10 Employment Facts

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

• On average there will be between 59 and 90 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 4% and 11% of these applicants get an interview.
• 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 83% of available jobs never advertised you should never stop career networking.
• Many enterprises use talent-management software to screen resumes that look at keywords to screen out up to 77% of applicants without ever looking at a resume or cover letter
• The average cost of replacing a member of staff earning is $6,000 and $10,000.
• Organisations spend on average 6 and 7 seconds reviewing resumes, 1 grammar or spelling mistake and your CV will be thrown away. 71% of CVs are ignored if your email address is unprofessional.
• 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 candidates take between 24 and 29 weeks to reach optimum productivity.
• It is interesting to note that only 7% of unsuccessful candidates were given feedback that was moderately useful from hirers. Only 2% of candidates received valuable feedback.
• 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.
• Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 40% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.

Sources :

• The Telegraph
• IBIS World
• Recruitment & Employment Confederation
• American Staffing Association
• The Sydney Morning Herald

We hope this article was of interest and that it can assist you in your career, whether it be Senior EA, Senior Executive Assistant or Senior Personal Assistant. At Staffing we have compiled a range of articles and online resources to help you find that perfect job! If you are seeking a new job, why not start by click on the Register for Work button, upload your resume and we will match you against our jobs database of up to 176,000 roles in Australia. If you are an business seeking employment services then call Staffing or click on the Get A Quote button to source some fantastic candidates, including many with Senior EA or Senior Executive Assistant experience. We look forward to continuing to improving our expertise, experience and hiring processes no matter what employment service you are seeking from one of the top 5 employment agency in Australia. With a wide range of recruiting services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our early childhood teacher temp education & training recruitment, australia, staffing, staffing or temp education & training staff australia online.