Curious to see what jobseekers valued, or didn't value, about the job search process, Adzuna conducted an online survey of 2,000 folks who looked for a job recently. In addition to learning that more than half had turned down a job offer once they heard the salary, Adzuna's respondents also delivered this information:

28% of people feel no salary or a lack of salary clarity on job ads is their biggest frustration when looking for a job.
33% of jobseekers would not attend a job interview before knowing the salary the employer is willing to offer.
86% of U.S. employees would be open for their colleagues to know how much they earn
73% think employers making salaries more transparent would make the workplace more fair.

Adzuna asked about the pain points of job application, and this is what came back:

Getting turned down because of not having enough experience despite the employer already looking at the CV (29%).
Lack of clarity on salary, or very large salary ranges (28%).
Interview process dragging out over multiple weeks or even months (28%).
Getting turned down because of being overqualified for a role despite the employer already looking at the CV (27%).
Not hearing back/not receiving a reply after applying (27%).
Needing to update their resume for every application (27%).
Learning the employer was not being totally transparent about the role/company after reading reviews online (26%).
Too many stages to the interview process (26%).
Realizing mid-interview that this isn't the job for you (25%).
Being asked inappropriate or offensive interview questions (25%).

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Jobseekers want salary transparency before applying to jobs

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