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The recruitment industry has weak benchmarking — most agencies don't know if they're best-in-class or below average. This post compiles volume, time, conversion, revenue, and tool stack benchmarks from publicly available reports and our own anonymized customer data.
Planned outline
- Intro — why recruitment benchmarking is weak and what this post compiles
- Volume benchmarks — CVs sourced/submitted per week, candidate pool, job orders
- Time benchmarks — per CV, per submission, time-to-shortlist, time-to-placement, time-to-fill
- Conversion benchmarks — sourced→submitted, submitted→interviewed, interviewed→offered, offered→placed
- Revenue per recruiter — annual medians by vertical, geography, agency size
- Tool stack benchmarks — ATS, AI tools, CV formatters, sourcing, average tool spend
- How to apply these — self-audit, identify moats and gaps, avoid benchmark-driven over-optimization
- FAQ — 6 questions on data sources, in-house vs agency, conversion rates, sharing internally, refresh cadence, AI impact
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