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Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:13 pm
by ejlions84
Does anyone know how firms handle callbacks from a general numbers standpoint? I've got a callback on Tuesday and I'm just curious if I'm competing against 1000 people or 100 for the 30 or so SA slots. Are firms more selective at screeners or callbacks?
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:18 pm
by 09042014
ejlions84 wrote:Does anyone know how firms handle callbacks from a general numbers standpoint? I've got a callback on Tuesday and I'm just curious if I'm competing against 1000 people or 100 for the 30 or so SA slots. Are firms more selective at screeners or callbacks?
You've got about a 40% chance of turning a CB into an offer. It varies firm by firm, but even at extreme firms its still over 20%.
Firms will give probably 3-4X as many offers as they have SA spots because people turn them down.
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:24 pm
by olive16
Desert Fox wrote:You've got about a 40% chance of turning a CB into an offer. It varies firm by firm, but even at extreme firms its still over 20%.
Firms will give probably 3-4X as many offers as they have SA spots because people turn them down.
Are you getting 40% roughly by SA class size/#CBs ?
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:31 pm
by 09042014
olive16 wrote:Desert Fox wrote:You've got about a 40% chance of turning a CB into an offer. It varies firm by firm, but even at extreme firms its still over 20%.
Firms will give probably 3-4X as many offers as they have SA spots because people turn them down.
Are you getting 40% roughly by SA class size/#CBs ?
No, by offers / Cbs.
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:16 am
by Anonymous User
2 firms that I had CBs with in the V50-75 range in So Cal stated they were "calling back" roughly 6 candidates per spot available. It basically makes CBs feel not that special and is quite annoying....but that's what 2 independent recruiters told me.
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:00 am
by rad lulz
Anonymous User wrote:2 firms that I had CBs with in the V50-75 range in So Cal stated they were "calling back" roughly 6 candidates per spot available. It basically makes CBs feel not that special and is quite annoying....but that's what 2 independent recruiters told me.
Yeah they may give offers to 2 or 3 for each spot available, so that actually makes sense
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:46 am
by ejlions84
Thanks for the replies, great info
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:13 pm
by 09042014
rad lulz wrote:Anonymous User wrote:2 firms that I had CBs with in the V50-75 range in So Cal stated they were "calling back" roughly 6 candidates per spot available. It basically makes CBs feel not that special and is quite annoying....but that's what 2 independent recruiters told me.
Yeah they may give offers to 2 or 3 for each spot available, so that actually makes sense
They may have to give even 4-5 depending on what happens.
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:39 pm
by p1arnold
ejlions84 wrote:Does anyone know how firms handle callbacks from a general numbers standpoint? I've got a callback on Tuesday and I'm just curious if I'm competing against 1000 people or 100 for the 30 or so SA slots. Are firms more selective at screeners or callbacks?
Totally depends on the market if you want to get into a what's the percentage of call backs that will lead to offers guessing game. NALP has stats on this based on the market, I think.
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:51 pm
by mr.hands
p1arnold wrote:ejlions84 wrote:Does anyone know how firms handle callbacks from a general numbers standpoint? I've got a callback on Tuesday and I'm just curious if I'm competing against 1000 people or 100 for the 30 or so SA slots. Are firms more selective at screeners or callbacks?
Totally depends on the market if you want to get into a what's the percentage of call backs that will lead to offers guessing game. NALP has stats on this based on the market, I think.
I'm really interested in this. Source?
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:59 pm
by bamasplitter
Re: Call Back Mechanics
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:18 pm
by p1arnold
Page 18 of this link.
(Thanks for finding! Couldn't remember where I saw it before on the NALP site.)