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# How to Moderate Job Seekers?

In this help guide, we’re going to walk you through the steps on configuring **Professional Profiles Moderation**

# How to Enable Moderation for Job Seekers?

To enable job seeker moderation, navigate to **Job Board Settings** then **Professional Profiles > Moderation** and enable the following field:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/professional-profiles-moderati_hxpd5t.png)

From this section, you can also customize the message job seekers will see when their profile is awaiting moderation:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/2024-10-0922-48_myvvtq.png)

In addition to the above message, job seekers will receive an [automated email](/en/article/what-emails-does-my-job-board-send-to-job-seekers-15ov4vu/) notifying them of the moderation. 

**While awaiting approval,** the job seeker’s profile will not be included in the resume database. However, you can choose if job seekers can apply to jobs or not:

###### Anyone Can Apply for a Job

If you want to allow anyone to apply for jobs regardless of their profile status, you can choose the following setting: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image7_1a2m7cf.png)

###### Only Approved Profiles Can Apply for a Job

If you want to ensure that all job applicants on your board are pre-screened or if you have a closed community of professionals and prefer to exclude outside applicants, you can choose to allow only approved profiles to apply for a job:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image5_vaq3o2.png)

In this case, job seekers will not be able to apply for jobs until their account is approved: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/2024-10-0922-50_1qmdkvw.png)

**Once approved,** job seekers will receive an automated email notifying them of the approval and their profile will be included in the resume database for employers to see. 

**If rejected,** an email will be sent notifying them of the rejection and their profile will remain excluded from the resume database.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/2024-10-0922-51_rlkhz8.png)

**How to Moderate Job Seekers?**

To moderate newly registered job seekers, navigate to the **Professional Profiles** section in your dashboard and click on the name of the profile you want to moderate

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/professional-profiles-jboard_1ydslt6.png)

And update the confirmation status:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/screenshot-2024-09-27-at-17312_ej3lm0.png)

**If you want to moderate multiple profiles at once,** you can select them and click on **Actions** in the top-right and update their confirmation status

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/2024-02-0515-38_124b142.png)