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Help — Getting & Canceling Job Alerts

How to save searches and get the latest and most relevant jobs sent to you by email or SMS.


Saving Searches

  • You can save up to 10 searches for quick access later or to have Job Alerts sent to you.
  • Saved searches can be Quick or Advanced job searches. They do not necessarily have to return any matches.

To save a search:

  1. Log in, if you haven't already done so
  2. Go to Quick Job Search or Advanced Job Search,
  3. Enter your search criteria and click Perform search,
  4. Enter a title in the "Save this search" section at the top-right of the page;
    • This should be a short name or description of the search that you associate with the search criteria
    • If you enter the name of an existing saved search, this new search will replace it
  5. Click Save. Your search will be saved and you will be taken to the Saved Searches & Alerts page where you can see all your searches and be able request Job Alerts (see below).

Getting Job Alerts

Note: You must be logged in and have previously saved some searches to be able request or edit your Job Alerts.

To request Job Alerts:

  1. Log in, if you haven't already done so
  2. Go to the Saved Searches & Alerts page,
  3. Click Edit alerts for the saved search you wish to receive Job Alerts for,
  4. You will see information about the expected frequency of the alerts, together with a recommendation of the alert method best suited to your search.
  5. You can choose Don't Send, Immediately, Daily Summary or Weekly Summary for email alerts and Don't Send or Immediately for SMS messages.
  6. Click Save alerts when you have finished.