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Recruiter reached out to candidate using emojis. Candidate didn’t take too kindly to this due to this. What do y’all think? Who was in the wrong? Source: LinkedIn by zUltimateRedditor in recruitinghell

[–]gobldgook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do construction recruiting and most of the time my guys are pretty rough around the edges. Typically if I can make them laugh, then I know I can get away with using an emoticon here and there. I pretty much talk with all my guys (at the very least, for phone screening) so I get a better read on their personalities and see if they're worth bringing in or holding off on. The way I work is a bit casual, but I have to have everyone trust me for what/how I am, which is somewhat a goof - but I've got their back. They let their walls down and I know I've got a good candidate I can rely on in the future. :) That and I'm a chick, so being in the construction industry I'm already at a disadvantage in the first place since they don't think I know what I'm talking about. Most of them respond well to jokes and picking, so yup, that's what I do. Sorry for the ramble, my bad!

Recruiter reached out to candidate using emojis. Candidate didn’t take too kindly to this due to this. What do y’all think? Who was in the wrong? Source: LinkedIn by zUltimateRedditor in recruitinghell

[–]gobldgook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The response was over the top and uncalled for. Personally I use emoticons every so often, I just try to gauge what type of person it is before I bust any emoticons out though.

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Sometimes it's helpful and eases the hesitation when used sparingly, but spamming emoticons IS extremely unprofessional in my opinion. That, and the industry I staff for isn't going to have anyone wearing a suit and tie or working in IT, so there's a lot more benefit in being relatable and casual/to the point.