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Set Your Availability So Employers Find You
Clear availability and contact preferences help the right employers reach you at the right time.
2 min read · Super Admin
Why this matters
Employers hire on timelines. If your profile says you are open to work but never shows when you can start or talk, good matches stall. Clear availability is not about oversharing your diary — it is about signalling readiness, start date, and when you can be contacted. That reduces friction for hiring managers searching for candidates near them.
Practical steps
- Turn on the right signals. In your Job Near Me profile, mark that you are looking for work and whether you can be contacted.
- Set an available-from date. Be honest: immediately, after notice, or after a planned break. Vague dates waste everyone's time.
- Add weekly windows. Use day and period slots for when you can take calls or interviews — mornings, afternoons, evenings.
- Keep skills and location current. Matching works better when your profile reflects the roles you actually want.
- Review monthly. Update availability when notice periods change, you accept a role, or you pause your search.
Common mistakes
- Leaving "looking for work" on after you have accepted another job.
- Setting every slot as available and then ignoring messages.
- Hiding contactability while expecting employers to chase you.
- Outdated start dates that no longer match your notice period.
- Forgetting that availability complements — it does not replace — a strong CV and applications.
Tip: Open [your profile](/candidate/profile/edit) today and set looking-for-work, available-from, and two realistic weekly windows. Explore more career strategy in the Job Near Me Career guides.