Rise of the 'job hoarder'

It’s a candidate led market out there – so much so that more and more applicants are choosing to accept multiple job offers to use them as a negotiating platform for higher salaries.

A recent report by CV-Library has found that almost half (49.8%) of candidates are ‘job hoarding’ in an attempt to secure the best job offer and salary, putting UK businesses in a difficult position.

The survey asked 3,000 candidates, of which 64% admitted that they would take a job offer even if they were unsure of the role, whilst continuing their job search.

80% of those asked claimed to have accepted more than one job offer for up to two weeks, whilst 77.2% believe it’s reasonable to accept more than one job offer at a time, in order to negotiate a better package.