Indeed brings together employer listings and links to companies’ own hiring systems. You can search without an account; signing up lets you save vacancies, set alerts and manage a résumé. The platform also explains that some applications are completed there while others continue on the employer’s website. That distinction matters: a listing on a portal is a lead to check, not a guarantee that every detail of the employer or vacancy has been verified.
Go directly to Indeed.com and choose the sign-up option for job seekers, not the one for employers. Indeed’s help pages describe creating an account with an email address or through Google or Apple; the process may ask you to verify your email or phone. Use a stable email account you can recover and keep using the same sign-in method. If you already created an account, try to recover it before opening another one: duplicate accounts can make it harder to access earlier applications and messages.
Once signed in, you can complete your profile, add experience, education and skills, upload a résumé file and set preferences such as location, role or work arrangement. Indeed lets you choose whether employers can find your profile; check that setting before uploading personal details. According to the platform’s privacy explanation, what employers can see depends on your settings and whether you respond to a company or apply. Do not put your Social Security number, bank details or identity-document copies in a public résumé.
For a search, combine a job title or skill with a city, ZIP code or postcode, or “remote”, and use schedule, pay and job-type filters where available. Save the search to receive alerts, and review each listing before applying: employer name, location, duties, pay and application method. If the button takes you to an external page, type the employer’s official domain yourself or reach it from the company’s careers page. This reduces the chance of handing your information to an address impersonating the employer.
Indeed advises job seekers not to pay a potential employer to apply, buy equipment with a check (cheque) from a supposed employer or move money for someone else. To report a listing from its page, open the vacancy, scroll to Report job and complete the form; the platform says a report does not guarantee removal. The FTC explains that fake listings can appear even on well-known job sites. If someone asks for money in exchange for a guaranteed job, stop communicating, keep evidence and report the listing to the portal and at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Confirm each step on the official website and keep a record of your applications.
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Federal Trade Commission · Accessed October 5, 2026
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