This statistic depicts the length of time prospective employees in the United States are willing to wait for a response from an employer in 2018. During the survey, 41 percent of respondents stated they are willing to wait between one and two weeks for a response.
When you apply to a job, how long are you willing to wait to hear back from an employer?
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SilkRoad. (November 6, 2018). When you apply to a job, how long are you willing to wait to hear back from an employer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 09, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951144/length-of-time-prospective-employees-are-willing-to-wait-for-response-united-states/
SilkRoad. "When you apply to a job, how long are you willing to wait to hear back from an employer?." Chart. November 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951144/length-of-time-prospective-employees-are-willing-to-wait-for-response-united-states/
SilkRoad. (2018). When you apply to a job, how long are you willing to wait to hear back from an employer?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951144/length-of-time-prospective-employees-are-willing-to-wait-for-response-united-states/
SilkRoad. "When You Apply to a Job, How Long Are You Willing to Wait to Hear Back from An Employer?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951144/length-of-time-prospective-employees-are-willing-to-wait-for-response-united-states/
SilkRoad, When you apply to a job, how long are you willing to wait to hear back from an employer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951144/length-of-time-prospective-employees-are-willing-to-wait-for-response-united-states/ (last visited March 09, 2021)