How to Prepare for an Interview - Source of Hires

Do you know from which external sources job hires come from? To better your success rate in securing interviews and job offers you need to understand where companies source applicants from.

CareerXRoads, a staffing strategy consulting firm, has released their 10th annual Source of Hire Study. The results point out the need for job candidates to have a diversified approach to finding job leads.

50.3% of all job openings were filled by internal candidates. Of the remaining 49.7%, 27.5% were sourced through referrals. Another 24.9% of job hires came as the results of career boards. The other half of hires were sourced from a variety of other methods.

The action item is for you to review your current approach to finding job leads. If you aren't using multiple channels then you are hurting your potential opportunity.


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