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# Notification Settings
### **Notification Settings**
**Path:** [Cloud > Settings > Recruitment V2 > Notification Settings](https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Recruitment/RecruitmentV2/Index?module=RecruitmentV2\&submodule=Notification%20Settings)
This page provides the steps to configure email notifications for recruitment events in **Recruitment v2**. Notification Settings allows you to control which stakeholders and candidates receive email notifications when a recruitment event occurs.
1. **Stakeholders:** Set up notifications for internal team members, such as HR and managers.
2. **Candidates:** Set up notifications that are sent directly to applicants regarding updates, approvals, or status changes.
**How to search for a specific event?**
A **'Search events'** bar is available at the top right of the page and works across both the '**Stakeholders'** and '**Candidate**' tabs.
Click on the **'Search events'** bar and Type the name of the event you are looking for (e.g., 'Requisition approved', 'Job Application Submitted').
### **How to configure the Stakeholders tab?**
**Path:** [Cloud > Settings > Recruitment V2 > Notification Settings](https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Recruitment/RecruitmentV2/Index?module=RecruitmentV2\&submodule=Notification%20Settings) > Stakeholders tab.
The **'Stakeholders'** tab allows you to configure notifications for internal users for each recruitment event. It contains the following columns:
1. **Events** — The recruitment event that triggers the notification (e.g., Requisition approved, Requisition rejected).
2. **Entities** — The specific employee(s) to be notified. Use the 'Search Employee' dropdown to select an employee, or enter an email address directly in the field below.
3. **Recruiters** — Check this box to notify the recruiter assigned to the job.
4. **Managers** — Check this box to notify the Hiring manager associated to the job.
5. **Panel** — Check this box to notify the Interview panel members.
6. **HR** — Check this box to notify the HR team.
7. **Templates** — Click the envelope icon to view and edit the email template for that event.
**Step 1:** Log in to the **Cloud portal**
1. Go to **Settings**
2. Select **Recruitment V2.**
**Step 2**:In the **Recruitment V2** tab:
1. Go to **Notification Settings.**
2. Click on the **Stakeholders** tab.
**Step 3:** Locate the event you want to configure, and Under the **'Entities**' column:
1. click on the **'Search Employee'** dropdown to select a specific employee to be notified
2. enter an **email address** in the field below.
**Step 4:** Check the boxes under **'Recruiters**', '**Managers**', '**Panel**', or '**HR'** to enable notifications for the respective stakeholders for that event.
**Step 5:** To view or edit the email template for an event, click the envelope icon in the **'Templates'** column.
**To View and Edit the Template**
The 'View and Edit Email Template' screen will open with:
* the **'Event Name**' pre-filled.
* Update the email subject in the '**Subject**' field if required.
* Click the '**Body**' tab to edit the email content.
* Use the '**Placeholders**' panel on the left to insert dynamic variables — click any placeholder to insert it at the cursor position.
* Enter an email address in the **'Preview Email'** field
* click '**Preview**' to send a test email.
* Click '**Save**' to apply changes,
* or '**Close**' to exit without saving.
***Note:***\_ Click\_***'Restore Default'***\_ to reset the template to its original default content. This will undo all custom changes.\_
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### **How to configure the Candidate tab?**
**Path:** Login to [Cloud Portal > Settings > Recruitment V2 > Notification Settings](https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Recruitment/RecruitmentV2/Index?module=RecruitmentV2\&submodule=Notification%20Settings) > Candidate tab.
The '**Candidate**' tab allows you to configure notifications sent directly to candidates for each recruitment event. It contains the following columns
1. **Events** — The recruitment event that triggers the notification (e.g., Job Application Submitted Successfully, Marked as Qualified for a Job).
2. **Candidate** — Check this box to send a notification to the candidate when that event occurs.
3. **Templates** — Click the envelope icon to view and edit the email template for that event.
**Step 1:** Click on the **'Candidate'** tab.
**Step 2:** Locate the **event** you want to configure.
**Step 3:** Check the box under the '**Candidate**' column to enable the notification for that event.
**Step 4:** To view or edit the email template for an event, click the **envelope icon** in the **'Templates'** column and follow the same steps as described in the Stakeholders tab above.
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### **How to save Notification Settings?**
Once you have configured the required notifications across the '**Stakeholders**' and '**Candidate**' tabs,
click the '**Save**' button in the top right corner of the page to apply all changes.
***Note:***\_ Navigating away from the page without clicking '**Save**' will discard all unsaved changes.
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**Path Link:**[**https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Recruitment/RecruitmentV2/Index?module=RecruitmentV2\&submodule=Notification%20Settings**](https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Recruitment/RecruitmentV2/Index?module=RecruitmentV2\&submodule=Notification%20Settings)
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