10 Hiring Facts

At Staffing it is interesting to read some of the interesting stats from the recruitment industry. Whether you are a recruitment company, employer or candidate you will be surprised and facinated with the following hiring facts (Updated May 2021):

• It was reported of the 20,000 new hires 52% of them failed within 20 months and of these, 89% left because their attitudes did not align to that of the business. Only 11% failed because of a lack of skills.
• Organisations spend on average 5 and 7 seconds reviewing resumes, 1 grammar or spelling mistake and your CV will be thrown away. 73% of CVs are ignored if your email address is unprofessional.
• Just as the number of job opening can increase it often will decrease at an even faster rate if an economy is slowing down. Nothing is constant so the highest salaries are secured when unemployment rates are lowest. Rememnber however lock in your job and salary at the peak as you may be looking for work when the cycle dips. With approximately 82% of available jobs never advertised you should never stop career networking.
• On average there will be between 61 and 109 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 4% and 9% of these applicants get an interview.
• Many enterprises use talent-management software to screen resumes that look at keywords to screen out up to 74% of applicants without ever looking at a resume or cover letter
• Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 44% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.
• companies report that 1 in 22 job offers (around 5%) are rejected by their first choice of candidate. Usually because they have received another offer, however often for many other reasons.
• Companies on average look for the consider the following traits before making an offer: 28% look for multitasking skills; 32% look for initiative; 20% look for creative thinking; and 13% look for something else in the candidate.
• Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 44% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.
• On average new talent take between 23 and 26 weeks to reach optimum productivity.

Sources :

• Hiring for Attitude by Mark Murph
• The Economist
• The Telegraph
• Recruitment & Employment Confederation
• IBIS World

At Staffing we recognise that a commitment to service Locksmith excellence can never waiver and needs to be as much about an organisation’s culture as a commitment to its stakeholders. Staffing has built a reputation for great recruit service and fantastic talent, the envy of many of our competitors. Call us today to discover how we can help turn your locksmith apprentice challenge into a solution! With a wide range of employment services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our employment agency services in hong kong, top networks administration recruitment agencies hong kong, management systems coordinator hong kong agency experts, network support engineer hong kong recruitment or senior system engineer recruitment agencies in hong kong online.

For more Locksmith Career Advice see below additional resources to find the perfect job:

• 5 Things You Want To Know Before Saying "Yes" To A Job Offer
• 10 Questions You Are Likely To Be Asked In An Interview
• How To Create An Amazing Resume
• Questions You Want To Practice And Be Prepared To Answer
• What is a Recruitment Company?
• Resume Writing Tips