SQL Server not sending email when job fails

Question

I have a job with a step that runs the following code:

SELECT * FROM TABLETHATDOESNTEXIST

I have a SQL Server Agent Operator tied to my target email. I've set up the job so that when the job fails, it should email the Operator. However, when I run the job (and watch it fail), the email isn't sent.

I made sure to send a test email via exec sp_send_dbmail and also via Object Explorer > Database Mail > Send Test E-Mail and that works fine. What else am I missing here?

The job only has 1 step ("FRED" is a table that doesn't exist):

These settings were the defaults I believe:

The notifications tab of the job (the Operator here I selected is the same one everyone because there is currently only 1 Operator in the whole system):

The Operator is pretty simple to set up:

The Operator history shows that an email attempt was made, but I never received anything:

Answer 1

Besides configuring:

• Management > Database Mail

• SQL Server Agent > Operators

• And adding a Notification in Job Properties to send an E-mail to the operator when a Job fails

You also need to configure SQL Server Agent through Properties > Alert System > Mail session

Then it should work, at least it does for me on SQL Server 2016.