicable, site location.
Take the opportunity to activate your job applicant profile. By doing so, your application will remain visible to us, regardless of your current application or whether your application has been declined.
More information on unsolicited applications is available see.
If you have additional questions about job applications, please contact our job application service.
Yes, your data will be treated in utmost confidence and are subject to data protection. We process and use your personal data for the sole purpose of handling the application process and any related activities effectively and correctly. At any time, you can withdraw or delete your application, block your applicant profile or delete your complete registration. Additional information can be found in the data privacy statement.
Online Application
You must register the first time you log on. To do so, you need an email address you use regularly. Our job application assistant will then take you through the various stages, such as your name, address, prior education/training, questionnaire, attached documents, and submission. You can enter your personal data and upload documents. Besides being able to edit or add to your profile at any time, you can also check the status of your application(s) or reapply.
Using our assistant is the best way to give us the information we need for reviewing your application.
If you make a subsequent application, you only need to write and upload a personal statement appropriate to the new position, and complete your applicant profile as appropriate. The corresponding HR department will process each application carefully and confidentially.
No, your application will not be filtered electronically or be declined automatically. The appropriate HR department will process each application personally, carefully and confidentially. Using our assistant is the best way to give us the information we need for reviewing your application.
To submit an application, you only need a computer or smartphone with internet access. You can use any browser you like for this.
You can also use a friend’s PC/notebook or send your application from an internet café. Internet cafés usually allow you to scan documents.
You may also apply from your smartphone or tablet.
Many providers, such as gmx.de, google.de and web.de, will provide you with an email account free of charge.
You can have your documents scanned at a copy shop or internet café. There are also smartphone apps that allow you to scan printed documents. Search for “scanner” in the app store on your smartphone.
Our online form is designed so that making an application takes as little time as possible. If you have have already prepared your résumé, you can usually submit your application within a few minutes.
You will be well prepared and reduce the time it takes to enter your data if your documents are already available in digital form. You can upload your files in .docx, .pdf or .jpg formats. Maximum total file size is 10 MB. We cannot handle any file formats not listed here (including zip files).
When you send your application, confirmation of receipt will be automatically sent to your email address. HR and other departments relevant to your application will need some time to carefully review your documents. As soon as we have reached a decision, we will contact you.
Click the “Log out” link.
Yes, once you have logged in, you can access your application and personal profile anytime during or after the application phase. Here you can check your application status, among other actions.
You can withdraw or delete your application anytime. You may also reapply to positions for which you have previously withdrawn or deleted your application. If you withdraw your application, your personal details will remain stored in our system, even if you are not hired.
Yes. You can delete your data. To do so, you must log on and specifically delete your data by deregistering. You can navigate to the “Delete Profile” deregistration function by logging into your personal applicant profile on jobs.wacker.com. Then, under “Options,” click on “Settings.” Please note that this will remove your details completely. You must re-enter all your information if you wish to register again. Pending applications cannot be considered once you have deregistered or deleted your details. Along with deleting your details, you can also withdraw or delete one or all of your job applications.
You can have a new password sent to your email address. The link for the “Forgotten password?” function is located on the login page for registered applicants. Enter your user name or the email address you have provided to request a new password. Do not register twice.
We suggest you look for the registration confirmation mail from WACKER in the inboxes of all the email accounts that you might possibly have used. If you still can’t find the email account you used, call our job application service.
Select “Options” in the Job Market to set up a job agent. By clicking on “Create new job notification,” you can enter the search criteria (keyword/site) and how often you wish to receive notifications. To activate the job agent, click on “Notification created.”
This can be deleted or edited at any time via the “Actions” button.
Yes, you can interrupt your application at any time by clicking on “Save.” To resume, go to “Saved applications.” You can then finish filling out the application and submit it (provided the position is still online.)
You can change your documents and data at any time in your candidate profile in the job applications. The updated data is transmitted to us in real time.