Automated job and internship notifications

Purpose

1.1. Automate the delivery of job and internship notifications to alumni and students of Open University.
1.2. Centralize job/internship sources (career portals, company websites, LinkedIn) to create an automated, unified feed.
1.3. Personalize notifications using user profiles (interests, degrees, industries), automating tailored updates.
1.4. Maintain high alumni engagement via automated broadcasts on multiple channels (email, SMS, web, social).
1.5. Enable easy alumni application tracking and automated feedback collection from employers and candidates.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New job or internship listing detected from configured data source (API, RSS feed, or email).
2.2. Profile update or new alumni registration in the alumni system automates notification targeting.
2.3. Scheduled automation (e.g., daily, weekly digest).
2.4. Employer posts opportunity directly to university’s job board.
2.5. User subscribes or opts in for automated alerts based on filtered interests.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate addition of new job data rows; configure Sheets API for “add rows” and “fetch updates”.
3.2. LinkedIn
• Feature/Setting: LinkedIn Jobs API’s automatable job search endpoint; configure automated keyword/region polls.
3.3. Microsoft Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Automated email delivery via Office 365 SendMail API; trigger emails for job alerts.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automator posts automated job alerts to channels using Incoming Webhooks.
3.5. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook automation to push notifications to targeted alumni servers.
3.6. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automating segmented campaigns using Mailchimp Campaigns API; auto-list target alumni.
3.7. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automated message sends with job/internship links; automation for group or individual targeting.
3.8. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automated SMS sends for job alert broadcasting per alumni opt-in list.
3.9. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Use Bot API to automate job alert dispatch to subscribed users.
3.10. Facebook Messenger
• Feature/Setting: Messenger Send API automates message delivery for job updates.
3.11. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automating process builder/flows for job alert emails and record updates.
3.12. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Marketing Email API automates bulk customized job notification delivery.
3.13. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automated transactional email sends via Send Mail endpoint for job notifications.
3.14. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflows with JobFeed → Notification action; schedule, filter, route logic.
3.15. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: Custom integration with BambooHR Open API automates import of internal postings.
3.16. Greenhouse
• Feature/Setting: Greenhouse Job Board API automates job feed to alumni database.
3.17. RSS Feeds
• Feature/Setting: Automate RSS parsing to scrape postings; deliver via webhook or email.
3.18. Typeform
• Feature/Setting: Job interest and feedback forms; automator pushes new responses to CRM/email.
3.19. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Airtable API automates database updates and can trigger notifications.
3.20. WordPress
• Feature/Setting: Use WP REST API to automate push of new opportunity blogs to alumni network.
3.21. Workday
• Feature/Setting: Workday Recruitment API automates job posting sync with alumni records.
3.22. Zapier Email Parser
• Feature/Setting: Automates extraction of job content from emails and triggers onward automations.

Benefits

4.1. Automated notifications increase alumni engagement and satisfaction.
4.2. Automation reduces administrative workload and drives efficiency.
4.3. Automator ensures opportunities reach relevant alumni automatically, improving placement rates.
4.4. Multi-channel automation boosts visibility and accelerates alumni responses.
4.5. Automatedly aggregates job sources, maintaining a unified alumni experience.
4.6. Automating customized alerts enhances alumni loyalty and strengthens the university community.