8 Hiring Facts

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

• It was reported of the 19,000 new hires 55% of them failed within 20 months and of these, 91% left because their attitudes did not align to that of the company. Only 9% 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 75% of available jobs never advertised you should never stop career networking.
• The average cost of replacing a member of staff earning is $6,000 and $9,000.
• Many businesses use talent-management software to screen resumes that look at keywords to screen out up to 72% of applicants without ever looking at a resume or cover letter
• On average there will be between 60 and 110 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 4% and 12% of these applicants get an interview.
• On average new talent take between 22 and 28 weeks to reach optimum productivity.
• Companies on average look for the consider the following traits before making an offer: 30% look for multitasking skills; 29% look for initiative; 22% look for creative thinking; and 13% look for something else in the candidate.
• companies report that 1 in 21 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.
• It is interesting to note that only 5% of unsuccessful candidates were given feedback that was moderately useful from hirers. Only 3% 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.

Sources :

• Recruitment & Employment Confederation
• The Financial Review
• RCSA
• Hiring for Attitude by Mark Murph
• the ABC

We hope this article was of interest and that it can assist you in your career, whether it be Occupational Health Nurse, Practice Nurse or Nurse Assistant. At HealthStaffing 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 156,000 roles in Canada. If you are an operation seeking employment services then call HealthStaffing or click on the Get A Quote button to source some fantastic candidates, including many with Occupational Health Nurse or Practice Nurse experience. We look forward to continuing to improving our talent matching capability, experience and expertise no matter what recruiting service you are seeking from one of the top 7 employment agency in Canada. With a wide range of employment services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our telemarketing consultant recruitment call centre & customer service agency in canada, canada, staffing, healthstaffing or telemarketing consultant employment agencies in canada online.

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

• How Much Time Do You Spend Working?
• Hiring Facts
• Job Hunting Guide
• How Much Time Do You Spend Working?
• What is a Recruitment Agency?
• Labour Hire & Recruitment Industry in Australia