10 Employment Facts

At PromoStaff it is interesting to read some of the interesting stats from the promotions agency 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.
• 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.
• The average cost of replacing a member of staff earning is $6,000 and $10,000.
• 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.
• 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.

Sources :

• Hiring for Attitude by Mark Murph
• the ABC
• The Telegraph
• American Staffing Association
• The Economist

We hope this article was of interest and that it can assist you in your career, whether it be Promo Staff, Promo Staffing or Event Staffing. At PromoStaff 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 169,000 roles in Australia. If you are an company seeking employment services then call PromoStaff or click on the Get A Quote button to source some fantastic candidates, including many with Promo Staff or Promo Staffing experience. We look forward to continuing to improving our expertise, talent matching capability and experience no matter what employment service you are seeking from one of the top 7 employment agency in Australia. With a wide range of employment services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our au local government staff, australia, promotions, promostaff or grants officer agencies in australia online.

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

• Top 5 Reasons For Leaving Your Job
• Checklist To Get A Job
• 5 Questions You Need To Ask Before Accepting A Job
• Your Job Hunting Checklist
• Questions You Should Ask In An Interview
• Resume Writing Tips