In 2020, about ** percent of job candidates successfully recruited immediately after a first contact with a company in Germany, claimed applying for their current position after being suggested by an employee of said company. Furthermore, personnel consultant and headhunters were responsible for about **** percent of all successful recruitments immediately after the first contact between employer and job candidate.
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Uni Bamberg. (March 13, 2020). Share of job candidates who successfully obtained a job position following a first contact with an employer in Germany in 2020, by contact channel [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1286103/germany-effective-job-candidate-recruitment-after-first-contact-by-contact-channel/
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