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Update candidate record and send intro invite after screening

Automatically monitor approval reactions in Slack across Zapier Tables and recruiting outreach tools. Create and update when approval reaction added, a candidate email matches, or scheduling intro is neededβ€”so you can update candidate status, trigger interview outreach, and confirm in-channel without manual follow-up.

How this automation updates candidate outreach status

When approvals are marked by reaction and candidate details need updating, delays can stall scheduling. This automation extracts contact email, finds and updates the candidate record, launches scheduling outreach, and posts a confirmation replyβ€”so your team can keep candidates moving.

  1. 1.Detect approval reaction

    Integrate Slack and messaging workflows to extract the candidate email from the approved message text to identify the candidate.

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  2. 2.Extract email from message

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and data extraction tools to extract the email from the Slack message text to identify the matching contact.

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  3. 3.Find candidate record by email

    Integrate Zapier Tables and candidate database tools to find the candidate row by the extracted email to continue for qualifying records.

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  4. 4.Update record with intro status

    Integrate Zapier Tables and status routing tools to update the candidate row and set status to Scheduling Intro to route next steps.

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  5. 5.Launch scheduling outreach sub-flow

    Integrate Sub-Zap by Zapier and email steps to call the sub-flow with table and row references to send scheduling outreach.

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  6. 6.Post thread confirmation

    Integrate Slack and team notifications to post a confirmation reply in the original thread to confirm outreach was triggered.

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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