# Creating an account

> Sign up for Hiresweep with your email address or with Google, GitHub or LinkedIn, verify your email and choose a username.

You can create a Hiresweep account with an email address and password, or with a Google, GitHub or LinkedIn account. Creating an account is free.

## Sign up with your email address

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the sign-up page">
    Go to [hiresweep.com](https://hiresweep.com) and select **Sign up** in the top right. You land on **Create your account**.

    If you are on the sign-in page instead, select **Create one now** next to "Don't have an account?".

  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the form">
    | Field             | What to enter                                                                                         |
    | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | **Name**          | Your name, 3 to 64 characters. It appears on your public resumes.                                     |
    | **Username**      | 3 to 64 characters: lowercase letters, numbers, dots, hyphens and underscores. See [Usernames](#usernames). |
    | **Email address** | An address you can open right now. You need it to verify the account.                                 |
    | **Password**      | 8 to 64 characters. The bar under the field rates it as **Weak**, **Good** or **Strong**.              |

    Then select **Sign up**. By creating an account you agree to the [Terms of Service](https://docs.hiresweep.com/legal/terms-of-service) and [Privacy Policy](https://docs.hiresweep.com/legal/privacy-policy).

  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your email">
    Hiresweep shows **Check your email** and sends a **Verify your email** message to the address you entered. Open it and select **Verify Email**. You are signed in and taken to your dashboard.

    You can't sign in with your password until you verify. If you try, Hiresweep sends you a new link.

  </Step>
</Steps>

## Sign up with Google, GitHub or LinkedIn

On **Create your account**, select **Google**, **GitHub** or **LinkedIn** under **or continue with**, then approve access on the provider's page. You come back signed in. There is no verification email, because the provider has already confirmed your address.

Hiresweep picks a username for you from your provider handle or the first part of your email address. You can change it later in [your profile](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/updating-your-profile).

<Warning>
  Use these buttons on the sign-up page. On the sign-in page, they only sign in to an account that already exists. A
  Google, GitHub or LinkedIn account that isn't linked to Hiresweep won't get a new account there.
</Warning>

If you already have a Hiresweep account with the same email address, signing in with Google, GitHub or LinkedIn links that provider to it. See [Linking social accounts](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/linking-social-accounts).

## Usernames

Your username is part of every public resume link: `hiresweep.com/your-username/resume-slug`. Choose one you are happy to share.

- It must be unique across Hiresweep.
- Use 3 to 64 characters: lowercase letters, numbers, dots (`.`), hyphens (`-`) and underscores (`_`). Capital letters are turned into lowercase.
- Some names are reserved because they match pages on the site, such as `admin`, `api`, `dashboard`, `docs`, `help`, `login`, `pricing`, `settings`, `support` and `hiresweep`.

You can sign in with your username instead of your email address. The sign-in field is labeled **Email or username**.

## After you sign up

- [Create your first resume](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/creating-your-first-resume) or [import one you already have](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/importing-resumes).
- Add a [passkey](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/setting-up-passkeys) or turn on [two-factor authentication](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/setting-up-two-factor-authentication).
- See what the free plan includes in [Plans and usage](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/plans-and-usage).

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="This username is already taken">
    Someone else has it, or it is a reserved name. Try a variation, for example with a dot or a number.
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="An account with this email address already exists">
    You already signed up with that address, maybe through Google, GitHub or LinkedIn. Sign in instead, or select
    **Forgot password?** on the sign-in page to set a new password by email.
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="The verification email didn't arrive">
    Check your spam folder. On the **Check your email** screen, select **Resend verification email**. If you already
    left that screen, sign in with your email and password: Hiresweep sends a new link.
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="Google, GitHub or LinkedIn didn't create an account">
    You probably used the button on the sign-in page. Go to **Create your account** and select the provider there.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>