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Save and Continue a Job Application

Quick summary

You can save your application as a draft on Indeed and finish it later. Here's how the Save and Continue feature works, how to use it, and what to expect.

Getting started

  1. Create an account or sign in.
  2. Find a job that matches your profile and preferences.
  3. Click or tap Apply now.

Saving your progress

Follow these steps when you're ready to pause and save your progress:

  1. Click or tap Save and close. This link is located near the job title.  
  2. From the pop-up window, select Save to exit your application. This action exits the application and saves your progress to My jobs.
  3. Go to My jobs. The application you exited shows as Application started.
  4. This saved job remains in My jobs for 14 days.
Important: Jobs can expire at any time.

Continuing what you started

Ready to restart an application? Here's what to do.

  1. Go to the job posting or open My jobs.
  2. The Application started label is located above the job title.

Completing the job application

Click or tap Continue application to restart your application.

Did you get an error?

We'll list a few ways to troubleshoot these errors in the Technical support below. 

  • We couldn't save your application progress.
  • We couldn't save this job to My jobs.

Technical support

Problem: Your profile and the application draft may contain conflicting information.

Solution: Review your profile details and submit the application again.

Problem: It's been 14 days or more.

If the job hasn't expired, you can restart the application process by returning to the job post and clicking or tapping Apply now.

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