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1 2018 . RECRUITING . BENCHMARK . REPORT . How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance Table of Contents BENCHMARK METRICS TO GUIDE YOUR RECRUITING STRATEGY.. 2. The analysis of this REPORT HOW TO USE THE DATA: UNDERSTANDING RECRUITING FUNNEL METRICS.. 3 is based on Jobvite's Job MACROECONOMIC UPDATE: 2018 AND BEYOND.. 4 Seeker Database, which houses data from over RECRUITING FUNNEL STAGES ANALYZED YEAR-OVER-YEAR.. 5 85 million job seekers. In 2017 alone, thousands BENCHMARKS BY COMPANY SIZE.. 14. of customers of all sizes BENCHMARKS BY REVENUE.. 15 utilized the Jobvite Platform, which attracted over BENCHMARKS BY SOURCE OF APPLICANTS AND HIRES.

2 16 55 million visitors globally BENCHMARKS - BY INDUSTRY .. 18 to Jobvite-powered career sites, and resulted in over RECRUITING BENCHMARK BY TOP PERFORMING COMPANIES .. 19 17 million applications. TOP 10 WAYS TO USE CONTINUOUS CANDIDATE ENGAGEMENT. TO IMPROVE FUNNEL EFFICIENCY.. 20. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR QUICK WINS.. 22. 1 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance BENCHMARK METRICS TO GUIDE. YOUR RECRUITING STRATEGY. Is your RECRUITING strategy on par with the industry? Are you looking for new ways to help your team reach their targets? Do you want to improve certain aspects of the RECRUITING funnel, but lack data to justify investment in extra resources?

3 If yes, you've landed in the right place. Now in its third year, the 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT offers a unique combination of data and guidance: summary and analysis of industry BENCHMARK data, along with strategic advice to help you measure, improve and optimize every step of the RECRUITING funnel. Based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of 2017 data from Jobvite's massive database of more than 55 million job seekers and 17 million applications, we've compiled the most comprehensive RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT in the industry. The REPORT includes year-over-year BENCHMARK data by company size, by revenue, by source of applicants and hires, and by industry.

4 And as you've come to count on, we turned to rankings like the Inc. 5000 and Fortune 500 to evaluate the performance of the best companies out there from start-ups to global enterprises. With this valuable insight, you can measure your RECRUITING efforts against comparable organizations and identify growth goals. The REPORT is objective, it's free, and it's your guide on how to improve your RECRUITING process. Let's dive in. 2 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance HOW TO USE THE DATA: Career Website Visitors UNDERSTANDING Applications RECRUITING Interviews FUNNEL METRICS Offers The recruitment process can be thought of as a funnel: from the large pool of visitors who Hires explore your career website, only a portion of those applies; an even smaller subgroup interviews, and one individual is ultimately offered the role.

5 By analyzing the following priority metrics from each stage of the RECRUITING funnel, you'll be able to identify areas to improve efficiencies and continuously engage with candidates insight that will drive new strategies to hire faster, better and at a lower cost. Career Website Visitors: The number of unique visitors to your career website Driven by a favorable employer brand Applications: The number of applications received for a specific job opening Driven by an effortless application process on both desktop and mobile devices Interviews: The number of interviews conducted for each requisition Driven by consistent candidate engagement at the right time, in the right way that inspires a stress-free, streamlined and exceptional candidate experience Offers.

6 The number of offers extended to candidates for a particular open position Driven by speed the ability to move quickly to give candidates offers, sometimes before they even leave the office Hires: The candidates who have accepted your offer letter Driven by seamless onboarding 3 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance MACROECONOMIC UPDATE: 2018 AND BEYOND. Before we dive into the findings, let's look at the macroeconomic trends that we believe are impacting the RECRUITING industry: 1. Record unemployment rate. The unemployment rate dropped another percentage point this year, hitting a 17-year low of If you're not in the talent crunch yet, you will be.

7 While industry data suggests 2. Wages are increasing, and interest rates remain high. Interest rates increased three that Millennial and Gen Y. times in 2017, while salaries are at an all-time high, impacting how much companies can employees are willing to spend on talent. change jobs more frequently than other generations, the 3. Lingering uncertainty. In the face of uncertainty, people are less willing to change jobs, as data shows a decrease of evidenced in our BENCHMARK data: the average number of candidates per open requisition is applicants per requisition lower than ever. across all generations of job seekers.

8 These trends are having a big impact on how we recruit. With fewer candidates looking for jobs, it's more difficult than ever to get top talent talent who isn't looking for a job. As a result, recruiters are increasingly relying on higher wages, along with perks to attract talent. 4 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance RECRUITING Funnel Stages Analyzed Year-Over-Year 2015 2016 2017. Visitors to Applicants 11% 12%. Applicants per Open Requisition 59 52 36. Applicants to Interviews 12% Interviews to Offers 17% 28%. Offers to Hires 89% 83% Top-to-Bottom Average Time-to-Hire (Days) 41 39 38.

9 5 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance Career Website Visitors Visitors Applicants Applications Interviews The percentage of visitors to a company's career site who then apply is Offers increasing: 9% to 12% from 2016 to 2017. Hires The percentage of visitors to applicants reflects how many visitors you need to get to visit your career website in order to get one applicant. With the BENCHMARK at 12%, that means that 8 website visitors are needed to get 1 applicant PRO TIP: Your career website should have an easy, click-to-apply process with short forms. To help HOW DO YOU STACK UP?

10 You continuously engage with candidates, you can 12%. You likely have an awesome career website that's fueling a also incorporate chat great candidate experience. Keep it up and continue to make and chat bots to improve fine-tuning adjustments. engagement, make sure 12%. candidates don't drop off, You need to improve your employer brand and the best way and ultimately, improve to do that is to focus on optimizing your career website. Make your career website easy to use and consistent with your conversion to applicants. brand, and you'll improve the candidate experience. 6 2018 RECRUITING BENCHMARK REPORT : How to Optimize Your RECRUITING Performance Career Website Visitors Applicants per Open Requisition Applications Interviews The average number of applicants per open requisition has declined: Offers from 59 (2015) to 52 (2016) to 36 (2017).