SAN FRANCISCO – January 6, 2021: SmartRecruiters is excited to announce that SmartMessage, the native texting solution, received the gold award for Best Advance in Mobile Talent Acquisition (TA) Technology in the 2020 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology.
Released in August 2020, SmartMessage is the industry’s first and only natively-built texting and WhatsApp solution within a TA Suite. The product as a crucial tool for TA teams now faced with the challenge of remote recruiting and tighter resources.
“Recruiters and candidates are more dispersed than ever, so it’s critical they can connect wherever they are. SmartMessage helps recruiters engage candidates faster and provides a seamless candidate experience,” says Jerome Ternynck, Founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters. “We’re proud to receive this award and set the bar for best-in-class text recruiting.”
“Winners of Excellence in Technology Awards are critical drivers of their organizations’ success, especially in these disruptive times,” says Rachel Cooke, COO of Brandon Hall Group. “Their solutions resulted in substantial benefit to their business and the human capital management function. That is the ultimate differentiator: the positive business impact of technology.”
Customer Results
SmartMessage represents the future of recruiting—conversational, remote, and inclusive—at scale. Not surprisingly, text responses are faster than traditional email. On average, 95% of all text message communications are read within three minutes of arrival. SmartRecruiters early-access users experienced similar results – an 80% faster response time in addition to 5X higher open rates and 9X higher response rates when using SmartMessage. Jeff Goody, Talent Acquisition Manager at Salud Family Health Centers, echoes the sentiment, “With SmartMessage, candidates are more accessible and much faster to respond.”
All-in-One Inbox
Hiring managers and recruiters can view and participate in the candidate conversation through a comprehensive messaging history – SMS, WhatsApp, and email in one view – for better transparency and collaboration across the entire team.
All within one system of record, directly in the TA Suite, ensures compliant candidate data and zero wasted time.
Learn more about SmartMessage here.
