--- title: Understanding Candidate and Client Email Template Triggers description: This article provides a comprehensive guide to the various email template triggers for candidates and clients. 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You can find guides on how to do everything in Enginehire here. If you can't find what you are looking for or anything feels out of date, please contact us! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Enginehire Help Center](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Templates & Communication](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/templates-communication?hsLang=en) # Understanding Candidate and Client Email Template Triggers ## This article provides a comprehensive guide to the various email template triggers for candidates and clients. It explains how each trigger works, ensuring you understand when and why specific emails are sent automatically. ### **What are Email Template Triggers?** We first need to understand what email template triggers are. Email template triggers are automated actions that send specific email templates based on certain conditions. These triggers are tied to events or actions within the platform, allowing you to set up pre-configured emails that automatically reach the right recipient at the right time. There is a dedicated area in your dashboard where you can manage all of your email templates. To access this navigate to **More → Email Templates ![1-Jan-08-2025-05-21-51-5278-PM](https://learn.enginehire.io/hs-fs/hubfs/1-Jan-08-2025-05-21-51-5278-PM.png?width=688&height=241&name=1-Jan-08-2025-05-21-51-5278-PM.png)** ***Note:** There are some email templates that are built into Enginehire and may not be visible here but are sent automatically based on a certain event. If you wish to edit such default built-in email templates, you can create a new email template and use the relevant trigger, which will essentially override the default/built-in email template.* To create a new email template **1-** Click on the "Add Template" button ![](https://learn.enginehire.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-08-2025-05-37-50-3120-PM.png?width=688&height=231&name=image-png-Jan-08-2025-05-37-50-3120-PM.png) **2-** Label the email template, this is for your own reference so that it is easier for you to find this email template when needed.  **3-** Select Audience: If you want it to be sent to the Candidate or Client (The list of available triggers will change based on this selection) **4-** Click on the dropdown to see a list of all the available triggers relevant to your selected audience Candidate/Client ![](https://learn.enginehire.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-08-2025-05-40-38-7687-PM.png?width=688&height=317&name=image-png-Jan-08-2025-05-40-38-7687-PM.png) ### **Candidate email template triggers** Below is a list of the different email template triggers that appear once "Candidate" is selected as the audience. #### 1. **Status Change Notification** This trigger is used to send an email to candidates once they are moved to a certain status. (e.g., from "Applied" to "Hired"). After selecting the trigger, use the dropdown to select the relevant status that this email should be triggered for. ![](https://learn.enginehire.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-15-2025-04-58-32-7120-PM.png?width=688&height=334&name=image-png-Jan-15-2025-04-58-32-7120-PM.png) #### 2. Second **Status Change Notification** This is similar to the status change notification but specific to "Secondary Statuses" This trigger is used to send an email to candidates once they are moved to a certain secondary status.  [How to link an email template to a secondary status change](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-link-an-email-template-to-a-secondary-status-change?hsLang=en) #### 3. Status Reminder This trigger is used to automatically send an email if a candidate stays in a certain status for X amount of hours. [How To Create Email Templates For Status Reminders](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-create-email-templates-for-status-reminders?hsLang=en) #### 4. Second Status Reminder This is similar to the status reminder trigger but specifically for candidates who have a secondary status assigned to their profile  [Click here to learn more about Secondary Statuses](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/add-a-secondary-status-for-candidates?hsLang=en) #### 5. Resend Status Reminder 6\. Share Client Profile This trigger is used to send an email to candidates when they are matched with a client.  [Matches - How to share a candidate profile with a client](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-share-a-candidate-profile-with-a-client?hsLang=en) #### 7. General This trigger does not automatically send any emails; instead, it serves as a placeholder for the trigger field. You can use it to store email templates that you want to send manually, allowing them to appear in a dropdown list of available templates when sending emails manually. #### 8. Schedule Event Notification This trigger allows you to customize the default email template used to notify candidates when an event is created directly from their profile. [Going over the Schedule Event area in the admin tab of a profile](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/going-over-the-schedule-event-area-in-the-admin-tab-of-a-profile?hsLang=en) #### 9. Schedule Event Reminder This trigger is used to automate reminder emails, which can be sent either before or after scheduled events. [Create Reminder Emails to Send Before or After Scheduled Events.](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/create-an-email-templates-to-send-for-a-select-time?hsLang=en) #### 10. Reference Check Form Notification This trigger is used to send an email notification to the references provided by the candidate, prompting them to complete the reference check forms. The email is not sent to the candidate. #### 11. Reference Check Form Reminder This trigger is used to send an email reminder to the references provided by the candidate, prompting them to complete the reference check forms. The email is not sent to the candidate. [How to remind references to complete the reference check forms](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-remind-references-to-complete-the-reference-check-forms?hsLang=en) #### 12. Send Document To Sign After Client Has Signed This trigger is used in creating an email template that pops up when you send a document to a candidate after a client has signed it. [Email template for when document signed by client and is sent to candidate](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/email-template-for-when-document-signed-by-client-and-is-sent-to-candidate?hsLang=en) #### 13. Repeat Email Blaster  This trigger is used to send repeating email blasts automatically. [Setting up and sending email repeat blaster](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-create-email-templates-for-status-reminders?hsLang=en) #### 14. Start Date Follow Up This trigger is designed to send an email based on the Start Date. This is the start date you select when you match a candidate with a client and select a relationship status as well.  #### 15. Expiry Document Notification This will automatically send an email notification when a document is expiring so that they can review and update the document #### 16. Client Mark Interested This trigger is used to notify candidates when a client shows interest in a candidate by selecting the "I am interested" button.   #### 17. Birthday Notification This trigger is used to set up emails to candidates on their birthdays. Birthday emails will only go out if you have that question being asked on the application form or on the profile to capture their date of birth.  #### 18. Specific Dates Notification Use this trigger if you want to send a notification on a specific date or multiple dates.  #### 19. Buy Product This trigger will send an email when a client purchases a product for the product board.  [Create a Product Shop](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/create-a-product-shop?hsLang=en) #### 20. Document to Sign Added This trigger is used to notify candidates that they need to log in to their profile to sign a newly added document. [How to notify candidates to sign a document](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/notify-to-sign-a-document?hsLang=en) #### 21. Client Marks Candidate Favorite This trigger is used to notify candidates when a client adds a candidate to their favorites.  --- ### **Client email template triggers** Below is a list of the different email template triggers that appear once "Client" is selected as the audience. #### 1. Status Change Notification: This trigger is used to send an email to the client once they are moved to a certain status. (e.g., from "Applied" to "Active"). After selecting the trigger, use the dropdown to select the relevant status that this email should be triggered for. #### 3. Status Reminder If user stays in certain status for X amount of hours, it will automatically send this email #### 4. Resent Status Reminder #### 5. Reference Check Form Notification This trigger is used to send an email notification to the references provided by the client, prompting them to complete the reference check forms. The email is not sent to the client. [Set up/Edit reference email template for client references](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/set-up/edit-reference-email-template-for-client-references?hsLang=en) #### 6. General This trigger does not automatically send any emails; instead, it serves as a placeholder for the trigger field. You can use it to store email templates that you want to send manually, allowing them to appear in a dropdown list of available templates when sending emails manually. #### 7. Schedule Event Notification This trigger allows you to customize the default email template used to notify clients when an event is created directly from their profile. [Going over the Schedule Event area in the admin tab of a profile](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/going-over-the-schedule-event-area-in-the-admin-tab-of-a-profile?hsLang=en) #### 8. Schedule Event Reminder This trigger is used to automate reminder emails, which can be sent either before or after scheduled events. [Create Reminder Emails to Send Before or After Scheduled Events.](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/create-an-email-templates-to-send-for-a-select-time?hsLang=en) #### 9. Assigned Candidate This trigger is used to customize the default email that shares new candidates with clients [Customize Default Email That Shares New Candidates to Clients](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/adjust-default-email-of-assigned-candidate?hsLang=en) #### 10. Bulk Assigned Candidate This trigger is used to notify clients when you go to the list of applicants for a placement job, select more than one and bulk send. #### 11. Repeat Email Blaster This trigger is used to send repeating email blasts automatically. [Setting up and sending email repeat blaster](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/how-to-create-email-templates-for-status-reminders?hsLang=en) #### 12. Start Date Follow Up This trigger is designed to send an email based on the Start Date. This is the start date you select when you match a candidate with a client and select a relationship status as well.  #### 13. Invoice Due Date Reminder This trigger automatically sends a reminder to the client based on the Due Date of their invoice. You can also define to notify X days before due date of the invoice #### 14. Unpaid Invoice Reminder This trigger sends an automatic notification to the client if they haven't paid their invoice in time. You can have it configured to keep on sending these reminders at a certain interval until the invoice is paid.  #### 15. Client Cancels Subscription This trigger sends an automatic email to the client when they cancel their subscription.  #### 16. Rent Equipment #### 17. Purchase Gift Card This trigger is used to customize the email that goes to the person who purchased a gift card [Adjust Email Templates for Gift Cards](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/adjust-email-templates-for-gift-cards?hsLang=en) #### 18. Buy Product This trigger will send an email when a client purchases a product for the product board.  [Create a Product Shop](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/create-a-product-shop?hsLang=en) #### 19. Gift Card Code Delivery This trigger is used to customize the email sent to the recipient, providing them with the gift card code for use. [Adjust Email Templates for Gift Cards Code Delivery](https://learn.enginehire.io/en/knowledge/adjust-email-templates-for-gift-cards?hsLang=en) #### 20. Send Invoice You can use this trigger to customise the email that goes out to clients when you send them an invoice #### 21. Recorded Payment This trigger is used to notify the client when manually add a payment record to a client's profile.  This is for when you record a payment on the system that is not tied to an on system payment processer (Cash, Check, etc...) #### 22. Children Birthday Notification This trigger is used to set up emails to clients on their children's birthdays. Birthday emails will only go out if you have that question being asked to capture their date of birth.  #### 23. Specific Dates Notification Use this trigger if you want to send a notification on a specific date or multiple dates.  #### 24. Document to Sign Added This trigger is used to notify clients that they need to log in to their profile to sign a newly added document. 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