Career Builder Opt Out Guide
If your résumé or personal details appear on CareerBuilder without your consent, it can feel invasive and frustrating. Fortunately, you can request to remove your information through CareerBuilder’s privacy portal in just a few steps. Below, you’ll find a simple guide to complete this process yourself. If you’d prefer to save time, Vanish Me can handle this automatically for you, along with removals from other major data sites.
What is Career Builder?
CareerBuilder is one of the largest online employment platforms in the United States. The site allows users to upload résumés, apply for jobs, and connect with employers. However, CareerBuilder also aggregates, stores, and shares user data—including names, emails, phone numbers, work history, and even salary preferences—with third-party partners.
While this can make the job search process more efficient, it also means your personal details can remain in CareerBuilder’s system long after you’ve stopped using the site. In some cases, résumés or partial profiles can appear in search results or partner databases, exposing private information.
If you no longer wish to have your data shared, sold, or visible online, you can request to remove it through CareerBuilder’s Do Not Sell or Share My Information form. This ensures your profile and associated data are no longer distributed or used for marketing or data aggregation purposes.
How to Remove Your Information from Career Builder (Step by Step)
Step 1: Go to the CareerBuilder Do Not Sell or Share My Information page. You can do this by heading to CareerBuilder.com and scrolling down to the website footer. Click the “Do Not Sell or Share My Information” link in the footer (highlighted in red below).
Step 2: Enter your personal details. You’ll need to provide identifying information so CareerBuilder can locate your account or records. Under “Request Type,” select Do Not Sell My Personal Information or Delete My Personal Data. Both options will ensure your data is removed from public and partner systems. In the description box, state clearly that you want all data associated with you deleted and not shared or sold. Example: “I am requesting that all personal data associated with my name and email be deleted from CareerBuilder’s databases and that my information not be sold or shared with any third parties.”
Step 3: Next, you’ll be redirected to the below confirmation page. Head over to your email inbox and click the verification link within the email.
Step 4: Then, you’re done for now. Next, Wait for confirmation. CareerBuilder will begin processing your request and will notify you once your data has been removed.
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How Long Does Career Builder Take to Remove Your Info?
CareerBuilder typically processes data removal and privacy requests within 10–30 days, depending on the volume of requests and verification timing. You’ll receive an email notification once your data has been deleted or your opt-out has been completed.
If you don’t hear back within a few weeks, you can contact their privacy team directly at privacy@careerbuilder.com for an update. Keep in mind that while the company will delete your data from its own systems, information shared with third-party partners may take additional time to disappear.
To ensure your privacy stays protected, periodically search for your name and résumé online to confirm the data isn’t reappearing on other job boards or data sites.
Related Opt-Out Guides
Removing your information from CareerBuilder is a smart step toward protecting your personal data—but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Dozens of other websites collect and share your details without permission. Take the next step in reclaiming your privacy by removing your data from these popular sites:
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