BOOMERANG EMPLOYEES
While 98% of HR managers would rehire a former employee, only 48% of workers would return.
Likelihood that HR managers would consider rehiring a former employee who left their company on good terms
| 77% Very likely |
| 21% Somewhat likely |
| 1% Somewhat unlikely |
| 1% Very unlikely |
Likelihood that workers would ever apply for a job at a previous employer
| 17% Very likely |
| 31% Somewhat likely |
| 27% Somewhat unlikely |
| 25% Very unlikely |
Top reasons job seekers wouldn’t apply for a job at a previous employer*:
| 23% Didn’t like management |
| 14% Didn’t like corporate culture |
| 14% Didn’t like job duties |
| 10% Company burned bridges |
| 6% Company closed/no longer exists |
Source: Accountemps surveys of more than 300 human resources managers and 1,000 workers in the United States
Only top responses shown; based on 524 respondents who were unlikely to apply for a job at a previous employer.
© 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.
