An SMS is a quick way to communicate with a client or candidate. SMS is for example used to wish the candidate good luck with a job interview or to inform the candidate about the perfect job. You send SMS from Carerix by using a mail to SMS service. As example we use MessageBird.
To do so you need to:
- Sign up for an account at the SMS carrier MessageBird
- Install the Sms Template from the Template Library
Setup
Signing up for a Messagebird account
MessageBird offers a service to convert an email to an SMS. You can then send an email from Carerix and which will be received as an SMS by the recipient.
- Create your own Message Bird and order a bundle of text messages. Follow the instructions at https://www.messagebird.com/en/user/create
Setup MessageBird account for use with email
- Log on at https://www.messagebird.com/en/user/login
- Go to Settings > Mail2SMS
- Click + E-MAIL
- Enter the following address: sms@appname.mail.carerix.net"appname" is the name of your Carerix application, e.g.: http:appname.carerix.net
Installing the template
Install the template from the email template library:
- In the email template library, at "Candidate", you will find the template "SMS". install this one.
Note: Check the receiver of the template, it should be 'To: Other'. Change if necessary.
Using the template
You can now send an SMS to the candidate in the following way:
- Go to the candidate and open the General tab
- Select e-mail: "SMS" and click on [OK]
- Fill in:SubjectWill be visible as sender of the SMS. 11 characters maximum.ContentEnter the desired test at the line with the bracesNote that a message of more than 160 characters will cost extra credits
- [Send] the message
Notes
- The candidate must have a valid mobile number (private)numbers of the form 06 xxxx xxxx of +316 xxxx xxxx are correctthe form +31(0)6 xxxx xxxx is not correct
- Sent messages can be found at th activities tab of the candidate (or contact)
- You order a bundle of credits first. A single message costs approx. € 0.13 (Januari 2014). You can check your credit at http://www.messagebird.com
- For (former)) Mollie customers:Mollie used a code in the subject for authentication. This no longer appliesMessageBird uses the sender to authenticate. Therefore, the subject line is available: This will be shown as the sender of the SMS.
Example code of the template
If you want to add the template manually:
- Name: SMSSettings: HTML format, 'Send list'-template, Add attachments to E-mail automatically: each disabledVisible at: Candidate
- Subject: {{SMS-Sender}}
- Content:
<cx:let name="mobileNr" value="$activity.toEmployee.mobileNumber.stringByRemovingWhitespace">
<cx:if condition="mobileNr.length>9">
{{enter your text here. Note: Texts longer than 160 characters will cost extra credits! }}
<cx:let name="to" value="${mobileNr}@sms.messagebird.com" expand="1"><cx:header name="to" value="$to"/></cx:let>
<cx:let name="from" value="sms@${utilities.userDefaults.Customer.lowercaseString}.mail.carerix.net" expand="1"><cx:header name="from" value="$from"/></cx:let>
</cx:if>
<cx:else>
{{NB: Please enter a valid mobile number for this candidate}}
</cx:else>
</cx:let>
- Optional: If you use markers --begin and --end, than only the part between the markers will be sent:
This text is ignored
--begin
This text will be put in the SMS
--end
This text is ignored
For Contacts
- Make the template visible at: Contact person
- Change the top line into: <cx:let name="mobileNr" value="$activity.toContact.mobileNumberBusiness.stringByRemovingWhitespace">
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Keywords: UD-593