Managing Your Communication Settings
Your communications settings let you choose how Indeed contacts you. This covers emails, online status and read receipts. Use these settings to control job alerts, recruiter messages, application updates and more.
Email settings
Subscriptions
Job and company alerts
- Get emails about jobs that match your searches or companies you follow.
- Learn more about managing your Job Alerts.
Employer and recruiter emails
Recruiter invites
- Get messages from employers and recruiters interested in your profile.
- This works only if employers can find you on Indeed.
- Change your preferences in your Profile settings menu.
Important: Stay safe on Indeed. Learn how to verify suspicious employer communication.
Additional emails
Application and account status
Get updates on your active job applications and your Indeed account.
Recommended jobs
Get job suggestions based on your resume and activity on Indeed.
Career guidance
Get career advice, company information and resume tips.
Indeed feedback
Give feedback or join surveys.
Other settings
Online status
- Show people you message when you are online.
- If off, you can not see others' status.
Read receipts
- Let people know when you have read their message.
- If off, you can not see when others read your message.
Tip: Choose the settings that match how visible you want to be while using Indeed messaging.
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