9 Employment 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.
• 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
• On average there will be between 61 and 109 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 4% and 9% of these applicants get an interview.
• The average cost of replacing a member of staff earning is $5,000 and $13,000.
• Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 44% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.
• It is interesting to note that only 7% of unsuccessful candidates were given feedback that was moderately useful from hirers. Only 3% of candidates received valuable feedback.
• 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.
• 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.
• On average new talent take between 23 and 26 weeks to reach optimum productivity.

Sources :

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

At Staffing we recognise that a commitment to service Trades Assistant 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 civil labourer 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 hk it support manager recruitment agency, service delivery manager hong kong recruiters, head of it hong kong recruitment, it support manager recruitment agencies near me or hong kong information technology recruitment agency staff online.

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

• Recruitment Costs in United States
• What is a Recruitment Agency?
• What is a Staff Agency?
• What is a Recruitment Agency?
• Questions You Need To Ask Before Accepting A Job
• 5 Questions Candidates Should Ask In An Interview