Create a decline template
How to create a decline template
You can decline message requests from people using templates. They can include a reason variable to help you provide feedback. Simply choose the reason why the person is not right for the position and you will get a populated template that you can save and send.
The template will include the {{DECLINE_REASON}} variable which will change depending on the reason selected. This enables you to be honest and specific to people with no effort at all.
How to add a decline reason?
From the drop down menu in your account, go to Message Templates and navigate to the Decline section.
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- You can add new reasons on the right side, so that they start appearing on the list when you click to decline a message requests. Click on '+ Add reason' in the panel on the right.
- You can also build your own decline reasons and templates to make your messages to people more personalised. You can do that by clicking on '+ Add template' in the top left panel.
And that will be all sorted for you! You can start using decline templates when responding to people.
Watch this short video on how to build and use Decline Templates