BULK SMS Technology/Alerts in Human Resources
Take great advantages from SMS technology even on the field of Human Resources! With SMS functionality several processes of HR department can be relieved and fastened. To achieve this function you just need to implement a stable SMS gateway such as SMS JOSH Gateway. Then you will be able to send SMS text messages from the PC to mobile phones and receive answer messages, as well. Use this solution to enhance your business and improve corporate communication. In this article you will learn bulk SMS technology in human resources solution in more detail.
Why to use SMS in HR?
Today the importance of human resources has been recognized in companies therefore more attention is focused on this area. HR departments have to process large numbers of applications if there are job vacancies but usually there are lots of administrative works anyway. Applicants often claim that HR advisers do not reply to their applications or they are not informed in time about rejections or even about interview dates. In most of the cases the reason is that there is no time and energy in HR departments to inform everyone. Though these overloads may result in missing talented applicants and ruin the company's reputation.
To relieve the workload of HR department and ensure the efficiency of recruitment, introduce SMS technology in your IT system. Therefore you will be able to use SMS services as a method to communicate with applicants applying for the numerous jobs. In this way, HR advisers can converse directly with people via SMS messages making a more fluent and two-way communication possible in real time. You just need to provide a code below your job advertisement where people can send an SMS to apply. After this, the whole communication process can be maintained via SMS: inform applicants if they are selected or not, notify them about the date of interview, alert them if there is something missing from their application, remind them about dates, etc. Finally, you just need to meet the selected applicants on the interview. This solution allows a time and cost efficient method for recruitment that is a real help for HR departments. Furthermore, SMS solutions can be used on other fields in your company
To build your corporate SMS system, you need to install SMS JOSH Gateway software to the computer. The SMS gateway forwards SMS messages to the mobile network with a GSM modem attached to the computer with a data cable; or it connects directly to the SMS center of the mobile service provider over the Internet (IP SMS connections). Please note that we recommend you to start with GSM modem connection as it is more secure and reliable than IP SMS connection. If you wish to increase capacity you can attach more than one GSM modem or you can still switch to IP SMS connection.
How to use SMS technology in HR
- Communicate with applicants
- Send SMS notifications, reminders or alerts related to interviews or results
- Send information via SMS on request(even with automated SMS services)
- Send interview results
- Ensure that all applicants receive a confirmation about his application. Therefore, you can be sure that in the future you won't miss a talented applicant who is not selected in this time. So he will apply again for a more suitable position thanks to the feedback.
- Improve corporate communication with mobile messaging
Benefits of SMS messaging:
- Time and cost efficient
- Keeps you in touch
- Improves communication within and outside of your company
- Helps improve relations with applicants
- Means fewer effort to both parties, the HR staff and the applicants
- Keeps in contact continuously
- SMS messaging is not intrusive
Conclusion
Introducing SMS technology into your corporate IT system is the best solution to improve the efficiency of corporate communication within and outside of the company. With an effective and well-structured strategy you can attract the best applicants for your job vacancies and an SMS system ensures that you can send feedbacks to all of them. Therefore, you can avoid inconvenient cases in the future and protect the reputation of your company from frustrated, rejected-but-not-informed applicants. Pay attention to details and build a well-functioning recruitment system based on SMS JOSH Gateway that is able to operate seamlessly and ensures high capacity.
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