What is text recruiting software?

Text recruiting software lets recruiters reach candidates by SMS instead of relying on email and phone tag, usually with templates, automated follow-ups, and a record of every message. In 100Hires, texting is built into Nurture campaigns, so SMS runs as an automated step alongside email and voicemail and every reply is saved on the candidate record.

How does texting work in 100Hires?

You add an SMS step to a Nurture campaign in 100Hires, pick a template and a send schedule, and the platform texts the candidate and follows up only if there is no reply. SMS, email, and ringless voicemail steps live in the same sequence, and inbound replies land on the candidate record for the whole team to see.

Do I need Twilio, and who pays for the texts?

Yes. 100Hires sends SMS and calls through your own connected Twilio number, and your Twilio account is billed directly for message usage. Bringing your own number means the work number stays yours and every message is logged in 100Hires. You can check current plan details at https://100hires.com/pricing.

Is text recruiting TCPA and 10DLC compliant?

Compliance depends on how you run your outreach, and 100Hires gives you the pieces to do it right: texting runs on your own registered Twilio number, the integration supports A2P 10DLC registration for US SMS, and you control consent and opt-out on your carrier account. Our support team helps you set up the registration, and you remain responsible for consent the same way you would with any business texting.

Can candidates text back?

Yes, texting in 100Hires is two-way. When a candidate replies, the message is recorded on their Discussion timeline next to their resume, emails, and notes, and you can set a rule so a reply moves the candidate to the next stage automatically instead of waiting for someone to notice it.

How is this different from a dedicated text recruiting platform or bulk SMS tool?

A standalone texting platform is a second tool to buy, wire up, and check separately from your ATS. In 100Hires the texts, replies, calls, emails, and pipeline stage all live on one candidate profile, because SMS is part of the recruiting sequences you already run rather than a separate bulk SMS tool.

Can I schedule texts and automate follow-ups?

Yes. Every SMS step in a 100Hires Nurture campaign has its own delay and send window, the whole sequence runs in the candidate's time zone, and follow-up steps fire only when there is no reply. You can also trigger a campaign when a candidate enters a stage, so a candidate stuck in a stage gets a nudge text without anyone remembering to send it.

Can I text candidates from my computer instead of my personal phone?

Yes. 100Hires sends every text from your shared work number, so recruiters reach candidates from the desktop without handing out a personal cell number, and the conversation stays on the candidate profile when that recruiter is out or moves on.

Text Recruiting Software - SMS in Your ATS

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Text Recruiting Software - SMS in Your ATS

Your best candidates are not ignoring you, they are ignoring email

Industry data on candidate outreach is lopsided: text messages are read within minutes and have open rates near 98 percent, while a large share of candidates never open the recruiting email at all.

Hourly and deskless workers often do not check work email during the day, so an email-only process loses them before the first call.

So recruiters improvise. They text candidates from their personal phone, with numbers copied off a LinkedIn profile or a resume.

Those texts are invisible to the rest of the team, never land on the candidate record, cannot be measured, and sidestep any consent or opt-out trail. The conversation that moved the hire lives on one person's phone and leaves with them.

Text recruiting software fixes that by moving candidate texting into the system you already hire in.

100Hires sends SMS as a step inside automated recruiting sequences, captures every reply on the candidate, and runs it through your own registered work number instead of a personal cell.

Run texts, email, and voicemail from one hiring workflow

SMS in 100Hires is a step type in Nurture campaigns, alongside email and ringless voicemail, so candidate texting runs on the same engine as the rest of your recruitment automation.

You build one sequence, the platform sends each step on schedule, and replies flow back into the pipeline where the whole hiring team can see them.

How 100Hires compares to a typical ATS

Most applicant tracking systems still send email only, or treat SMS as a paid add-on bolted on through a separate tool.

100Hires builds texting into the same automated sequences, the same candidate record, and the same pipeline you already work in, so a dedicated text recruiting platform is not a second subscription you have to buy and wire up.

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