Texting and calling for construction and skilled trades recruiting and HR

Crew up for the next job before the current one wraps

Reach laborers, operators, electricians and foremen where they actually reply — by text — from inside your ATS or HCM. Screen, schedule and onboard a full crew without a single voicemail, then keep the same thread going for site changes and safety notices.

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Olivia · Field HR

via Emissary

Today 6:20 AM

Hi Marcus, it's Olivia from the HR team. Still interested in the equipment operator role on the Eastside job? Reply YES and I'll send times to talk. Text STOP to opt out.

Yes. After 4 today?

Booked today 4:30 at the site trailer. Calendar invite on its way.

Logged to the candidate record in Dayforce

Sounds familiar

The next job starts before the crew is hired, and the people you need are on someone else's site

Timing

Crews hired in the two weeks between jobs

Tradespeople don't answer the phone on a job site. By the time they call back from the truck, another contractor has them.

Credentials

Certs and safety cards that stall the start

OSHA cards, licenses and certifications trickle in by email, one chase at a time — and the job can't start without them.

The field

Hiring that happens in the truck, not the office

Superintendents recruit from a phone between walkthroughs. The conversation has to live somewhere the office can see.

What you can do

Four things construction recruiting and HR teams do with Emissary every day

Every text and call is synced to the candidate record, so superintendents, project managers and HR see the same conversation.

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01

Crew-up campaigns

Text past crew and qualified applicants in one send and staff the next job from the first replies.

Sample textEastside job starts Mon 3/2 — need 6 laborers and 2 operators, 8 weeks. Reply IN if you're available.
02

Screening from the site

The knockout questions by text so a candidate can answer from their current job.

Sample textQuick one: OSHA 10 and a valid driver's license? Reply Y/N.
03

Certification nudges

Automated reminders for each missing card or license, written back to the record.

Sample textStill need a photo of your OSHA card for the file — a photo reply is fine.
04

Day-one details

Site address, gate, PPE and who to report to, sent the evening before so the crew shows up ready.

Sample textFirst day Mon 6:30am, Eastside site, Gate B. Hard hat and boots required. Report to Olivia at the trailer.

Trusted by

Trusted by frontline employers across industries

Employers that hire hourly and skilled workers at volume use Emissary to reach candidates and employees by text.

Works with your systems

Built on the HCM and ATS platforms contractors already run

Two-way sync through each partner's APIs — no middleware, no exports.

WorkdayUKGSAP SuccessFactorsOracle TaleoDayforce

Also integrates with BambooHR, Greenhouse, BrassRing, Jobscore, Visibility and symplr HealthcareSource.

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Compliance

A record for every hire, on every job

Emissary texts are for screening, scheduling and logistics. Every message is logged to the candidate record and opt-outs are honored automatically.

TCPASTOP handled instantly across every campaign, with each opt-out recorded on the candidate record.
10DLCCarrier-registered numbers so high-volume sends are delivered, not filtered.
SOC 2Independently audited controls, with role-based access for every recruiter and manager.
SSO readySign in through your identity provider, with MFA enforced by your SSO.

Your next crew is one text away.

See how construction and trades recruiting and HR teams screen, schedule and onboard from inside their ATS or HCM.

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