What is Abandon rate?

Abandon rate definition

Abandon rate is an HR metric that shows how many job applicants that start filling company's job application for actually finish and hit "submit".

How to measure abandon rate

To calculate abandon rate, take the number of all people that apply for job openings, divide it with the total number of all people that start filling out the for, and multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage.

Why is abandon rate important

Knowing what your company's abandon rate is can give you insights on many things. You can learn about how interesting your career site is, and how user-friendly your application form is. In addition, shorter, user-friendly job application forms are much more likely to improve candidate experience.

Research says that over 60% of people that start applying, never finish the form.

Don't let that happen to you, and prevent loosing best job candidates.

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