{"id":74718,"date":"2021-12-14T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/?post_type=customer_blog&#038;p=74718"},"modified":"2021-12-13T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:19:13","slug":"use-message-templates-in-bullhorn-to-save-time-and-deliver-consistent-emails","status":"publish","type":"customer_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/customer-blog\/use-message-templates-in-bullhorn-to-save-time-and-deliver-consistent-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Message Templates in Bullhorn to Save Time and Deliver Consistent Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the business world today, we want to send better emails, the kinds that deliver the intended message and leave lasting impressions. By creating Message Templates in Bullhorn, you can help your team communicate with your candidates and clients better with fewer mistakes, improving lines of communication, and saving time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a Message Template in Bullhorn, you will need to be on the <em>Compose Message<\/em> screen. If you are using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/glossary\/applicant-tracking-system\/\">Enterprise version of Bullhorn<\/a>, you can find this by going to Tools &gt; Message Templates. You can find more detailed instructions <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.bullhorn.com\/bhatsTopics\/s\/article\/ATS-Managing-Email-Message-Templates#Adding\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are in the <em>Compose Message<\/em> screen, click the Message Templates drop-down and select \u2018NEW\u2019. Choosing \u2018ORGANISE\u2019 instead will show you all the templates you have already created, which can be updated or deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_1.png\" alt=\"message templates in bullhorn\" width=\"512\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_1.png 512w, https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_1-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can tailor Message Templates for use for several different purposes, such as interview confirmations, post-placement check-ins, and holiday greetings! You can also use personalisation tags<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make your emails more engaging. Using the First Name tag will insert the recipient\u2019s first name as it\u2019s shown on their Bullhorn record. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the \u2018Add Message Template\u2019 screen, you will <em>not<\/em> see the drop-down of personalisation tags that you can use. Don\u2019t worry &#8211; we have you covered! You can find the list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.bullhorn.com\/bhatsTopics\/s\/article\/ATS-Managing-Email-Message-Templates#Personal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">personalisation tags here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are sharing your email templates with your team, be sure to set the visibility to <em>public<\/em> so that it becomes a visible template option to the rest of your users. Choosing <em>private<\/em> instead allows only the template owner to view and use the template.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_2.png\" alt=\"message templates in bullhorn\" width=\"512\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_2.png 512w, https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/messagetemplates_2-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating multiple Message Templates ahead of time helps increase efficiency and ensures the emails your team sends are consistent, whether the email is from your most seasoned employee or new starter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When selecting a saved Message Template, the subject line won\u2019t pre-populate in the subject line of the \u2018Compose a Message\u2019 screen. 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