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Practical ways to type less, reply faster and keep your team consistent.

Comprehensive Guide to Job Postings

Job postings often fail by misdescribing duties, setting the bar too high, or using biased language. Get guidance for writing effective job postings that describe the role accurately and attract more qualified candidates.

Marcelle Santos

How To Improve the Candidate Experience

Candidate experience covers every interaction a job seeker has during hiring, from posting to offer. Understand why it shapes your employer brand and referrals, and how recruiters can create a more positive process.

Marcelle Santos

How To Turn Around A Customer’s Bad Product Experience

A bad product experience can still end with a loyal customer. Turn complaints around by responding to reviews quickly, writing a human reply, listening actively, apologizing sincerely, and solving problems together.

Kerry Provenzano

Tips that Everyone in Customer Service Should Know

Good customer service comes from clear personality traits and communication habits. Get tips on being friendly, professional, and yourself, then listening, avoiding judgment, restating problems, and remembering the person.

Brad McCarty

So you want to be a recruiter?

Becoming a recruiter means choosing between in-house HR and staffing agency work. Compare both settings, what sourcers and other recruiting roles do day to day, the skills and traits that help, and how to get into the industry.

Marcie Arvelo

So You’ve Signed Up For A TextExpander Trial, Now What?

Starting a TextExpander trial includes more than the app. Walk through each step, from signing up and reading tips emails to meeting your account executive for a demo, getting started, and continuing to learn.

Kerry Provenzano

Networking Best Practices (and Templates You Can Use!)

Networking builds career and business opportunities, especially as work goes remote. Get best practices on who, when, and where to network, how to listen and introduce yourself well, plus templates you can adapt.

Brad McCarty

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Asynchronous Work

Asynchronous work lets teams collaborate without being online at the same time. Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of async work against synchronous models, drawing on TextExpander's years as an async team.

Kerry Provenzano

Templates for Answering FAQs on Social Media

Social media templates help support teams answer frequently asked questions consistently. Choose platforms, set a tone, and use sample response templates and suggested openings for common customer questions.

Brad McCarty