9 Reasons Candidates Give For Not Applying
9 Most common reason people give for not applying for jobs...
We surveyed the reasons people give for not being interested when approached about vacancies. The 9 most common reasons are given below:
1. Candidate is happy in current role and company, therefore not looking to move
- Most people will listen to a good opportunity and pass to other or refer people if possible
2. Information on job limited, therefore is not enticing
- Biggest opportunity for improvement here.
- Job description are the first point of interest, if they are bland, boring, uninformative, your company will miss a lot of good candidates)
3. Salary range is below candidate’s expectations or is not market competitive
- Is your company paying enough?
- Do you have current market salary information?
- Does your job description give information on complete compensation available?
4. Location does not suit
- Best to leave people when the location isn’t a match, unless home working is an option
5. Candidate has more career advancement potential in current role
- Can your company demonstrate career advancement, promotion, development for employees?
6. Job Security
- Talk of Brexit & the economy means people are wary of changing into companies that could potentially move out of Ireland in a few years
- Can you communicate the stability, market share, growth, profitability and security of recruiting site?
7. Future education is being subsidised by current employer & cannot move jobs until completed
- Does your company have a policy or precedent on this?
8. Candidate is involved in on-going project work
- Can you wait for them?
- How critical is the timing plan for recruitment?
9. Candidate is pending exercising of share options. Waiting for a redundancy package?
- Does your company have a policy or precedent on this?
- Is a sign on bonus available?