It seems that pay is the main reason for technology talent to reject a job offer, with 59 percent of respondents in a 2019 survey citing better pay at a competitor firm as the main reason that candidates declined an offer. The second most popular reason was the opportunity to be attached with a bigger and better brand name and reputation, cited by 25 percent of respondents.
Leading reasons for technology role candidates to decline an offer worldwide in 2019
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Mettl. (July 8, 2019). Leading reasons for technology role candidates to decline an offer worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041361/technology-talent-reasons-to-decline-an-offer-worldwide/
Mettl. "Leading reasons for technology role candidates to decline an offer worldwide in 2019." Chart. July 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041361/technology-talent-reasons-to-decline-an-offer-worldwide/
Mettl. (2019). Leading reasons for technology role candidates to decline an offer worldwide in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041361/technology-talent-reasons-to-decline-an-offer-worldwide/
Mettl. "Leading Reasons for Technology Role Candidates to Decline An Offer Worldwide in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041361/technology-talent-reasons-to-decline-an-offer-worldwide/
Mettl, Leading reasons for technology role candidates to decline an offer worldwide in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041361/technology-talent-reasons-to-decline-an-offer-worldwide/ (last visited April 12, 2021)