Yes, absolutely. The PDF document of your job search efforts exported from PARAT is 100% legally and SECO-compliant. It meets all official guidelines of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for proving your personal job search efforts.
Why the PARAT PDF is officially recognized
The official SECO form "Proof of Personal Job Search Efforts" requires specific information about your applications. The PARAT PDF provides exactly this data in a complete, clear, and machine-readable format:
- Completeness of Data: Every row of your proof contains the application date, the name and address of the company, the exact position, the type of application (written, telephone, etc.), and the current result (rejection, invitation, etc.).
- Official Standard: The structure corresponds exactly to the logic required by SECO and the regional employment offices (RAV).
- No More Paperwork: RAV advisors appreciate the PARAT PDF because it is cleanly generated on the computer and, unlike handwritten lists or illegible scans, is immediately readable.
Does the PDF replace the handwritten form?
Yes. According to unemployment insurance guidelines, the form of proof is not strictly bound to the original green paper, as long as all required information is listed completely and truthfully.
The export from PARAT is named and structured in such a way that your RAV advisor can upload it directly into your digital file.
[!TIP] The file is automatically named in the correct format upon export:
nachweis-arbeitsbemuehungen-job-room-[MONTH].pdf. Simply upload this PDF directly in the eService of your Job-Room portal, without having to tediously retype the table.
What to do if an advisor insists on individual entry?
In very rare cases, RAV advisors require manual entry of each individual application directly in the Job-Room web form.
If this is the case for you, PARAT still serves as your perfect, secure diary: you can easily enter your applications on your phone and copy-paste the data into the Job-Room at the end of the month in just a few minutes.