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Importing Contacts with Comma Separated Value (CSV Files)

Instructions for importing your contacts into GoHire for Messaging

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Written by Jonathan G. Duarte
Updated over 2 years ago

When you want to send a Broadcast Message - You might want to import your Contacts into GoHire using a CSV (Comma Separated Value, File.

Here are the steps to Create a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file

  1. The following 3 column headers are required and must be Exact Match "Firstname", "Lastname", "Mobile" (Cut N' Paste these column titles) Download a Sample Import File.

  2. Before you save an Excel or Google Sheet to the CSV format, remove all existing commas in the file. Commas will corrupt the file.

    Steps to Remove Commas:
    This step will find and delete all commas in your Google Sheet or Excel spreadsheet, so your CSV export file is not corrupted by a stray comma or two.

    In Google Sheets and Excel:
    In the menu bar, Choose Edit>Find and Replace.
    In the "Find" box, enter a single comma ","
    In the "Replace" box do not enter anything.

  3. Then, Save or Export the file to a Comma Separated Value (text CSV) format.

Import the Contacts into GoHire:

  1. Log Into GoHire, and choose Contacts > Import on the left navigation.

  2. Either Drag n Drop your file into the import window, or click the "upload" link in the center of the import window, and choose your file.

  3. If your file is valid, you will see a list of contacts ready to be imported, below.

    Sample import file

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