SelectionResearch
We didn't name ourselves a Lab for nothing. Every day we see what actually happens in hiring processes and that data is too valuable to keep to ourselves. Here we share what we measure, what surprises us and what it means for the future of selection.
Featured Research
Selection Lab asked 956 candidates whether they have ever been ghosted during an application. 59% say yes, and 30% experienced it more than once. The more interesting question is what those same candidates do themselves, and why, because it is rarely about the job.
31%
Name an employer who stopped replying as their main reason
77%
Stopped replying for a reason that is essentially about speed
Featured Research
51.8% of candidates name three days or less as an acceptable wait for a response to their application. Among candidates in their forties that rises to 65.5%. We asked 962 candidates.
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51.8%
Name three days or less as an acceptable wait for a response
65.5%
Of 36 to 45 year olds name three days or less as the limit
Featured Research
64.6% of candidates have been ghosted during an application at some point. Of that group, 37.0% told other people about it and 22.3% say they will never apply to that company again. Together, more than half did something that hits the employer. We asked more than 1,000 applicants.
64.6%
Have been ghosted during an application at some point
55.3%
Of ghosted candidates then did something that hits the employer
Featured Research
One in four candidates didn't write a cover letter. Of those who did, nearly three quarters don't fully believe in it. We asked 805 applicants.
72.5%
Don't fully believe a cover letter gives an honest picture of their suitability
26%
Wrote no cover letter at all for this application
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