A notice period looks like a small dropdown until a recruiter is trying to fill a role next month. Then it becomes one of the first practical questions: can this person actually join when the team needs them? Keeping it accurate saves both sides an awkward call—and protects the credibility of everything else on your profile.

Before you edit: know which date is real

  • Contractual notice period: the duration stated by your employment contract or current HR policy.

  • Negotiable notice: a possibility, not a promise; buyout, leave adjustment, manager approval, project handover, and company policy can change the outcome.

  • Serving notice: use only after resignation has been formally submitted/accepted according to your process.

  • Last working day (LWD): use the confirmed date from your employer, not the earliest date you hope to negotiate.

  • Immediate joiner: accurate only when you are genuinely free to start, accounting for commitments you have already made.

Update the notice period on the website

  1. Open naukri.com and sign in to the correct job-seeker account.

  2. Open the profile menu and choose View profile or View and update profile.

  3. Scroll to Employment and locate the job marked Current.

  4. Select the edit/pencil control for that employment entry.

  5. Find Notice period. Choose the duration that matches your current obligation.

  6. If you are already serving notice and the interface offers that option, enable it and enter the confirmed last working day or available-to-join date requested.

  7. Review designation, employer, start date, current-status flag, salary, and job description while the entry is open.

  8. Save, reload the profile, and open the employment entry again to confirm the stored value.

The mobile app follows the same data model

  • Open Profile/My Naukri, then edit the current Employment section.

  • Menu names and control placement can differ by app release; look for the current job rather than a separate notice-period settings page.

  • Update the app if the edit control is missing, or use the desktop site as a fallback.

  • After saving, close/reopen the profile and verify the value instead of relying on a toast message.

  • Do not post account screenshots publicly; they can expose email, phone, salary, employer, or profile identifiers.

If you are serving notice

This is the point where the profile can become much more useful. A generic “60 days” no longer describes your availability once half that period has passed. If Naukri offers a serving-notice status and last-working-day field, use the confirmed date so recruiters can evaluate the actual remaining time.

  • Enter the employer-confirmed last working day.

  • Keep the current job marked current until employment actually ends unless the form explicitly models serving notice separately.

  • After the LWD, update the employment end date and availability promptly.

  • If a release date changes, correct the profile and tell recruiters already in active conversations.

  • Do not claim an offer, resignation, or early release that has not happened.

How to describe “negotiable” honestly

Naukri may offer fixed buckets rather than a perfect description of your situation. Choose the bucket matching the contractual/current reality. In the profile summary or recruiter conversation, add one calm qualifier only when there is a real mechanism for early release.

Make the rest of the profile agree

  • Resume: current employer, employment dates, location, title, and availability should match the profile.

  • Profile summary: remove an old “immediate joiner” or stale LWD.

  • Career profile/preferences: confirm desired role, employment type, locations, salary expectations, and job-search status.

  • Applications: answer employer screening questions with the same current facts.

  • Recruiter messages: state the date/duration early, especially when a posting has an urgent joining requirement.

  • Other job portals: update them too so recruiters do not encounter conflicting versions.

Why recruiters care about this field

  • Naukri’s own recruiter material documents notice-period search and serving-notice filters.

  • Hiring teams may have a fixed project start, replacement deadline, or customer commitment.

  • The profile preview can expose notice-period information before a recruiter opens the full resume.

  • A long notice period does not make a candidate weak; it changes which openings have compatible timelines.

  • Accuracy lets a recruiter advocate for an exception or planned start date with real information.

What not to expect from one update

  • Changing the field does not guarantee more profile views, calls, interviews, or offers.

  • Recruiter discovery also depends on role fit, skills, experience, compensation, location, activity, profile completeness, and market demand.

  • Repeatedly editing a profile solely to manipulate recency can waste time and create inconsistent data.

  • Paid visibility cannot repair a vague resume or a mismatch between your experience and the roles you target.

  • A 60- or 90-day commitment may exclude urgent roles but remain acceptable for planned hiring.

The saved value is not visible

  • Reload the profile and reopen the current Employment record.

  • Confirm you edited the job marked Current, not a previous employer.

  • Sign out and back in, or check the desktop site if the app shows cached data.

  • Update the app and retry on a stable connection.

  • Remove conflicting duplicate current-employment entries only after checking dates carefully.

  • If the value still reverts, capture the non-sensitive screen/steps and contact Naukri support through its current help channel.

The notice-period control is missing

  • Make sure the profile type and current employment are complete.

  • Mark the appropriate employment entry as current if you are employed; fresher/unemployed flows can show different fields.

  • Use the edit control inside Employment, not Career profile, Settings, or resume upload.

  • Try the website if the mobile release has a UI issue, or vice versa.

  • Do not create a second account to work around one missing field; that fragments applications and recruiter history.

You entered the wrong date

  • Correct it immediately in the same employment entry.

  • Tell recruiters with whom you are actively interviewing if the change affects the promised joining date.

  • Keep the employer’s written confirmation privately; do not upload confidential resignation/HR documents to a public profile.

  • If the platform prevents the correction, contact support and avoid repeating the incorrect date in new applications.

  • Treat an estimated early release and a confirmed LWD as two different facts.

After your final working day

  1. Change the current employment entry to an ended role using the accurate end month/year.

  2. Update availability/notice status to reflect when you can actually begin.

  3. Refresh the resume and profile summary so they no longer say “currently working” or show an old LWD.

  4. Add only completed, non-confidential achievements from the role.

  5. Review contact details and recruiter visibility/preferences.

  6. Tell recruiters in existing threads that your availability changed rather than waiting for them to discover it.

A recruiter-ready profile check

  • Notice duration or serving-notice date is accurate today.

  • Current employer, designation, dates, and experience totals align.

  • Resume file is current and has a clear filename.

  • Key skills reflect work you can discuss in an interview.

  • Profile summary describes the role you want without exaggerated keyword lists.

  • Preferred location, work mode, role, and compensation expectations are current.

  • Email and phone are verified and monitored.

  • No confidential client names, source code, credentials, internal metrics, or sensitive documents are exposed.

A good answer when a recruiter calls

Be direct: “My contractual notice is 60 days. I have not resigned, so I do not have a confirmed LWD. My employer sometimes considers an early release after handover, but I would plan against 60 days until it is approved.” It is not flashy. It is useful—and experienced recruiters remember candidates who make planning easy.

Privacy and account safety

  • Use a unique password and multi-factor authentication where available.

  • Sign in through the official Naukri domain/app; ignore messages asking for passwords, OTPs, or payment to guarantee a job.

  • Do not publish resignation letters, offer letters, employee IDs, salary slips, or manager contact details to prove availability.

  • Review profile visibility and communication preferences, particularly during a confidential search.

  • Verify recruiter/company identity before sharing sensitive documents; redact information that is not required.

The two-minute version

  1. Open View profile.

  2. Edit the current Employment entry.

  3. Set the truthful contractual notice period—or serving-notice status and confirmed LWD.

  4. Save and reload to verify.

  5. Align resume, summary, preferences, and active recruiter conversations.

  6. Update again when resignation, release date, or employment status genuinely changes.

Primary references

  • Naukri Support explains that profile changes are made after login from the relevant sections of the View and Update page.

  • Naukri’s official profile advice includes notice period in complete employment history and recommends keeping profile details current.

  • Naukri’s profile best practices describes Employment and Career profile data used to help recruiters understand and discover candidates.

  • Naukri Recruiter Zone documents notice-period and serving-notice search plus display on candidate profile previews.