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20% -- candidate placement regret rate for placed recruitment candidates (2025)
About 20% (one in five) of placed candidates regret their decision or are unhappy in their new role within a few months of starting.
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20%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Bullhorn
Primary
Tier C
https://www.barclayjones.com/blog/2025/06/recruiter-productivity-series-optimise-bullhorn-part-4-pla… ↗
Source Article
Recruiter Productivity Series: Optimise Bullhorn Part 4 ~ Place Faster with Less Effort by Barclay Jones
Let’s be honest—placing top talent isn’t just about sourcing and sending CVs. It’s about building smart, fast, and proactive processes to manage both your candidates and your clients. And if you’re using Bullhorn, you already have the tools—you just need to use them!
Part 4 of our "Optimise Bullhorn…
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Bullhorn
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Methodology
Cited from a Bullhorn 4 BD webinar; original methodology not stated
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20% | |
| 2025 (current) | 20% | 0% |
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placed recruitment candidates: 20% candidate placement regret rate. Source: Bullhorn (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/placed-candidates-regret-decision
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