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40 days -- days to place candidate by sourcing method for recruitment agencies (2025)
On average, it takes 40 days to place a candidate sourced from a database, compared to 60 days when sourced externally.
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40 days
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Duration Days
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Bullhorn
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Tier C
https://www.barclayjones.com/blog/2022/11/recruiters-source-in-your-sleep-with-this-adapt-sourcing-t… ↗
Source Article
Recruiters! Source in Your Sleep with this Adapt Sourcing Tip
Recruiters! Do you need more time? More time to screen, interview, place, and sell?
You're likely wasting precious time sourcing candidates from Google, social media, job boards, and adverts. In fact, 72% of placed candidates are already on your CRMs before you source externally.
We have an Adapt so…
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Bullhorn
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Cited by blog post, original source Bullhorn; external sourcing takes 60 days
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recruitment agencies: 40 days days to place candidate by sourcing method. Source: Bullhorn (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/database-sourcing-40-vs-external-60-days
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