{"id":15886,"date":"2025-08-04T18:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/questions-frequentes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:38:35","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/who-are-we\/frequently-asked-questions\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alumnil platform<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What is the Alumnil platform?<\/summary>\n<p>The platform is the term used to refer to the Alumnil network managing and communication IT system. It is a private and secure \u201cmembers-only space\u201d that requires login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This platform contains all the information on our network activities, including events, job offers, the alumni directory, and an internal messaging system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>New to the network? Follow the guide!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you received your login credentials to the platform? You will find articles, events, photo galleries, our members\u2019 directory, and a section with job offers. You can also optimise your personal profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumnil.unil.ch\/login-form.php?LANG=EN&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alumnil.unil.ch%2F%3FShowLink%3D25869%26id%3D2https:\/\/www.alumnil.unil.ch\/login-form.php?LANG=EN&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alumnil.unil.ch%2F%3FShowLink%3D25869%26id%3D2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Log in<\/strong><\/a><strong> to take full advantage of the network\u2019s offers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What is the Alumnil alias?<\/summary>\n<p>As a member of the Alumnil network, you are automatically given an email-forwarding address (alias) in the following format: firstname.lastname@alumnil.unil.ch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This address is hosted on the Alumnil platform and forwards messages to your personal or professional email address as specified in your profile. It is assigned to you for life and identifies you as a member of the Alumnil network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This alias allows people who do not know your private or professional email to get in touch with you. To learn everything about its features, you can read the illustrated article in French \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alumnil.unil.ch\/?ShowLink=24797&amp;id=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L\u2019alias &#8211; ce masque fort pratique<\/a>\u201d (\u201cThe alias \u2013 this very handy mask\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IMPORTANT: Your @unil.ch address becomes invalid 6 months after your deregistration. It is therefore important that you update your profile with a private email address.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>I forgot my login credentials for the Alumnil platform.<\/summary>\n<p>What should I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on \u201cEspace membre\u201d at the top right of the website (<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unil.ch\/alumnil\/<\/a>);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your username (firstname.lastname) or your registered email address;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201cForgot login?\u201d below the login box. The system will send you an email with a link to reset your password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebebeb\">The reset email will be sent to the private email address registered in your profile. If this address is no longer valid, send an email to <a href=\"mailto:admin.alumnil@unil.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admin.alumnil@unil.ch<\/a> to request an update.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personal data<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do I update my personal information?<\/summary>\n<p>Log in to the platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To modify your personal details (email, postal address, work experience, education, mobility, etc.), go to: <strong>Personal account &gt; My p<\/strong><strong>rofile<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes for each section!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do I change my password?<\/summary>\n<p>Log in to the platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Personal account &gt; Settings &gt; Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Main settings &gt; Your access data:<strong> Change<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to save!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do I change my email address?<\/summary>\n<p>Log in to the platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Personal account &gt; My p<\/strong><strong>rofile<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal data &gt; Click on \u2018Edit\u2019 &gt; Private email<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to save!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do I enable or disable job alerts?<\/summary>\n<p>Log in to the platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Content &gt; Job offers<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your criteria in the left-hand column \u2018Job description\u2019 and start the search;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your search filter by giving it a name and activating it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your search filter will appear above the \u2018Job description\u2019 column. You can create multiple search filters and activate or deactivate them at any time. A notification email will be sent to the email address listed in your Alumnil profile when a job offer matching your criteria is published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebebeb\">For more information regarding job alerts, you can read the illustrated article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alumnil.unil.ch\/?ShowLink=24763&amp;id=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trouver des offres d&#8217;emploi \u00e0 sa taille gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une alerte<\/a>\u201d (\u201cFinding job offers that match your profile with an alert\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumnil platform Personal data Employment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001058,"featured_media":0,"parent":15851,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15886","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001058"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15886"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16844,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15886\/revisions\/16844"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/alumnil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}