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title: "Getting started with Career Mode"
url: https://docs.daily.dev/getting-started/
description: "Learn how to enable Career Mode, set your availability status, and complete the essential setup steps to start receiving high-quality job opportunities."
lastUpdated: "2025-12-25T16:27:00+02:00"
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Ready to start receiving curated job opportunities? This guide will walk you through enabling Career Mode and completing the essential setup.
## Enabling Career Mode
To get started with Career Mode:
1. **Navigate to Settings**: Click on your profile and select Settings
2. **Go to Job Preferences**: Find the "Job Preferences" section in the settings menu
3. **Toggle Career Mode On**: Enable the Career Mode switch
That's it! Career Mode is now active on your account.
[Open Job Preferences →](https://app.daily.dev/settings/job-preferences)
## Setting your availability status
When enabling Career Mode, you'll be asked to indicate your availability. This gives our matching system important context about your urgency:
### Actively Looking
Choose this if you're currently searching for a new position. This signals that you're open to conversations and ready to move quickly.
**Best for**:
- Developers actively searching for their next role
- Those ready to interview and potentially switch jobs soon
- Anyone with immediate availability
### Open Only If It's Right
Select this if you're currently employed and happy, but would consider exceptional opportunities.
**Best for**:
- Developers satisfied with their current role
- Those curious about what's available
- Anyone who wants to keep options open without urgency
## Quick setup checklist
To maximize your chances of receiving high-quality job matches, complete these essential steps:
- [ ] **Enable Career Mode** in Job Preferences
- [ ] **Set your availability status** (actively looking or open if right)
- [ ] **Upload your CV** for better matching accuracy
- [ ] **Configure job preferences** (role type, salary, location, tech stack)
- [ ] **Complete your profile** (work experience, education, skills)
- [ ] **Review your tech stack** on your profile to ensure accuracy
## What happens next?
After enabling Career Mode and completing your setup:
1. **Our system begins matching**: We analyze your profile, preferences, and daily.dev activity to find relevant opportunities
2. **You'll receive notifications**: When a high-quality match is found, you'll see a notification on daily.dev
3. **You stay in control**: You can review opportunities privately and decide whether to express interest
4. **No spam, ever**: You won't receive cold messages from recruiters unless you explicitly approve a job match
## Time investment
**Initial Setup**: 10-15 minutes to configure preferences and complete your profile
**Ongoing**: No time required. Just check notifications when opportunities arrive.
## Privacy first
Remember: Career Mode is **private by default**. Enabling it doesn't make you visible to recruiters. Your information is only shared after you explicitly approve a specific job opportunity.
[Learn more about privacy and trust](/privacy-and-trust/)
## Need help?
Having trouble getting started? Check out these resources:
- [Configuring job preferences](/job-preferences/)
- [Building your developer profile](/profile-setup/)
- [Understanding how matching works](/how-matching-works/)
- [Frequently asked questions](/faq/)
## Next steps
Now that Career Mode is enabled, enhance your experience:
1. **[Configure your job preferences](/job-preferences/)** to specify exactly what you're looking for
2. **[Optimize your profile](/profile-setup/)** to showcase your experience and skills
3. **[Learn how matching works](/how-matching-works/)** to understand what makes a good match