# Automate scheduling when you progress a candidate in SmartRecruiters

> **WARNING:** Before reading this, you would need to [Authorize SmartRecruiters in Cronofy](/integrations/smart-recruiters/authorize/index.md)

The Scheduling Triggers **automatically send a scheduler link to the right candidate and interviewers** outside of SmartRecruiters via an email template, when you move a candidate to a different interview stage in SmartRecruiters.

> **INFO:** A couple of things to know before you start:

- Only a user with “**owner**” role  in Cronofy and who is an **admin in SmartRecruiters** can create Scheduling Triggers.

- Before scheduling with a candidate in SmartRecruiters, please ensure that a **Recruiter is assigned to the Job Hiring Process**.

- Make sure that your SmartRecruiters recruiters are part of your Cronofy account.

- You would need to create a Scheduling Trigger for each stage and hiring process in SmartRecruiters.

### Create Scheduling Triggers
In Cronofy, select your Organization Settings, then SmartRecruiters in the "Integrations" tab to "Create New Trigger".

![](/integrations/smart-recruiters/automated-interview-scheduling/SR-scheduling-trigger.d615bb0b032f2bf787c70999fd9fef08f81434794f3a5164c85e70629704bea5.png)
Choose an appropriate name, such as the interview stage you are looking to automate, then press *Save*.

Fill out the remaining information as required:

- Hiring Process: The hiring process defined in Smart Recuiters.

- Stage: Select the stage in the Hiring Process that you want to automate with this trigger.

- Scheduling Rule: Select the scheduling rule that will be used for this particular stage (see below).

- Enabled?: Only tick this once you want to start using this trigger to automate new invitations.

![](/integrations/smart-recruiters/automated-interview-scheduling/SR-trigger-hiring-process-and-stage.6a646b8a786690d7f3acd5861ac18514488f05c0eed0059cca9b104b296e5bbb.png)
#### Scheduling Rule
The Scheduling Rule gives you two options for defining who the interview should be scheduled with.

![](/integrations/smart-recruiters/automated-interview-scheduling/smart-recruiters-scheduling-trigger-rule.317c0e4059e1ba610bb9734a94f50e569cce2d3f911f09aeb6bb63e786f4e91b.png)
- You can choose to setup interviews with the interviewers described in the Hiring Process, or

- You can choose a Template defined in Cronofy to select a pool of interviewers, useful when you have more complex interview requirements such as a [series of back-to-back interviews](/scheduler/sequence-templates/index.md).

> **INFO:** Read more about how you can define [your pool of interviewers in Cronofy](/scheduler/scheduling-groups-and-rules/index.md).

**Next step**: Customise the Event and Email Templates for your invitation as desired.

- Event Template: **Create a template for the Event Title and Description**. You can use free text along with all supported template fields (Press Show to see all available fields). Ensure any fields you use are formatted as per the example: `{{ smart_recruiters.job_title }}`.

- Email Template: **Create a template for the Email Subject line and Body**. You can use free text along with all supported template fields (Press Show to see all available fields). Ensure any fields you use are formatted as per the example: `{{ smart_recruiters.job_title }}`.

#### Sender email address
You can choose to register a sender email address, so that your email templates are sent from a generic email address such as [recruitment@company.com](mailto:recruitment@company.com). This will make it easier to manage communication with candidates, should they reply to the templates.

Please get in touch with [support@cronofy.com](mailto:support@cronofy.com) to request this - we will send you email from Amazon Web Services with a link to verifiy access to that email address, please make sure to click on the link **within 24 hours**.

Once done, the "Sender email address" will appear under "Email template" in the Scheduling Trigger, as shown below:

![](/integrations/smart-recruiters/automated-interview-scheduling/sendersemail-address.11386ab669f75ba5b8ce52d504ce2a21127f1da97d9562fce87d38e2fccd2e03.png)
**Next step**: Don't forget to press *Save* to finish creating the Trigger and test it.

> **INFO:** Test your integration by moving a candidate in SmartRecruiters through your flow. This will send a scheduling link to the candidate outside of SmartRecruiters. As soon as the candidate picks a time, the interview will be synced under *Interviews*, as shown below.

![](/integrations/smart-recruiters/automated-interview-scheduling/interview-tab-in-SR.dd01ec4033219354a678969e5550f93b985980061c1a1316daa73684a220395f.png)
### Contact Us
If you require assistance with following these steps, please reach out to our support team at [support@cronofy.com](mailto:support@cronofy.com) or click the support widget on this page.


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