9 Recruiting Facts

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

• 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
• On average there will be between 59 and 90 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 4% and 11% of these applicants get an interview.
• 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.
• It was reported of the 24,000 new hires 48% of them failed within 19 months and of these, 90% left because their attitudes did not align to that of the operation. Only 12% failed because of a lack of skills.
• 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.
• 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.
• Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 40% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.
• Phone interviews last 32 minutes and face-to-face interviews last 45 minutes on average. In a survey of 2,000 hiring managers, 35% claimed to know whether or not they would hire someone within 10 minutes. After that, it usually takes 2 day to 10 days to hear from the recruiters with their decision.
• On average new candidates take between 24 and 29 weeks to reach optimum productivity.
• Companies on average look for the consider the following traits before making an offer: 34% look for multitasking skills; 29% look for initiative; 19% look for creative thinking; and 14% look for something else in the candidate.

Sources :

• RCSA
• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The New York Times
• Recruitment & Employment Confederation
• The Financial Review

We hope this article was of interest and that it can assist you in your career, whether it be Music Teacher, Primary Teacher or Special Education Teacher. 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 147,000 roles in Australia. If you are an organisation seeking hiring services then call Staffing or click on the Get A Quote button to source some fantastic candidates, including many with Music Teacher or Primary Teacher experience. We look forward to continuing to improving our hiring processes, recruitment systems and service excellence no matter what recruiting service you are seeking from one of the top 4 recruitment company in Australia. With a wide range of hiring services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our au sales & marketing coordinator recruitment agency, australia, staffing, staffing or sales & marketing manager agencies in australia 100 online.

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

• Recruiting Facts
• Main Reasons For Resigning Your Job
• Size of the Recruitment Industry in Australia
• How Much Time Do You Spend Working?
• Top Reasons For Quitting Your Position
• Recruiting Facts