Managers Should Start Texting Job Candidates, Says Study (fastcompany.com)

From a report: A new survey by Yello, a talent recruiting software company, has found that there are some aspects of the hiring process that companies could stand to improve. The report, taken from a survey of 1,461 young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 who were either currently employed or had accepted full-time or internship offers, found that mobile phones are one of the most useful tools for the interviewing and hiring process. Text messages, for example, may be the unsung hero of the communication loop. Yello's survey data indicates respondents would welcome getting a text from a business, particularly because they're so used to responding quickly to text messages. The report shows that 86% of those surveyed felt positively when text messages were used during the interview period, an increase from 79% in 2016. More candidates are happy to do video interviews in lieu of traveling to meet hiring managers in person.

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Hai u haz job?

[zifn4b]

Hai u haz job? I haz i wud lik to offr u, u intersted?

Or u could just go straight to the employer equivalent of Tinder. Ideal candidates will have exceptional rap battle skillz.

More ways to shoot yourself in the foot

[Austerity Empowers]

With reddit full of auto-correct errors ranging from lewd to obscene, I cannot imagine the already stressful process of interviewing will be enhanced with the frustration of texting.

Re:I am extra partial to blowjobs

[PopeRatzo]

Texts are so 2000 and late. You give me a good blowjob, you got yourself an interview.

This was the original idea for The Apprentice.

What's wrong with email?

[fred6666]

Not being limited to 140 characters, being able to reply from a PC with a real keyboard sounds like real advantages. No reason to still use SMS in 2017, but even less for job hiring.

Fuck texts

[bigdavex]

I hate texts. I hate that some people think that texts imply urgency for my reply. I hate that I do not receive them on my computer. I hate that I cannot search through very old texts. Texts are just email only shitty.

I guess I will be showing my age here...

[ControlsGeek]

But for my first real job I was invited to the interview (and physical exam) by telegram.

Re:Codding childrens needs.

[chispito]

As someone who's slightly outside of that demographic, I'd appreciate the text because it lets me move the process forward without announcing to all the coworkers in a 50 foot radius that I'm job hunting.