Notification preferences
Decide which emails Nextal sends you and which it doesn’t. Five switches, each protects your inbox from a specific kind of notification.
Nextal sends you emails when things happen in the application: a new candidate applies, the weekly stats are ready, a candidate replies to a text message you sent. Some of those emails you’ll love getting; others might feel like noise depending on your role. This page lets you turn each kind on or off independently. Changes save the moment you flip a switch — no Save button.
How the switches work
Every switch in this page is off when the email is sent (i.e. the switch is white/off and you do receive the email) and on when the email is disabled (the switch is blue/on and you do NOT receive that email). The label always starts with Disable — that’s how you know “on” means stop sending.
This is the opposite of most apps where “on means yes, send me this”. Take a moment to read each label carefully the first time.
Disable all email notifications
What it is. A master switch that turns off every other switch in this page at once.
What it’s for. Going on vacation, focusing on one big project, or just trying inbox zero. When this switch is on, no matter what the other four switches are set to, you receive no notifications from Nextal at all.
How to use it
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Flip the top switch
The first row reads Disable all email notifications — Do not receive any email. Click the switch on the right of that row.
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Notice the cascade
When you flip this master switch on, the four switches below it also turn on automatically — your preference is preserved but everything is paused.
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To turn notifications back on later
Flip the master switch back to off. The four sub-switches return to off as well, and you start receiving emails again — including the ones you had personally turned off before. If you’d previously chosen to disable a specific kind, you’ll need to flip that one back on individually.
Disable application email notifications
What it is. Stops the email that’s sent whenever a new candidate applies to a job you’re tied to (as recruiter, hiring manager, or watcher).
What it’s for. If your sourcing volume is high and you check the kanban or the Applications list throughout the day, the per-application email can be more noise than signal. Disable it and you’ll see new applicants in the application list and on the kanban — just not in your inbox.
How to use it
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Find the row
It’s labelled Disable application email notifications — Do not receive email when a new candidate apply.
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Flip the switch
On = no more application emails. Off = you receive one email per new application.
Disable statistics data email notifications
What it is. Stops the weekly statistics report email — a Monday-morning summary of last week’s activity (candidates added, applications submitted, hires made, etc.).
What it’s for. If you prefer pulling stats yourself when you need them, or if your manager already shares a digest, this email is redundant. Disable it.
How to use it
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Find the row
Disable statistics data email notifications — Do not receive weekly email report.
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Flip the switch
On = no more weekly report. Off = the report arrives Monday morning.
Disable spontaneous application notifications
What it is. Stops the email sent when a candidate applies without picking a specific job — a so-called “spontaneous” or “general” application via your career page.
What it’s for. Spontaneous applications often need triage before they’re assigned. If a teammate is on triage duty, you don’t need to be notified of every one. Recruiters in sourcing-heavy roles often leave this on (i.e. disable) so their inbox isn’t flooded.
How to use it
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Find the row
Disable spontaneous application notifications — Do not receive email when candidate apply for a spontaneous application.
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Flip the switch
On = no email when someone applies spontaneously. Off = one email per spontaneous application.
Disable candidate text message response notifications
What it is. Stops the email sent when a candidate replies to an SMS you sent them from Nextal.
What it’s for. If you’re actively chasing a candidate by SMS, knowing they replied within minutes matters. If your team treats SMS as a courtesy nudge and you check the Messaging tab at fixed times, the per-reply email isn’t useful. Disable it.
How to use it
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Find the row
Disable candidate text message response notifications — Do not receive email when a candidate responds to text messages.
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Flip the switch
On = no email on SMS replies. Off = one email per reply.