Quick summary
On this page, you will learn how to add or edit your job search preferences and qualifications. You'll also learn how "preferred" and "hidden" details affect the jobs you see. We'll explain where to change your settings and how these settings appear in job posts.
Getting started
You can save preferences on the profile preferences page when signing in or creating an account. Learn more about adding or editing your profile preferences and what you share with employers.
Types of preferences in your profile
Qualifications
These tell us what you can do. We use them to match your skills and experience to jobs.
Qualifications include:
- Languages
- Recent work experience
- Education
- Skills
- Licenses
- Certifications
Job preferences
These tell us what kind of job you want. They help us show jobs that fit your needs.
Job preferences include:
- Job titles
- Work areas
- Job types
- Work schedule
- Pay
- Commute time
- Relocation
- Remote
Hide jobs with these details
These are details you do not want in a job. When you add items here, we try to filter out jobs that include them.
Preferences you'll find in job posts
Profile insights
Profile insights show how your qualifications match what the employer wants.
Employers may include:
- Skills
- Education
- Certifications
- Languages
Job details
Job details show how your preferences match the job.
Employers might include:
- Pay
- Job type
- Shift and schedule
- Work setting
How to add or edit preferences
In your profile
- Create an account or sign in.
- Click or tap Profile in the navigation or tap the profile icon.
- Open the Preferences tab.
- For Qualifications and Job preferences, use the plus icon to add or the pencil icon to edit.
- For Hide jobs with these details, select Unhide next to anything you want to remove.
On your home page
- Go to the Indeed home page.
- Check under your welcome message for the pay and location buttons.
- Blue buttons mean you have not added that preference yet. Grey buttons show what you saved.
- Click or tap a button to add or edit that preference.
By hiding a job
- Select the thumbs-down icon on a job you don't like.
- Select Provide feedback.
- Click or tap Not interested next to details that don't apply to you.
- Select Done to update your profile.
In the job post
Profile insights
- Find Profile insights under the company name.
- Open the dropdowns to add or edit details.
- Select Save if needed.
- You can also choose Yes or No, or Skip.
Job details
- Find Job details under the company name.
- Open the dropdowns to add or edit details.
- Select Save if needed.
What to expect
- Changes save to your profile right away.
- Colors show what matches and what does not.
- Your preferences won't change in the job search results.
How your preferences affect your search results
Jobs that match what you want
These are the details you said Yes to or added as preferences. They help you by:
- Showing more jobs on your homepage that fit your interests
- Highlighting matching details in Profile insights and Job details
- Keeping some jobs that don’t match exactly, so you don’t miss opportunities
Jobs you hide or aren't interested in
These are the details you said No to or marked as Not interested. They help you by:
- Hiding jobs on your homepage and in email alerts that include these details
- Keeping jobs you’ve hidden out of your search results, unless you choose to unhide them