Applicant response rates, how fast candidates reply to a text, and why screens fail. Counts from one employer, with the dates and the definitions in each piece.
Text recruiting statistics
54 of 100 who had gone silent replied within a week. Without a reminder, 4 of 74 came back.
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100 applicants silent for a day got one reminder text: 54 replied within a week and 16 passed the screen. With no reminder, 4 of 74 came back.
By Brian Lesko ·
Indeed and hourly hiring
348 applications at one Ohio cleaning company, October 5–31, 2026. Indeed was the source on 266. Indeed Apply sends the applicant only to the system that posted the job, and an employer cannot request the API key for someone else.
By Brian Lesko ·
Text recruiting statistics
What 2,185 hourly applicants did when a text arrived minutes after they applied. 82% replied, the median reply came in 42 seconds, a full screen finished in under 5 minutes, and schedule, not experience, was why 18% failed.
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