B
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40%
40% -- share of recruitment consultants leaving industry for recruitment consultants (2026)
40% of recruitment consultants have left the industry in the last 18 months.
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Value
40%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
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
barclayjones.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.barclayjones.com/blog/2026/07/how-can-you-place-more-candidates-quicker ↗
Source Article
How Can Recruiters Place More Candidates Quicker?
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barclayjones.com
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Methodology
Claim attributed to George Whalley (Bullhorn) in vodcast; no named study.
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Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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