CaritasUC
User Manual【Student Edition】

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August 1, 2023

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Content1.

Login ................................................................................................. 3
Logging in Through the APU Career Office Website/Campusmate ........... 3
Logging Out .................................................................................... 32.

For First-time Users ............................................................................ 4Changing Display Language ............................................................... 4Registering Basic Information ............................................................ 4Agreeing to Terms of Use .................................................................. 5Registering Desired Employment and Career Path ................................ 53.

Top Page ........................................................................................... 6Explanation of Top Page.................................................................... 64.

Searching for Job Postings and Companies/Searching for Internships ........ 8
How to Search from Top Page ........................................................... 8Job Posting and Company Search Results Screen ................................. 95.

Finding Job Hunting & Graduate School Aplplication Records ................... 10How to Search from Top Page .......................................................... 106.

Entries .............................................................................................. 11Registering Entry Information ........................................................... 11Searching for Entry Availability ......................................................... 13
Submitting Entries........................................................................... 147.

Application Management ..................................................................... 15
Viewing Application History .............................................................. 158.

Messages from Companies .................................................................. 16
Content of Messages from Companies ............................................... 16
Sending and Receiving Messages ...................................................... 172

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1. Login
Logging in Through the APU Career Office
Website/Campusmate
キャリア・オフィス HP

Accessible via both Career Office
Website and Campusmate
Campusmate

Recommended Environments○WindowsMicrosoft Edge: Latest
VersionGoogle Chrome: Latest
Versiona○Macintosh
Safari: Latest Version

Logging Out
To log out, please click on the “logout“ button in theupper right-hand corner of the screen.
*When viewing on a smartphone,please select the logout button from MENU in the upper right-hand corner.
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2. For First-time Users
Changing Display Language
It is possible to change the display language via the pulldown menu in the upper left-hand corner.
Bengali, English, Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese (simplified)
will be offered through use of an external translation tool.

Registering Basic Information
When using for the first time, you will be redirected to the “Student information registration”
screen. Please enter your name, name (kana), mobile phone number, and an email address(required fields).
1. For names with environment-dependent characters (such as 髙), there are cases where thesymbol ● may appear. Also, in rare cases, errors in reflecting student information may lead todisplay mistakes. In these cases, please correct the information.
2. If your full name is being displayed in the last name field, please correct this by separating yourfirst and last names.
3. If your full name is being displayed in the last name (kana) field, please correct it by separating
your first and last names.
4. For students who have names using the alphabet, the name (kana) will not populate
automatically. Please enter this information yourself.
5. For international students, please enter your name as it is written in your passport or residencecard.
6. Only full-width characters can be used when entering in the name and name (kana) fields. For
the name (kana) field, it is not possible to enter full-width spaces.
7. For the “other email address” section, please enter a non-APU email address.

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Agreeing to Terms of Use
When registering basic information, students will need to review the terms of use and check off “Iagree to the terms of use.”

Registering Desired Employment and Career Path
When using for the first time, after entering your basic information, you will be redirected to theDesired Employment and Career Path Registration screen. Please follow the questions and register
your information.
*When registering for the first time, the screen will only be displayed in Japanese. From the second time onward, it will bepossible to change the display language via “My Page” to change or add information.

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CaritasUC User Manual 【Student Edition】*The recommendation function prioritizes displaying job postings that match the career path information entered.
We recommend including as many details as possible to receive information about jobs and companies that you
would be interested in.

(Recommendations will be displayed based on a combination of your 1st-3rd choices of industry, job type, desired
location, the type of company you want to work for, and the screen you are viewing.)
When finished entering your information, please click the [Register] button.

3. Top Page
Explanation of Top Page
After logging in (or after registering basic information

On the smartphone screen, there is no "logout"for the first time), the Top page will be displayed.

button.

My Page
Here you can view or change yourregistered information, entry information,
and Desired Employment and Career Path.

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Notices from the Career

Quick Search

Office will appear here.

Enter the keywords in the searchbar, then select. Click on the tabs toswitch between categories (Jobposting/Company, Work
research/internship, Experiences).
Keywords must be entered in Japanese or
it will not appear correctly in the search.

You can search by the most popular search conditions.
Advanced Search
Search for job postings/companies p8（Entry information on p11-）
Find job research/internships p8Find testimonials p10

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4. Searching for Job Postings and Companies/Searching forInternships
How to Search from Top Page

Method 1. Quick Search
Select the tab you want to search (the selected tab willappear in dark red). Enter the keyword(s) in Japanese andclick on the search button.

Method 2. Search using
popular search conditions

Method 3. Search from buttons
You can search using advanced search conditions.
Please search once you have selected the desiredconditions.

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Job Posting and Company Search Results Screen
When searching for job postings, a screen will appear with a list of companies.
This displays the search conditions.
To change the search conditions, click on[>Change conditions/Advanced search].

*Search results will be displayed by individualcompany.

☆Bookmarking
Click on the [☆] symbol to bookmark companies.
Once the symbol turns yellow, then the company has
been bookmarked.
The list of bookmarks can be viewed/edited via "Mypage."
Corporate Information | Job Posting | Job
Research/Internship | Experiences
Click on the text to go to the details screen for eachcategory.
Display Icons
Position currently accepting entries
Seminar registration currently open
Notes job information distributed to limited
number of schools①Job Type
Name of position being recruited for②Employment Category
Displays employment categories such as full-time
employee, contract employee, temporary worker, etc.
③View the Details
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5. Finding Job Hunting & Graduate School Aplplication Records
How to Search from Top Page
Method 1. Search from button
You can search using detailed search conditions.

Method 2. Free Word Search
You can search by entering the company name inJapanese.
*When searching for experiences with applying tograduate schools, please enter “⼤学院（⽇本）” forgraduate schools in Japan, and ”⼤学院（海外）” forgraduate schools overseas.

Records newly published by the university will bedisplayed here. Information that has been recently
updated will be displayed at random.
* Click on the company name to go to the testimonial
details screen.

Each of these search conditions follows a different
approach.
*Select the condition(s) and click search to go to thetestimonial details screen

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6. Entries
Registering Entry Information
When submitting an entry for the first time, you will need to register entry information.
If basic information has already been registered, that information will populate in the appropriate
fields.
*For names with environment-dependent characters (such as 髙), there are cases where thesymbol ● will appear. Please correct the information in these cases.
*After registration, it is possible to modify/add information via “My page.” When modifying/adding information, please enter yourpassword and click “send.”*The display language cannot be changed from the entry information screen.

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CaritasUC User Manual 【Student Edition】*"Entry Information" that has been registered will besent to companies.
Please be careful of typos, misspellings, and othererrors.

Categories to Enter①

College/Graduate school, Seminar/Research lab,
Expected graduation date, and other schoolrelated information②Name, Name (kana), Date of birth③

Current address/Address while on vacation④

Email address⑤

Self-promotion⑥

Skills/Qualifications*Entry information registered will not change/update
your basic account information. This is simply ascreen for registering information necessary forsubmitting entries.
*Click on the "Save" button during entry to save yourprogress. This will allow you to resume entering
information later on, starting from where you lastsaved. (bottom right corner of page)12

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Searching for Entry Availability
You can check whether a company is accepting entries or not by using the top page or the searchfunction.

The company name must be
Here you can narrow down
the search to companies thatsearched in Japanese or it will notappear correctly in the search.

are accepting entries.

APU Co., Ltd.

APU is a comprehensive company that makes challenges
more free.

Companies currently accepting
entries will have the "WEB entry
Engineerpossible" icon displayed.

Sales

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Submitting Entries
Submitting entries for open job postings and internships:
株式会社エーピーユー

Clicking "enter" will takeyou to the different entry

APU is a comprehensive company that makes challenges

buttons at the bottom ofmore free.

the page.

Clicking on "view thedetails" will take you tothe detailed informationscreen.

The number of buttons will varydepending on each companyʼs settings
for their entry links.

Submitting Direct Entries Using the APU Employment Support Web System①Click the “enter” button▲Entry confirmation screen②Confirm entry③Entry complete▲Entry completion screenYou can view application history for job
postings and internships via "My page."

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Submitting Entries Using Links (for job hunting sites, company recruiting pages, etc.)

It is possible to submit entries using the job hunting sites and/or company recruiting pages
listed. Please follow the rules of each site for registration and submitting entries.

7. Application Management
Viewing Application History
You can view your application history from “My page” through the “Application History/Bookmark”tab.

List of bookmarked companies*Once an entry has been submitted, that company

List of companies applied towill be bookmarked automatically.

Shows whether entries
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8. Messages from Companies
Content of Messages from Companies
You can exchange messages with companies you have applied to through the management
screen.

<My page: Message from company>
Unread messages will have an “unread message” symbol.

Click on the subject to view message details.

Click on the company name to view details about
the company you have applied to.

【Category Overview】

Click on company name

Click on subject to viewto view company info

message details

Click on garbage canto move messages
to garbage can folder

Click on ☆ to savemessages in bookmarks

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Sending and Receiving Messages
You can exchange messages with companies you have applied to through the management
screen.
■InboxConfirming message content:
To reply, click the “reply” button

When finished writing, click "Check your entries.”

If there are no problems, click "Send."

If changes need to be made, click "fix."■Sent

Click on the subject to view details of messages sent.

■Garbage canMessages moved from the inbox/sent folders to the garbage
can will be displayed here.

To completely delete messages, click on the garbage can.
Messages that have been deleted cannot be recovered.

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