Ninety per cent of new starters would leave a job in the first month if it did not live up to expectations, according to research.
More than a third of candidates make a decision about whether they want a job in the first five minutes of their interview, according to a poll of 9,000 people in 11 countries.
After accepting a job, 91 per cent said that they would consider leaving within the first few weeks for reasons such as poor management and discrepancies between the job advert and the reality.
The research, commissioned by a specialist recruiter, found 37 per cent of candidates decide whether to take a job either after the first communication or early during the interview process.
Matt Weston, managing director at London-based recruitment agency Robert Half, said: “In today’s market, top candidates are receiving multiple job offers and therefore have a host of criteria beyond pure remuneration. While candidates need to put their best foot forward, so do hiring managers.”