Email messages
There should be an option to have messages sent to an email, with the option of replying to the email to send a message back.
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cynthiaa
commented
I’ve wanted this exact email reply feature for years. Too many platforms trap your messages inside their dashboard, so you have to log in just to see someone said “thanks.” That friction kills real conversation. For a while, I used a tool like https://www.signalhire.com/companies/at-t/employees to pull direct email addresses from LinkedIn profiles when I was trying to reach former colleagues, and the best email finder I tested saved me hours. But even then, replying meant copying an address and switching apps. If internal messaging systems simply allowed two way email replies, recruiters could stay inside their own inboxes while keeping candidates engaged. It would cut response times drastically and make outreach feel less like spamming a black hole. From my own experience, the more steps between a message and a reply, the more silence you get.