Tag Archives: Ghosting

The interview phase has the highest candidate dropout rate (25%) of any hiring step. Because only a small percentage of candidates qualify for the interview phase, when interview-level candidates drop out, you are clearly losing the cream of your applicant pool. The same research reveals the impact that your interview …

At ERE San Diego 2019, Dr. John Sullivan presents on the emerging issue of candidate ghosting and what employers can do to prevent this costly issue.

Ghosting in business is getting worse. If you’re not familiar with the term, candidate ghosting, it’s when a candidate stops merely responding to their recruiter.

This is wrong: you can easily track the progress of a $29 Amazon package of socks, but not your job application that you put numerous hours into. It appears that corporate recruiting leaders have no empathy for the tremendous anxiety levels experienced by applicants who are unnecessarily kept in the …

What could be more frustrating than working for months interviewing and selecting the perfect candidate, only to have them not to show up on their first day of work? Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly common for new hires to walk away from an offer that they have already accepted, or …

Going to an interview is a daunting task for most applicants. Even the most qualified can sweat at the possibility. Going on an interview is often compared to “going to the dentist,” so it’s not surprising that many firms experience high “no show” rates. Part of this problem can be …