This month ClearanceJobs released new functionality allowing for real-time text messages to be sent to your phone:
- When you receive a message in your Cleared Network Inbox
- When a candidate responds to one of your Cleared Network Group posts
- When a candidate likes one of your Hiring Needs
- When a candidate requests to be added to your network
With these instant notifications, you’re now able to immediately respond to candidate actions before your competitors do.
To turn on these notifications, you will need to login and make sure your mobile phone number is listed on your contact information. Don’t forget to check the terms box below it. From there, you can update your preferences.
SMS Rules for Recruiters
As you add SMS to your recruiting toolkit, it’s a good time to brush up on text messaging etiquette. Recruiter Luke Mann recently offered his texting rules for recruiters to ClearanceJobs.
- Can I text?
- Intro/Screening: No
- Status update while waiting on hiring manager decision: Yes!
- Interview confirmation/prep: Yes!
- “Best of luck” message the day of the interview: Yes!
- Interview feedback: No (unless it’s a teaser text to have them call you so you can share good news!)
- Offer details: No
- Pre-Employment Status update (Background check/drug test/etc): Yes! *Do not send confidential info via text at this stage*
- Start date confirmation: Yes!
- First day “best of luck” message: Yes!
- “Send me all of your friends” networking request: Yes!