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Fraudulent emails are everywhere nowadays. Also, it is a fact that some of the automated emails can look fake. 


As a recruiter, the purpose of relying on a recruitment automation platform is to streamline the recruitment process. And automation is an integral part of it.


Skillate allows you to set up automated emails for various scenarios. The emails are sent with a custom 'from' address. Every time you will have to add your organization name as the title or in the sender’s email address to avoid confusion from the receivers’ side.


However, the good news is, you can also set up one email address and sender name for all your automated emails. It adds authenticity to your emails. 


The solution here is SMTP integration. To set up the SMTP connection, you will need to configure your mail sending settings in Skillate.


This article helps you understand:

  1. What SMTP Integration?
  2. How to enable SMTP configuration?
  3. How to configure SMTP configuration on Skillate?

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Permission: Site Admin


Understanding SMTP Integration


SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It works for outgoing emails only. To send emails, you need to provide the correct SMTP server while configuring in Skillate.


When you have the integration enabled, you can set up a sender email address and a name that identifies as your organization's. All the automated emails will be triggered using the email address and sender name which you have defined.


Enable SMTP for your organization


To enable SMTP for your Skillate account, you will have to contact the team skillate.


Configure SMTP for your organization


After you have got SMTP enabled for your organization, follow these steps to configure SMTP from Skillate:


  1. Navigate to Settings > Administration > Organization > Configuration.
  2. From SMTP Configuration, click on Edit.
    SMTP Configuration
  3. Add a Host, Encryption method, and other details as required.
  4. Click on Save to finish the process.


As per the above screenshot, the email triggered from Skillate will have Skillate as the Sender’s Name and [email protected] as the email address.


Note:
1. Learn more about using SMTP for your: Microsoft account | Google account.
2. If you have any trouble in filling up the Host, Encryption, Method, and Port- please contact your organization's IT admin.
3.There is a daily limit of emails. That is, 2000/day for a Gmail account.