What Kariérní centrum VŠE does

Kariérní centrum VŠE (VŠE Career Centre) is the career services department of Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze (Prague University of Economics and Business), operating under the university's Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR) umbrella. The centre serves VŠE's 13,000+ students across six faculties and its 60,000+ alumni, functioning as a two-sided marketplace that connects job-seeking students and graduates with Czech and international employers. Service delivery spans in-person events (the bi-annual Job Fair ŠANCE with 100+ exhibitors, the annual Bank Day, HR presentations, workshops) and online channels (the VŠE Career Portal at jobs.vse.cz, social media, newsletter), supplemented by individual career counselling, psychological diagnostics, autogenic training, and academic psychological counselling.

The core technology is the VŠE Career Portal, a job-listing platform with mass-email distribution to an approximately 15,000-student database. The centre has no proprietary AI/ML technology, no API or SDK, and no documented integrations — its value is anchored in institutional access rather than software differentiation. It maintains a 16-university international career centre collaboration network spanning Europe and the US (Leipzig, Hamburg, NHH, Northwestern, Charles University, Masaryk, and others).

The business model is non-commercial by mandate: KC VŠE is a cost centre within a public university, funded through the institutional budget. Student services are free of charge. Revenue is generated exclusively from employer-facing services — job advertising on the portal and social media, Job Fair ŠANCE and Bank Day participation fees, display case and digital signage rental, room hire for HR presentations, and exclusive campus product promotion. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; employers are directed to contact [email protected] for current rates. The employer base is diversified across banking (Česká spořitelna, ČSOB, Komerční banka), retail/cosmetics (Rossmann, Notino, Douglas), logistics (DoDo), consulting (CzechInvest), and other sectors.

Name

Kariérní centrum VŠE

Legal name

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Website

https://kc.vse.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kariérní centrum VŠE is the career services department of Prague University of Economics and Business, connecting its 13,000+ students and graduates with employers through a career portal, counselling, workshops, and the bi-annual Job Fair ŠANCE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: As a university department under Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR), Kariérní centrum VŠE operates as a non-commercial service funded by the institution. Services for students and graduates are provided free of charge. Revenue is generated through employer services such as job advertising, event participation, and product promotion on campus.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kariérní centrum VŠE is a university career services centre that connects students and graduates of Prague University of Economics and Business with employers. It delivers free career counselling, workshops, psychological support, and job listings through the VŠE Career Portal, while also providing paid employer services such as recruitment advertising, Job Fair ŠANCE participation, on-campus HR presentations, display case rentals, and product promotion opportunities.

Product overview

Kariérní centrum VŠE is a career services centre operated under Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR) at Prague University of Economics and Business. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of services to connect students and graduates with employers, including the VŠE Career Portal (jobs.vse.cz) as its core digital platform, alongside in-person services such as individual career counselling, psychological services, and career workshops. The centre organizes major events including the bi-annual Job Fair ŠANCE (featuring over 100 companies) and Bank Day. For employers, it provides recruitment services including HR presentations, workshop hosting, display case rental, and campus advertising opportunities. The service ecosystem is complemented by a bulletin with career articles and psychological support resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VŠE Career Portal (Kariérní portál VŠE) Online job board platform (jobs.vse.cz) where employers publish job openings and students access listings; includes mass email distribution to a database of approximately 15,000 students and targeting to graduating students.
• Job and Internship Offers (Nabídka zaměstnání) Current job and internship listings including full-time, part-time, internships, and part-time jobs (brigády) curated for VŠE students and graduates.
• Individual Career Counselling (Individuální kariérové poradenství) One-on-one career counselling sessions helping VŠE students and graduates start a successful career and prepare for the job market.
• Career Workshops (Kariérní workshopy) Group workshops covering CV writing, interview preparation, career planning, stress management, and personal development topics.
• Psychological Diagnosis (Psychologická diagnostika) Self-knowledge and personality assessment tools to help VŠE students understand strengths and career preferences.
• Academic Psychological Counselling (Akademická psychologická poradna) Professional psychological counselling provided free of charge to VŠE students, staff, and alumni dealing with difficult situations or seeking personal development.
• Autogenic Training (Autogenní trénink) Relaxation and stress management technique training to help students cope with academic pressure and improve mental well-being.
• Job Fair ŠANCE (Veletrh ŠANCE) Major in-person job fair held twice yearly (April/March and October) at VŠE, featuring over 100 companies from banking, consulting, and IT sectors, with accompanying program of CV photography, fashion consultancy, and career workshops.
• Bank Day (Den Bankovní profese) Annual career event focused on banking sector careers, co-organized with VŠE Department of Banking and Insurance and major Czech banks (Česká spořitelna, ČSOB, Komerční banka).
• HR Presentations and Workshops (HR prezentace a workshopy) Service for employers to rent rooms and hold workshops, presentations, or company events on VŠE premises, including company presentations, career workshops, professional lectures, and special events.
• Display Case Lease (Pronájem vitríny) Rental of display cases in New and Old Buildings of VŠE for HR-related poster presentation, with cases near auditoriums in various sizes.
• Presentation Projection on Flat TVs (Promítání prezentace na plazmách) Service projecting presentations (max 2 slides) on flat-screen TVs across campus for events held at VŠE or student competitions.
• Product Promotion at VŠE (Produktová propagace na VŠE) Exclusive advertising space within VŠE premises allowing companies to place poster advertisements in high-traffic areas; limited availability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Job Fair ŠANCE attracts over 100 companies annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universität LeipzigminorOthersForeign partner university collaborating through career centre exchange and cooperation network.
• Universität HamburgminorOthersForeign partner university in the career centre collaboration network.
• University of Economics – VarnaminorOthersBulgarian economics university participating in the career centre collaboration network.
• Istanbul Bilgi UniversityminorOthersTurkish partner university in the international career centre collaboration network.
• Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do PortominorOthersPortuguese economics faculty participating in the international career centre network.
• Univerza v Novi GoriciminorOthersSlovenian university partner in the career centre collaboration network.
• Univerza na PrimorskemminorOthersSlovenian university participating in the career centre network.
• NHH Norwegian School of EconomicsminorOthersNorwegian economics school partner in the international career centre collaboration.
• The University of PrishtinaminorOthersKosovar university participating in the career centre collaboration network.
• Northwestern UniversityminorOthersUS university partner in the international career centre collaboration network.
• Czech Technical University in PragueminorOthersCzech technical university collaborating through the Czech Republic career centre network.
• Masaryk UniversityminorOthersCzech partner university in the career centre collaboration network.
• Charles UniversityminorOthersLargest Czech university participating in the career centre collaboration network.
• Mendel University in BrnominorOthersCzech agricultural and economics university partner in the career centre network.
• Palacký University OlomoucminorOthersCzech university participating in the career centre collaboration network.
• Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR) VŠEcoreOthersKariérní centrum VŠE is part of Alumni & Corporate Relations, the parent organizational unit at VŠE responsible for connecting the university with alumni and corporate partners.
• Department of Banking and Insurance VŠEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of annual Bank Day event together with major Czech banks (Česká Spořitelna, ČSOB, Komerční banka).
• Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze (Prague University of Economics and Business)coreOthersParent institution. VŠE is the largest economics-focused university in the Czech Republic, serving as the foundation for all KC VŠE activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network actively used by VŠE students, alumni, and employers for recruitment. Represents the dominant digital channel for white-collar hiring that competes with KC VŠE's career portal and event services.
• Prace.cz: Major Czech job search portal offering general employment listings. Competes for the same employer recruitment budgets as KC VŠE but operates as a broad horizontal platform rather than university-specific.
• Jobs.cz (LMC): One of the largest Czech job boards, operated by LMC (part of Alma Career group). Provides employers with nationwide candidate reach and digital recruitment tools that overlap with KC VŠE's career portal offering.
• Profesia.cz: Czechia's leading online job portal operated by Alma Career, serving as the dominant digital alternative to campus-based recruitment. Competes with KC VŠE for employer recruitment spend and offers broader reach but lacks VŠE-specific student targeting.

Emerging players

• Graduateland: European graduate recruitment platform connecting students and recent graduates with employers. Operates across multiple European universities including CEE institutions, providing an alternative digital channel to campus career centres.
• Welcome to the Jungle: European employer-branding and job platform focused on younger talent segments. Increasingly used by Czech employers targeting university graduates, partially overlapping KC VŠE's employer-branding value proposition.

Direct peers

• Kariérní centrum Masarykovy univerzity: The career centre of Masaryk University in Brno, the second-largest university in the Czech Republic. Provides directly comparable student-employer matching services, career counselling, and recruitment events within the Czech academic system.
• Kariérní centrum Mendelovy univerzity v Brně: Career centre at Mendel University in Brno, listed as a Czech Republic career centre network partner. Provides comparable student-employer matching and recruitment event services focused on agricultural, economic, and business students.
• Kariérní centrum Univerzity Karlovy: Career services at Charles University, the largest Czech university and a network partner of KC VŠE. Operates a comparable model of job portal, career counselling, and recruitment events for humanities, sciences, and social sciences students.
• Kariérní centrum ČVUT v Praze: Czech Technical University in Prague's career services unit, listed as a direct collaboration partner of KC VŠE in the Czech Republic career centre network. Offers analogous career fairs, employer branding, and recruitment services for technical students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kc.vse.cz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alumni-and-corporate-relations
• Instagraminstagram.com/kc_vse

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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