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Truthful European hiring data — visualised. Each infographic ships with a source, a methodology note and a one-click embed code under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Use them in your blog, deck or report.
The True Cost of a Bad Hire
€87,000 — and 7 months to discover it.
EU AI Act in Hiring — Legal vs. Banned
Article 5 vs Annex III vs Permitted — at a glance.
Where Hiring Days Are Lost
34 → 22 days. The 12 days live in CV screening.
7 Hidden Costs Nobody Puts in the Hiring Budget
The real hiring bill is 3–5× the purchase order.
Why 67% of HR Teams Are Switching ATS
624 HR leaders. 10 reasons. 18 months to act.
Cost-per-Hire Across Europe — 2026
Switzerland €12,400. Poland €4,200. EU12 avg €7,950.
Spreadsheet Hiring vs. AI-Native ATS
68× ROI. €64,752 saved. Payback in 9 days.
ATS Adoption Rate by Country — Europe 2026
EU12 average 74% · Netherlands 89% · Italy 54%.
EU AI Act — Enforcement Timeline for Hiring
5 dates. 1 deadline that matters: August 2026.
100 Applications — What Happens Next
100 CVs in. Where do they go? Two very different stories.
Where Candidates Lie on Their CV
78% embellish · 34% outright lie · skills #1.
The Hiring Ghosting Epidemic
43% candidates ghost. 67% recruiters ghost back. Nobody wins.
Interview Questions That Actually Predict Performance
Work samples beat unstructured interviews 2.7×.
How JD Wording Shapes Your Applicant Pool
One word can drop female applicants by 38%.
Where AI Hiring Bias Sneaks In
6 vectors. Most vendors test 2.
The Counter-Offer Trap
Counter-offers buy 12 months. That's it.
The ROI of a Strong Employer Brand
Strong brand = pay 43% less, hire 2× faster.
First 90 Days: Why New Hires Quit
1 in 5 quit in 90 days. None of the reasons surprise you.
Salary in the JD: What Actually Happens
Post the range. +75% applications. The law's coming anyway.
Active vs Passive Candidates — Who Performs Better?
Passive = pay 22% more. Performance gap = none.
The 6-Second CV Myth — What Recruiters Actually Look At
7.4 seconds. 6 zones. 80% of the gaze.
1,000 Careers-Page Visitors → 1 Hire
999 fall off. The 4 fixes that double the funnel.
The Recruiter Burnout Map of Europe
71% burnt out · 1 in 3 plan to quit · the heatmap.
Four Generations at Work — What Each Actually Wants in 2026
4 generations. 4 different jobs. Same company.
Remote vs Hybrid vs Office — The 2026 Verdict
Hybrid wins on 6 of 8 metrics. The data, not the opinions.
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