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Talent search | 1 in 3 employees don't make it through probation

1 in 3 employees don't make it through probation

A third of new employees aren’t passing their six-month probation period which is costing companies thousands.

The research conducted by Worksome found that just eight per cent of employers feel that new hires demonstrate the right skillsets to complete their roles.

32% of business owners have attributed poor hires to pushy recruiters who rush them to make decisions, while 94% of employers don’t have faith in recruiters having access to the best talent.

Mathias Linnemann, Co-Founder of Worksome, said that the survey results have pointed towards a broken recruitment and hiring process. “With a third of candidates not making it past their six-month probationary period, we can see that something is broken in the recruitment and hiring process."

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