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Profile, Account & Notifications

Beyond applications and saved jobs, the Candidate Dashboard gives you three account-management tabs: Profile, Account Settings, and (when the site enables the notification bell) Notifications. They are part of the same Candidate Dashboard block (shortcode [wcb_candidate_dashboard]).

Profile

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Open the Profile tab to control how you appear to employers in the Find Candidates archive. Your profile is Public by default, so it is visible there as soon as you have an account.

The Profile tab lets you edit:

Field Notes
Email Read-only here. Change it from Account Settings (below).
Phone Optional contact number shown on your profile and resume.
Location City and country, e.g. “Bengaluru, India”.
Bio / About Me A short rich-text introduction for employers.

If the site runs add-ons or WP Career Board Pro’s Field Builder, extra custom fields can appear on this tab as well. Click Save Profile to store your changes; a “Saved” confirmation appears when it succeeds.

Account Settings

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Open the Account Settings tab for the parts of your account tied to login, not to your public profile.

Account details

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  • Display Name - the name shown across the site.
  • Email - your login and notification address. Editable here.

Click Save changes to apply.

Change Password

Section titled “Change Password”

A dedicated panel lets you change your password without leaving the dashboard:

  1. Enter your Current Password.
  2. Enter and confirm a New Password.
  3. Click Update password.

If you are locked out instead, use the WordPress “Lost password” link on the login page.

Privacy & My Data (GDPR self-service)

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The same tab includes a Privacy & My Data panel with two self-service controls:

  • Request data export - asks the site to compile a copy of your personal data. You receive an email when it is ready.
  • Request account deletion - sends a confirmation email; after you click the link, the site administrator permanently deletes your account, applications, resume(s), saved jobs, saved companies, and alerts. This cannot be undone.

Both requests are processed by the site administrator, and you are emailed when each one completes.

Notifications

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When the site owner enables the in-dashboard notification bell, a Notifications tab appears with an unread badge. It lists your Career Board notifications (for example application status changes) inside the dashboard, so you don’t have to rely on email alone.

The Notifications tab and the bell are provided by WP Career Board Pro. On Free-only installs you still receive email notifications, but the in-dashboard Notifications tab is not shown.

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