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28% -- employee early attrition rate for new employees willing to walk (2025)
Of the 91% of new employees willing to leave if expectations are unmet, 28% actually leave within the first month.
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28%
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2025
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Robert Half
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https://www.turnkeyzrg.com/news/starting-strong-the-critical-role-of-onboarding ↗
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Starting Strong: The Critical Role of Onboarding — TurnkeyZRG
Starting Strong: The Critical Role of Onboarding
by Kelly Lewis, Vice President at TurnkeyZRG
Imagine you have just accepted a job offer at a new company, eager to start this next chapter of your career. On your first day, you’re warmly welcomed by a people and culture team representative and given …
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Robert Half
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new employees willing to walk: 28% employee early attrition rate. Source: Robert Half (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/employees-actually-walk-first-month
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