Candidate Text Messaging for Faster Employee Screening

 

Take a Closer Look

People open, read, and respond to text messages faster than emails or phone calls.

TextMagic reports dozens of enlightening statistics demonstrating this: 90% of text messages are read within 3 minutes, and the majority of people (89%) have their smartphone easily accessible.

This is why optimizing your hiring workflows for mobile isn't just smart—it's a must in today's tight labor market. Because if you're still using email or the phone to engage applicants (including the background check process) and your competitors are using text, well...you know how this story ends.

Luckily, Good Egg has you covered when it comes to text messaging and employee screening.

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Real Results Our Customers Are Experiencing with Text Messaging

QUICK INVITE: Background checks that are initiated via text complete 76% faster than email. It takes a candidate 14 hours to start the background check via text message as opposed to 31 hours via email.

DRUG TESTING: Drug testing and occupational health screens are completed 14.5% faster when communicating with candidates via text message.

VERIFICATIONS: By contacting references via text message, Good Egg has been able to decrease the time it takes to complete verifications by 13%.

Good Egg's Candidate Text Messaging:

  • text-alert-nobgFaster kick-off: The job applicant receives a text that invites them to start their background check.
  • Seamless intake: The applicant clicks the link in the text, which launches our mobile-friendly site on their phone. Entering info is easy!
  • Quicker turnarounds: The streamlined kick-off helps reduce overall turnaround time.
  • Easier reference verifications: If the applicant gives consent on behalf of their reference, we'll text the reference asking them to give us a call. This reduces friction as well.
  • Effective bypass of barriers: Emails get lost in inboxes and many people ignore calls from unknown numbers—texting bypasses these barriers and gets the applicant's attention.
  • Better way to engage Millennials and Gen Z. According to recruiting.com, applicants between the ages of 18-44 prefer texting as their means of communication.
Ready to speed up your hiring process with candidate text messaging?
76%

Background checks that are initiated via text through Good Egg complete 76% faster than email.

14.5%

Drug testing and occupational health screens are completed 14.5% faster when Good Egg communicates with candidates via text message.

13%

By contacting references via text message, Good Egg been able to decrease the time it takes to complete verifications by 13%.

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