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Recruiting Texting Do's and Don'ts Checklist

The texting mistakes that get recruiters left on read, and what the best desks do instead.

Recruiting Texting Do's and Don'ts Checklist by TextUs

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Left on read?

Candidates are buried in recruiter texts. Here's why yours get skipped.

98% of texts are read... but how many get answered? A nurse coming off a 12-hour shift or an associate on the warehouse floor has a dozen agencies in their inbox. They answer the texts that are short, personal and easy to reply to.

Walls of text

Pay, shift, location, requirements and a sign-off, all in one message. It arrives in pieces, gets skimmed on a break, then skipped.

No name, no intro

The candidate does not know who is texting or why until the signature. An unknown number with no introduction reads like spam.

Three asks and a link

Call me, email me, apply here. Three next steps is no next step. And shortened links like bit.ly are a spam signal that gets messages blocked.

Before and after

A before and after proves it at a glance

Same recruiter. Same job. One gets a reply.

Before: what most recruiters send
Hello! I came across your profile and wanted to reach out about an exciting Travel ER RN opportunity in Albuquerque, NM! 13 weeks, nights 3x12s at a Level II trauma center, paying $2,850/week. If you're interested please give me a call at 555-201-8834 or email me at your earliest convenience. You can also apply here: bit.ly/3xRtNurse Thanks! Jordan Blake | Senior Recruiter | Ridgeline Staffing | 555-201-8834
411 characters, sent as 3 textsMessage Quality 34 / 100
  • Too long: 411 characters
  • No name, and no intro until the signature
  • Three asks: call, email and a link
  • Spammy content: bit.ly links can get blocked
After: Smart Compose
Hi { } Contact Name, this is Jordan with Ridgeline Staffing. I have a 13-week ER RN contract in Albuquerque, nights 3x12s at a Level II trauma center, paying $2,850/week. Want me to send the details?
197 charactersMessage Quality 96 / 100
  • Less than half the length, read in one glance
  • Name and introduction in the first line
  • One question that is easy to answer
  • Every fact from the original is still there
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