{"id":30512,"date":"2019-05-02T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/?p=30512"},"modified":"2019-05-16T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:36:08","slug":"texting-is-trending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2019\/05\/texting-is-trending\/","title":{"rendered":"Texting Is Trending"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\">Texting is becoming the best communication channel in the business world.&nbsp; It seems that phone calls are answered less often even when considering business lines.&nbsp; The backdoor, surest communication channel is the cell phone and, specifically, texting.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Texting\/app messaging is the preferred communication tool for younger workers.&nbsp; When you are hiring today, you need to keep this fact in mind.&nbsp; I still find LinkedIn messaging to work well.&nbsp; However, nothing works as well, or as quickly, as texting.&nbsp; The response time is typically minutes or less.&nbsp; The ability to send attachments and links has improved also.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">So is it a trend when dealing with Millennials?&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/hrexecutive.com\/4-simple-reasons-why-texting-can-lead-to-better-hires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to HR Executive it is:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">In a highly competitive market, speed matters more than ever. How quickly you can secure the talent you need impacts how quickly your business is moving forward. Seventy-three percent of U.S. millennials and Gen Zers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/gadgets-and-tech\/news\/millennials-generation-z-smartphone-habits-apps-communications-real-life-a8008641.html\">interact with each other digitally more than they do in real life<\/a>. If you want a fast answer, texting is the way to go.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">The current hiring market is moving fast.&nbsp; I have been telling customers that you have to move quickly on strong candidates as they will have other options.&nbsp; If you have identified them as strong, it is most likely that another company has come to the same conclusion.&nbsp; Texting is the fastest communication channel available today.&nbsp; The reason it works is that people are conditioned to respond quickly to a text.&nbsp; This convention provides you with the quickest channel for moving a candidate through your hiring process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Texting has also started to enter the business world as an appropriate communication channel.&nbsp; When dealing with sales candidates, it is even more prevalent. If you haven&#8217;t embraced this channel for Millennials, you are missing out on an advantage your competition is probably using.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a class=\"btn btn-pill btn-color-5 btn-glow\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/contact-us\/\">Text Us Today<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texting is becoming the best communication channel in the business world.&nbsp; It seems that phone calls are answered less often even when considering business lines.&nbsp; The backdoor, surest communication channel is the cell phone and, specifically, texting. Texting\/app messaging is the preferred communication tool for younger workers.&nbsp; When you are hiring today, you need to keep this fact in mind.&nbsp; I still find LinkedIn messaging to work well.&nbsp; However, nothing works as well, or as quickly, as texting.&nbsp; The response time is typically minutes or less.&nbsp; The ability to send attachments and links has improved also. So is it a trend when dealing with Millennials?&nbsp; According to HR Executive it&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2019\/05\/texting-is-trending\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,29,2],"tags":[1760,1762,1639],"class_list":["post-30512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","category-generations","category-hiring","tag-communication","tag-hiring-salespeople","tag-texting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-7W8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2425,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2010\/09\/texting-and-lightning\/","url_meta":{"origin":30512,"position":0},"title":"Texting And Lightning","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. -Mark Twain If you would, allow me to speculate a bit.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been involved in volunteer activities with high school students over the past 2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Communication&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Communication","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/communication\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1292,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/11\/the-disarming-casualness-of-the-web\/","url_meta":{"origin":30512,"position":1},"title":"The Disarming Casualness Of The Web","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"November 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"We're in full-fledge sourcing mode here at Select Metrix and I am taking up the task of resume mining.\u00a0 I am aghast at what I am finding.\u00a0 A new trend that I have seen before, but not to this level, is writing without capitalization.\u00a0 I know this is an offshoot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Communication&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Communication","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/communication\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1317,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/12\/the-next-generation-is-more-connected\/","url_meta":{"origin":30512,"position":2},"title":"The Next Generation Is MORE Connected","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"December 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"And you thought Gen Y was the gadget-driven, totally connect generation.\u00a0 I was utterly shocked by this Online Media Daily story: The Nielsen Co. released the findings of an in-depth study on the mobile media and cross-media behavior of U.S. \"tweens\" (ages 8-12). 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