How to customize interview outcome and closing messages
Edit the messages the agent sends after the interview (fit, not a fit, to hire) and when you manually mark a candidate as not a fit.
Updated on Oct 12, 2026
On the Agent page you choose the messages the agent sends after the interview outcome and when you manually mark a candidate as not a fit.
Where to find it: sidebar → Agent → Interview Outcome Messages and Manual rejection template blocks
Which messages you can customize
| Block | Message | When it's sent |
|---|---|---|
| Interview Outcome Messages | Interview - fit | When the interview is rated Suitable |
| Interview Outcome Messages | Interview - not a fit | When the interview is rated Not suitable |
| Interview Outcome Messages | To hire | When the interview outcome is To hire |
| Manual rejection template | Not a fit - manual | When you manually mark the candidate as not a fit |

Steps
- Click Agent in the sidebar.
- In the Interview Outcome Messages block, choose the message from the menu (e.g. Interview - fit).
- Click Edit and change the text. You can use variables like {{candidate_full_name}} and {{job_title}}.
- Repeat for the Manual rejection template block.
- Click Save at the top right.
Good to know
- Under each template you see its status, for example Approved. A new or edited template must be approved by Meta (WhatsApp) before it's sent: approval comes within 48 hours. See How to edit the agent's WhatsApp templates.
- A template can have a button (e.g. a link to the company website). The message for candidates who don't show up to the interview (no show) can't be customized.
- If you manually mark a candidate as not a fit (Not a fit - manual), the Manual rejection template message is sent.
- All templates have the footer Conversation handled by an AI assistant.
- The closing message for candidates who say they're not interested is also edited on the Agent page.
- For opening templates and templates with an image, see Edit an agent template: text, image, variables and button.
- To enter an interview outcome, see How to enter an interview outcome.
Common issues
I confirmed the wrong outcome and the candidate got the message. A sent message can't be recalled. An outcome already given can't be changed from the interview card: an admin user corrects it from the campaign by changing the candidate's status. In the meantime, write to the candidate yourself from the chat in Inbox.
The not-a-fit message is too cold. Rewrite it with Edit in the Manual rejection template block or in Interview Outcome Messages.
The candidate didn't get the outcome message. Check that the interview outcome was entered and that in Agent the template for that outcome shows as Approved. If everything looks right, open a request from the support chat with the candidate's name.
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- How the agent talks to candidatesThe path of the WhatsApp conversation: opening, questions, evaluation, outcome, language, skipped questions and handover to a person.
- What the Agent is and what you can configureThe Agent section sets the WhatsApp profile, language, empathy, templates, FAQs and rules of the AI assistant that talks to candidates.
- How to set up the Agent's FAQsEnter the answers the agent gives to candidates' most common questions, valid in all campaigns; what general knowledge is.
- How to edit the agent's WhatsApp templatesEdit the messages the agent sends with a template: first contact, follow-up, interview outcomes and manual rejection. Meta approves each template within 48 hours.
- Why did the agent discard a candidate?How to understand why a candidate turned out not to be a fit (Evaluation tab, filters, criteria, answers) and how to step in.
- Why doesn't the evaluation match the chat?The evaluation is based on the conversation and a few details from the CV, like the date of birth. What to check when the outcome seems different from what you read in the chat, and how to correct it.
- How to set up human intervention rulesDecide when the agent stops the conversation and hands it to a person; default and custom rules.