If you are an individual who is in a career or seeking employment, you most probably have a LinkedIn account.
To get constant job opportunities that match your skills and expertise, job alerts are always turned on.
But what if you would like to turn off the LinkedIn job alerts? Here’s how I was able to turn off the job alert on my account.
In this article, you are going to learn how to turn off LinkedIn job alerts on your account via email or notification.
How To Turn Off Linkedin Alerts
Job alerts may be very annoying sometimes as they come quite often and never end. And this may fill your email folder with jobs that you may not even be interested in.
As I did, you’ll be able to turn off LinkedIn job alerts to save yourself the stress. Let’s find out how.
Using The Mobile App
You can use the mobile app to turn off LinkedIn job alerts on both your Android and iOS devices.
Step 1: Open LinkedIn
Navigate to the LinkedIn app on your phone and tap on it to open it. You will have to provide your login details if you have not already logged in to your LinkedIn account.
Step 2: Go To The Jobs Page
Tap on the “Jobs” button in the bottom right corner of your screen to open the jobs page.
Step 3: Turn Off Job Alerts
Open the menu by tapping the three dots on the top right corner of the page.
Tap on “Job alerts,” then turn off “Job recommendations”.
Using LinkedIn website
Apart from the mobile app, you can also use the LinkedIn website to disable job alerts. Here is how to go about it.
Step 1: Go To Your LinkedIn Account
Navigate to LinkedIn.com with a browser of your choice. Provide your login details to access your account.
Step 2: Open “Jobs”
Click on “Jobs” at the top right of the LinkedIn website page.
Step 3: Turn Off Job Alerts
Click on “Job alerts”, then turn off “Job recommendations” and click “Done,” to confirm.
If you’re getting emails for job recommendations, you can unsubscribe from the email so you’ll stop receiving job recommendations.
As I did, all you have to do is go to the LinkedIn Job email, scroll down and tap on unsubscribe and follow the on-screen instruction.
Conclusion
While frequent job alerts from LinkedIn can be very helpful in your job hunt, it can be quite frustrating and annoying to keep receiving them all the time.
You may want to turn off job alerts. You can use the LinkedIn mobile app on both Android and iOS to turn off job alerts. You can also use the LinkedIn website.
FAQs On How To Turn Off LinkedIn Job Alerts
How do I turn off job alerts on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn > Jobs > Menu > Job Alerts > Turn off job recommendations
Why do I keep getting job alerts?
Job Alerts are derived from information on your resume, the location and type of jobs you have applied for before, as well as your search history.
Further Reading
- What Is The Meaning Of The Check Mark In LinkedIn?
- How To Delete Old Resumes On LinkedIn [Faster Way]
