Job Hoarders: Who They are and How to Tackle the Issue

Today’s job hunters continue to operate in a competitive market, and new research from CV-Library reveals how almost half (49.8%) have admitted to accepting multiple job roles, and using them as a platform for negotiation with potential employers. In an attempt to secure the best salary and job offer, this latest trend, which leaves candidates aptly known as ‘Job Hoarders’ has the potential to be a real HR headache.

Taking a closer look at the latest candidate behaviours trickling into the job market, we surveyed over 3,000 of the nation’s job hunters, revealing that in addition to almost half of candidates job hoarding, almost two-thirds (64%) of the UK’s professionals would accept a job they were unsure of, whilst continuing their job search. And this is likely to be concerning news for HR professionals, who could find themselves left in a very difficult situation with candidates pulling out at the last minute and leaving roles empty.

Furthermore, the research uncovered the fact that a staggering 80.8% of job hunters would accept more than one job offer for up to two weeks, while 77.2% of UK professionals believe it’s reasonable to accept more than one job offer at a time, in order to negotiate themselves a better salary package. While this figure is higher than the percentage of candidates who actually do job hoard, it’s worrying to see that such a high proportion of the nation’s job hunters believe that this behaviour is acceptable.