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25 Sep 2025
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Which recruiting channels perform best?

Compare recruiting channels by application-to-hire rate and derive budget focus.

Marie Weigmann
peopleIX Team
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Which recruiting channels perform best?



The best recruiting channels based on the ratio of applications to hiring are:

Agency B: Highest success rate with a hiring rate of 5%.
Stepstone: Very good performance with 3.8% . • Indeed: Also strong at 3.1%.
LinkedIn Recruiter: 2.6%.
webpage: 2.6%.
Agency A: 2.5%.
Referral (employee recommendation): 2.4%.
Agency D: 2.1%.
HeyJobs: 1.9%.

Conclusion: Agencies and major job boards such as Stepstone and Indeed currently deliver the best hiring rates. Recommendations and direct applications via the website also perform solidly. It is worthwhile to focus investments and activities on the top channels and to review weaker channels.

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