Fact 1. Over 47% of interviewers indicated that candidates who had little or no knowledge of the company, was a reason for eliminating them from the interview process!

Fact 2. 39% of HR managers spend less than a minute initially looking at a resume. 19% spend less than 30 seconds. 

Fact 3. LinkedIn is the most-used channel for recruitment efforts with 77% in 2018. But this is a 15% decrease from 2017 (92%.)

Fact 4. By 2025, millennials will make up 75% of the global workforce.

Fact 5. Recruiters take an average of 6 seconds to scan a resume.

Fact 6. The average interview process takes 22.9 days. 

Fact 7. For one job opening, only 2% of applicants will be called in for an interview.

Fact 8. If employers cannot find a candidate online, 41% would not call them in for an interview.

Fact 9. In a recruitment process, applicants asked how look it took to receive an offer? Here are estimates given by recruiters:

• 5–6 weeks—35%
• 3–4 weeks—31%
• 7–8 weeks—23%
• 1–2 weeks—8%
• 9+ weeks— 3%

Fact 10. Roughly 80% of recruiters and hiring managers use social media to look for and vet job candidates, making it extremely important to have a professional presence on the Internet.

Fact 11. 91% of employers prefer their candidates to have work experience, and 65% of them prefer their candidates to have relevant work experience.

Fact 12. 76% of job seekers want to know how long it’s going to take to fill out an application before they start?

Fact 13. The longer a job has been available, the less likely your resume will even be looked at.

Fact 14. The average number of jobs held in a lifetime is 12.5 for men and 12.1 for women.