Registration

In order to register with My searches, you need to provide the following information:
· Username - this must be between 6 and 20 characters long including spaces.
· Password - this must be between 6 and 20 characters long including spaces.
· Repeat password - this must match the password you provided.
· Password reminder - this should be a word or phrase that will help you remember your password e.g. 'Mothers maiden name'.

The username, password and password reminder are not case-sensitive and can be any combination of letters and numbers. After providing this information, click on the 'Register' button to complete your registration.

Once you are registered, you can save your favourite job searches, set up email alerts and add jobs to 'My job basket' for viewing at a later date.

If you are trying to log in to My searches and have forgotten your password, you can click on 'Forgotten your password?' You will then be shown your password reminder.

If you want to delete your registration, log in to My searches and select the 'Delete registration details' option. By deleting your registration, all your log in details, as well as any jobs added to 'My job basket' and any saved searches, will be deleted. Your email address, if you have registered one, will also be deleted and you will no longer receive any email alerts that you may have set up.

Your registration will be deleted automatically if you do not log in for a period of three months. If you wish to use My searches after this time, you will need to re-register.

Please note that registration with My searches is only valid for the job search within Directgov (jobseekers.direct.gov.uk) and does not apply to any other areas of Directgov.

More about email alerts

More about saved searches

More about 'My job basket'

For more information about how this website will store your registration details and how they are used, please read the privacy statement.