Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Job Interview Statistics [2021]: What You Need To Know Before Starting Your Job Search

By Elsie Boskamp

Research Summary. Job interviews might be a nerve-wracking experience, but breaking the process down into facts and figures might make it seem a little less scary. After careful research, our team found that:

  • It takes the average person 24 weeks to go through the hiring and interview process and find a job.

  • On average, a candidate will get one interview request for every six applications they complete.

  • On average, women are 30% less likely to be selected for a job interview than men with similar qualifications and professional backgrounds.

  • The average corporate job opening gets 250 resumes — of those, between four to six will be called for an interview.

  • The interview process takes an average of 23 days.

  • The average applicant applies to 27 companies before landing an interview.


How Many Interviews Does it Take to Get a Job?

  • All job seekers have a 26.24% probability of receiving a job offer.

    Generally speaking, those who apply for 21 to 80 job postings have a 30.89% chance of receiving a job offer and getting hired, while job seekers who submit more than 81 applicants have a 20.36% chance of getting hired.

    After a job interview, it takes 20 to 40 days, on average, to receive a job offer. A rejected job offer usually comes five to eight weeks after a candidate’s first job interview.

  • Job seekers have a 36.89% chance of receiving a job offer after having one interview.

    Professionals who have had at least one job interview after two months of submitting an application have a 36.89% chance of receiving a job offer, while those who have had no interview after two months have a 9.94% chance of receiving an offer.

  • Job seekers who have had three job interviews have a 51% chance of getting hired.

    According to recruiters, people who have been selected for three job interviews have the greatest probability of receiving a job offer.

    Those who have had two interviews have a 17% chance, those who have had four interviews have a 22% chance, and those who have five or more interviews have a nine% chance of getting hired.

What Percentage of Applicants Get an Interview?

  • Job seekers who apply for more positions receive more interviews.

    Professionals who apply for one to ten jobs in a two-month period typically are asked to interview for 0 to two positions, while those who apply for 21 to 80 jobs usually have one to seven interviews.

  • Most job seekers receive one interview offer for every six applications they submit.

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 47.3% of people who submit up to ten job applications and 35.1% of people who submit between 11 and 20 job applications receive one or two interview invitations.

Read the full article and see the stats for categories such as:

Average Length of a Job Interview

Job Interview Failure Statistics

Video and Phone Interview Frequency and Other Statistics

Job Interview Statistics by Age

Job Interview Statistics by Race

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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