B
Evidence Grade B
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45%
45% -- candidate ghosting rate for job candidates (2026)
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45%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
HR Hire
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Tier C
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job candidates: 45% candidate ghosting rate. Source: HR Hire (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/candidates-ghosted-by-recruiters
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/candidates-ghosted-by-recruiters" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- candidate ghosting rate for job candidates<br><small>Source: HR Hire (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/candidates-ghosted-by-recruiters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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