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15% -- share of workers turning down job offer due to reputation for UK employees (2026)
15% of UK employees surveyed had turned down a job offer because of a company's reputation.
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15%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Sample Size
1,000
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Midnight
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https://www.reward-strategy.com/knowledge-hub/reputation-and-culture-now-key-in-hiring-decisions-amo… ↗
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Reputation and culture now key in hiring decisions among younger workers
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Reputation and culture now key in hiring decisions among younger workers
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03 Jun 2026Reward Strategy, Shard Financial Media
Workers are increasingly ruling out employers before an application is even submitted, as company values, workplace culture and public image take a …
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Midnight
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Survey of 1,000 UK employees plus student focus groups, by PR firm Midnight
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UK employees: 15% share of workers turning down job offer due to reputation. Source: Midnight (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/turned-down-offer-reputation-uk-2026
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