Emissary Text Recruiting

Connect faster with texting, automation and AI

by Emissary AI, Inc. · Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

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Executive Summary

Emissary is a text recruiting platform for candidate engagement and recruitment automation, built for recruiting and HR teams. It combines texting, automation and AI, and works with any ATS, HRIS or recruiting site. Its features are 1-to-1 texting, text campaigns, a recruiting chatbot, short codes with text to apply, and a texting inbox.

Use Cases

  • Texting candidates and employees one to one from inside an ATS, HCM/HRIS, LinkedIn or other recruiting account
  • Running large text recruiting and HR campaigns
  • Screening candidates and scheduling interviews with a recruiting chatbot
  • Answering routine questions from the existing workforce with an HR chatbot
  • Letting candidates find and apply to jobs by text using short codes
  • Keeping all text recruiting conversations in one inbox

Features

Support

  • Short Codes & Text-to-Apply: Short Codes & Text to Apply

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS with browser extension capabilities
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS

Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • GCP

Integrations

  • Workday
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • Oracle/Taleo

Security & Compliance

Data Residency:

Pricing

Model
Per recruiter license, Tiered subscription
Target Customer
Mid-market to Enterprise

About Emissary AI, Inc.

Emissary provides conversational AI and SMS-based recruiting automation that helps employers engage candidates, screen applicants, and schedule interviews via text. The platform integrates with ATS/workflows to improve response rates and speed-to-hire while reducing recruiter administrative workload.

Founded: 2017 · Headquarters: New York, United States · Employees: 11-50 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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