diff --git a/app/controllers/recruiter_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recruiter_controller.rb
index c93d19e..3d6ae2c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recruiter_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recruiter_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class RecruiterController < ApplicationController
     @candidate = Candidate.create(candidate_params.merge(recruiter_id: current_recruiter.id))
 
     if @candidate.persisted?
+      CandidateMailer.welcome(@candidate).deliver_now
+      RecruiterMailer.candidate_created(@candidate).deliver_now
       redirect_to recruiter_path, flash: { notice: "Sucessfully created candidate #{@candidate.name}" }
     else
       flash[:error] = "Failed to save Candidate."
diff --git a/test/controllers/recruiter_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/recruiter_controller_test.rb
index da5d5f6..6108584 100644
--- a/test/controllers/recruiter_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/recruiter_controller_test.rb
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ class RecruiterControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   test "should create new candidate" do
     # recruiter = users(:recruiter)
     setup_auth
-    assert_difference("Candidate.count") do
-      post create_candidate_path, params: { candidate:
-        { name: 'new name', email: 'test@mailinator.com', experience: '0-3', quiz_id: quizzes(:fed).id } }
+    assert_difference("ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size", 2) do
+      assert_difference("Candidate.count") do
+        post create_candidate_path, params: { candidate:
+          { name: 'new name', email: 'test@mailinator.com', experience: '0-3', quiz_id: quizzes(:fed).id } }
+      end
     end
     assert_redirected_to recruiter_path
     assert flash[:notice]