Data
Analyse your recruiting funnel
Where candidates drop, by source and by role.
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A year of applicant data.
The blended pass rate hides the answer.
Where candidates wait, which is where you lose them.
Your prompt
Analyse the funnel. Split by SOURCE. A blended pass rate averages referrals against an unfiltered application flood, and every decision made on it is wrong: agencies look bad, job boards look fine, and the channel that actually produces hires is invisible. Measure time in stage, not just total time to hire. Candidates are lost while waiting, and the waiting is almost always in one stage, usually between the interview and the decision. Compute pass rates per stage per role. An interview stage that passes 95% is not a stage, and one that passes 10% is either broken or in the wrong order. Report offer acceptance and the reasons for declines.
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Why this works
A blended pass rate averages referrals against an unfiltered application flood, so agencies look bad and the channel that produces hires is invisible. This splits by source and measures time in stage, which is where candidates are actually lost.