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How to Prevent/Remove My Profile and Resume from Google Search Engines?

Written by Claire
Updated over a week ago

Below are instructions on how to prevent your profile and resume from appearing in Google search results, as well as what you can do if they have already been indexed by search engines:

  • How can I prevent my profile and resume from appearing in search engines?

  • How can I remove search results that appear in search engines?

How can I prevent my profile and resume from appearing in search engines?

For your profile:
Please refer to How to Change Personal Profile Privacy Settings? and adjust your profile visibility so that it is Only logged-in Cake users can view.

For your resume:
Please refer to How to Change Resume Privacy Settings? and set your resume visibility to either:

  • Any person with the link and any employer on the platform, or

  • Only for those with the link.


How can I remove search results that appear in search engines?

If your resume or personal profile appears in search engine results (such as Google) and you would like to request removal, please contact the Cake Support team via this form. We will assist in submitting a removal request to the search engine and follow up with email regarding the progress. In most cases, search engines process and remove the results within three business days.


If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to the Cake Customer Team.

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