As ‘ghosting’ haunts employers, wounded HR representatives take to Linkedin to call candidates out. Experts call it unethical

Before the pandemic, the acceptance rate after the offer was rolled out used to be about 80%, which has dropped in general to 60% acceptance now, says Anshuman Das, chief executive officer (CEO) and cofounder of talent solutions provider Careernet. “Also, pre-pandemic the ratio of accepted to joining was almost about 80% and now it has dropped to 55-60% in India.”

Another poll by recruitment platform Naukri revealed that when it comes to having multiple job offers, 56% job seekers believe it’s okay to reject their current offer if there is a better offer on the table.