B
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35%
35% -- applicant interview ghosting rate for job applicants (beauty industry) (2026)
35-40% of applicants who click on job ads ghost the interview.
- Reported as a range (35-40%) in source text
- Attribution directly mentions Forbes for the term 'black-hole effect'
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Value
35%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Forbes
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Tier C
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Forbes
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Methodology
Range 35-40%, midpoint extracted; attributed to Forbes commentary on applicant drop-off
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryBeauty
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job applicants (beauty industry): 35% applicant interview ghosting rate. Source: Forbes (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/applicants-ghost-interview-35-40pct
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