Texting a Job Offer

Since my blog post in 2012 about not texting offers – it’s happened a lot – texting an offer. And it works.  To make a text offer go smoothly the key is to make sure as a candidate, that you’ve had a detailed communication with your recruiter/HR representative/potential boss about salary, benefits, vacation, bonus etc.  Seems obvious, but in this age of minimal phone calls and even shorter texts - good, solid communication is ideal.  Have that detailed talk sooner rather than later.  

TXT Job Offer?

recntly I XperENs a yung pro (YP) hu wntd 2 email & txt w/o talkin durN d offer process. It mAd 4 a straNg & complicated process cuz d YP wouldn’t TLK How do U tAk a complicated process lIk a job offer & mAk it wrk Thru text?

 U don’t. 

d deal blew ^ cuz ther wz n real QSO – jst txtN. YP’s & recnt graduates U must Lern how 2 communicate verbally Ovr d fone & n prsn. txtN doesn’t wrk wen U negotiate yor salary, benefits vacation dA – thOs R a huge pRt of yor life!

Pick up the phone and call or meet people in person without your phone ringing! This is not a social even it is work and at work you must be a good communicator.

For those of you who couldn’t decipher the text the translation is here - 

Recently I experience a young professional (YP) who wanted to email and text without talking during the offer process. It made for a strange and complicated process because the YP wouldn’t talk. How do you take a complicated process like a job offer and make it work through text?

You don’t.

The deal blew up because there was no real conversation – just texting. YP’s and recent graduates, you must learn how to communicate verbally over the phone and in person. Texting doesn’t work when you negotiate your salary, benefits vacation day – those are a huge part of your life!