Indeed indeed.com How to delete your Indeed account
Open your Indeed account settings and select Close my account under your email address. To have your data deleted as well, use Indeed's Personal Data Request form, which can take up to 30 days. Ask for a copy of your data first.
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Step by step
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Request a copy of your data
Indeed recommends requesting a copy of your data before you close the account.
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Open your account settings
Sign in to Indeed and open account settings.
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Select Close my account
Click or tap Close my account, below your email address. Indeed may ask you to complete an optional survey.
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Confirm
Follow the prompts to finish closing the account.
Watch out for
- Closing is permanent. Indeed says you can't reactivate the account, though you can create a new one with the same email address.
- A Glassdoor account is separate. If the two are linked, signing in to Glassdoor with that Indeed login stops working, and you need to delete the Glassdoor account separately.
- If you only want fewer emails, you can pause job alerts instead of closing the account.
- The wording differs slightly between regional help pages, so check the page for your country.
Other ways to do it
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Delete your data with a request
Use the Personal Data Request form to ask Indeed to delete your data. Indeed says this can take up to 30 days.
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No Close my account link
If you don't see the link, you may have an employer account. Contact Indeed so they can close it for you.
What stays out there
Deleting your Indeed account stops Indeed from holding an active profile for you. It doesn't reach copies that other companies already have. Data brokers and people-search sites that collected your name, phone number or address, and old search results that point at your profile, stay where they are.
A resume or job history can contain your phone number, home address and employers, and people-search sites and resume databases may hold copies. Deleting the account doesn't reach those. Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them, so the cleanup doesn't stop at one account.
Frequently asked
Does closing my Indeed account delete my resume?
Closing the account and requesting data deletion are separate routes. If you want your data erased, submit the Personal Data Request form.
Can I reopen a closed Indeed account?
No. Indeed says closing is permanent, but you can create a new account with the same email address.
Does deleting Indeed also delete Glassdoor?
No. Indeed says Glassdoor is a separate account and has to be deleted separately.
How long does an Indeed data deletion request take?
Indeed says the Personal Data Request route can take up to 30 days.
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