Quick Summary
Get job alerts working in minutes! Use our onboarding wizard to create your first alert, then receive email notifications whenever new jobs match your criteria. Free users get 1 alert with daily emails. Premium users get up to 10 alerts with instant, hourly, or daily notification options.
Getting started with DirectApplicant is simple. Within minutes, you can have job alerts working for you around the clock, notifying you when new opportunities match your criteria.
Using the Onboarding Wizard
When you first sign up, our guided onboarding wizard walks you through creating your first job alert in four easy steps:
Enter your target job titles
Tell us what roles you're looking for (e.g., "Software Engineer" or "Marketing Manager")
Set your preferred locations
Choose cities, regions, or select "Remote" for work-from-anywhere positions
Specify salary preferences Optional
Optionally set your target salary range (you can skip this step)
Confirm and create
Review your preferences and create your first alert
The wizard automatically creates a saved search with daily notifications enabled.
Creating Additional Alerts Manually
After onboarding, you can create more job alerts:
- Run a job search with your desired criteria
- Click the "Save Search" button
- Give your search a memorable name
- Choose your notification frequency (instant, hourly, or daily)
- Click "Save"
What Happens Next
Once your alert is set up:
- DirectApplicant continuously monitors new job postings
- When jobs match your criteria, you'll receive notifications via email
- Premium users can also enable browser push notifications
- Click any job in your notification to view full details and apply
Plan Limits
Free Plan:
1 job alert with daily email notifications
Premium Plan:
Up to 10 alerts with instant, hourly, or daily notification options