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
Share of respondents
Better pay package at a competitor firm
59%
Opportunity to be attached with a bigger
and better brand name and reputation
25%
Better perks and/ or work culture at
another firm
8%
Better quality of problems and
challenges to work on in another firm
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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 June 02, 2020, 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 June 02, 2020. 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: June 02, 2020. 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 June 02, 2020)
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