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If you’re a jobseeker, job alerts are one of the handiest features offered on Work for Good: With a (very) little finessing, you can have an automated job search assistant delivering the best new opportunities directly to your inbox.
For anyone new to the feature, or having trouble with the alerts you’ve already established, here’s a guide for setting them up effectively.
But first: What are job alerts?
Job alerts are automatically-generated notification emails, updating you on all the new Work for Good job opportunities that match your parameters. They can be set to arrive daily or weekly, and they can be tested or tweaked at any time.
How to create your job alerts
You can create a job alert in four easy steps.
- Log in to your account.
- Click “Job alerts” in the topmost navigation bar. On the next page, click the red button labeled “New subscription.” (You can also access the new job alert page from any Work for Good page by clicking the “Create job alerts” in the navigation bar, or from any given job listing by clicking the “Create Alert” button in the red box.)
- Give your search a name (for your own reference), fill out the email you’d like alerts sent to, and select the frequency for your alerts (Daily or Weekly).
- Fill out the search parameters you wish to use:
- Role Types let you indicate whether you are seeking a standard Employee/Staff position or something more niche, including board service, contract work, a volunteer position, or an internship. This is the only parameter that is required.
- Workplace options lets you choose among Remote, In-person, or Hybrid positions.
- Time commitment gives you options for Full-time, Part-time, and Temporary/Seasonal work.
- Role categories/functions lets you choose any of a number of areas, e.g., Accounting/Finance, Marketing/Communications/Public Relations, and Social Work/Counseling, among others.
- Minimum education requirement allows you to indicate a degree level for the position you’re seeking.
- Minimum experience requirement allows you to indicate the years of experience needed for the position you’re seeking.
- Pay terms gives you the chance to indicate whether you’re seeking a salaried, hourly, or contract position.
- Impact areas allows you to filter by hiring organizations’ causes, should you have a particular expertise or interest in them (e.g., Animal-related, Healthcare, or Youth Development, to name a few).
Once you click “Submit,” your job alert is up and running!
You can create up to 20 job alerts, but keep in mind that you’ll receive a separate email for each one you save – which may contain repeat listings, depending on your settings.
You can change or cancel job alerts any time. To edit or cancel a job alert, log in and click “Job Alerts” from the topmost navigation bar. Next, you’ll see a list of your saved alerts. From there, click “Edit or unsubscribe” to change any of the parameters or to toggle the alert status to “Inactive / Unsubscribed.” Be sure to click “Submit” to save your changes!
At Work for Good, we want you to have the best and most successful jobseeking experience possible. If you have any questions about job alerts, or anything else, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at hello@workforgood.org.
Marc Schultz is communications editor at Work for Good.
This article was fact-checked and updated in September 2025.
Feeling informed, inspired, and empowered? Now’s the perfect time to search for your next job! Or set up a job alert, and bring the search to you.
