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Make skill relevant candidates easier to find

Give candidate profiles a useful existing tag when an inbound recruiting email clearly describes a relevant skill or role fit.

Trigger

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

Action

Add Candidate Tag

Add a tag to a candidate in Ashby. Use this to categorize and organize candidates with existing tags from the system. This action allows you to apply labels/tags to candidates for filtering, searching, and organizational purposes. Tags must already exist in the system - use LIST_CANDIDATE_TAGS to view available tags or CREATE_CANDIDATE_TAG to create new ones. The response includes the full updated candidate object when successful, showing the newly added tag in the candidate's tags array. If a candidate already has the tag, the operation will still succeed idempotently.

Why this helps

Candidate strengths mentioned in introductions can be hard to search when they never reach the ATS taxonomy.

  • Make relevant candidates easier to filter in Ashby.
  • Use evidence stated in the recruiting message.
  • Keep categorization consistent with existing tags.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Gmail and Ashby once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Describe in one instruction which skill evidence qualifies and which existing Ashby tag represents it.
  • 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real candidate introduction and review the tag.

Questions about this workflow

Will this create a new skill tag?

No. This action applies an existing Ashby candidate tag.

Can it tag based on an inferred skill?

Set a clear evidence rule in your instruction and ask Notis to skip tagging when the message does not support the classification.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Ashby. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Gmail triggers

Ashby actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Candidate to Project

Add a candidate to a project in Ashby. Projects are sourcing initiatives or recruiting campaigns used to organize and track candidate pipelines. Use this to associate candidates with specific sourcing efforts. Common use cases: - Adding sourced candidates to recruiting campaigns - Organizing candidates by sourcing channel or initiative - Tracking candidates in specific hiring projects Requires candidatesWrite permission. Returns the updated candidate object on success, or error details if the candidate or project is not found.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Add Candidate Tag

Add a tag to a candidate in Ashby. Use this to categorize and organize candidates with existing tags from the system. This action allows you to apply labels/tags to candidates for filtering, searching, and organizational purposes. Tags must already exist in the system - use LIST_CANDIDATE_TAGS to view available tags or CREATE_CANDIDATE_TAG to create new ones. The response includes the full updated candidate object when successful, showing the newly added tag in the candidate's tags array. If a candidate already has the tag, the operation will still succeed idempotently.

ActionInstant

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

Add Hiring Team Member

Add an Ashby user to a hiring team at the application, job, or opening level. Use this when you need to assign a team member to participate in the hiring process with a specific role. Requires the organizationWrite permission.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Add User to Interviewer Pool

Add a user to an interviewer pool. Use this to assign interviewers to interview pools for scheduling and coordination. Requires the hiringProcessMetadataWrite permission.

ActionInstant

Add Opening Job

Adds a job to an opening (job requisition) in Ashby ATS. An opening represents a position to be filled, while a job defines the role details. This action associates an existing job with an existing opening, allowing multiple jobs to be linked to a single opening. Use this when you need to add job definitions to an opening or when creating multi-role requisitions. Requires the jobsWrite permission. On success, returns the updated opening with the job added to its jobIds array. On failure, returns error details with specific error codes.

ActionInstant

Add Opening Location

Tool to add a location to an opening (job requisition). Use when you need to associate a location with an existing opening. Requires the jobsWrite permission.

ActionInstant

Anonymize Candidate

Anonymize a candidate by removing personally identifiable information. Use this when you need to permanently anonymize a candidate's data. This action cannot be reversed and requires all of the candidate's applications to be in the archived or hired state.

ActionInstant

Approve Offer

Approve an offer or a specific approval step within an offer's approval process. This action supports two modes: - Complete offer approval: Provide only offerId to approve the entire offer - Step-specific approval: Provide offerId, approvalStepId, and userId to approve a specific step When approving a specific step, both approvalStepId and userId are required together. Requires the 'offersWrite' permission.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Gmail and Ashby, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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