---
title: "Email Notifications"
label: "Email types"
description: "The types of emails your job board sends for job alerts and matching emails."
publishedAt: 2025-12-31
updatedAt: 2026-10-02
order: 3
status: "published"
faqs:
  - question: Can I customize the email templates?
    answer: "Yes. Use the Email editor to customize job alert confirmation, job alert digest, and job recommendation digest subjects, preview text, and body content. Branding and shared footer settings also apply to these messages."
  - question: Do alert emails include my board's logo?
    answer: "Yes. Alert emails use your board's current logo, colors, typography, social links, footer links, and powered by Cavuno footer settings."
---

Your board sends confirmation emails and weekly digests for job alerts, plus a separate weekly digest for matching emails. Cavuno sends all of them through your branded email layout. You can customize them in the [Email editor](/docs/board-setup/email-editor).

Employers also get an email when a candidate applies to one of their company's jobs. See [New application emails](/docs/managing-jobs/review-applicants#new-application-emails).

## Confirmation emails

Sent immediately when someone subscribes to job alerts. The subject line reads "Verify your email to start receiving job alerts from [your board name]."

The email contains a confirmation link that the subscriber must click to activate their subscription. Until they confirm, their status remains **Pending confirmation** and they receive no digests. If a subscriber loses this email, you can resend it from the Email subscribers page using the **Resend confirmation** action.

## Weekly digest emails

Sent once per week to active subscribers when new jobs match their preferences. The subject line reads "Jobs from [your board name]."

Each digest contains a list of matching job postings with titles, company names, locations, and links to view and apply. The email also includes a link to the subscriber's management page where they can view preferences or unsubscribe. If no new jobs match a subscriber's filters during the week, no email is sent.

## Job recommendation digest

Sent once per week to candidates who opted into [matching emails](/docs/your-job-board/job-matching#matching-emails). The template in the Email editor is **Job recommendation digest**.

Each message includes up to ten jobs ranked from the candidate's profile. The first successful digest may include current open matches. Later digests include only matches published since the last successful send. If nothing qualifies that week, no email is sent.

## Unsubscribe handling

Every digest includes an unsubscribe link for that stream. A job-alert unsubscribe stops saved-search alerts. A matching-email unsubscribe stops **Job matches** only. Either can leave the other stream running. You remain responsible for the other consent, sender-identification, and record-keeping rules that apply to your messages.

## Example subscriber timeline

| Event | Subscriber state | Email behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Public signup submitted | Pending confirmation | Confirmation email is sent; no digest is sent yet |
| Confirmation link opened | Active | The subscription becomes eligible for the next matching weekly digest |
| A week has no matching new jobs | Active | No empty digest is sent |
| Unsubscribe link opened | Unsubscribed | Future digests stop immediately |

## Next steps

Customize the confirmation and digest copy in the [Email editor](/docs/board-setup/email-editor). To check whether a person is eligible to receive a digest, see [Manage subscribers](/docs/job-alerts/manage-subscribers). For missing mail from an active subscription, follow [Email deliverability](/docs/job-alerts/email-deliverability).