{"id":11086,"date":"2022-12-13T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T11:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/?post_type=hr-glossary&#038;p=11086"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:32:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:02:29","slug":"application-completion-rate","status":"publish","type":"hr-glossary","link":"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/application-completion-rate","title":{"rendered":"Application Completion Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"h2\">What is the application completion rate?<\/h1>\n<p>Application completion rate is a metric that reflects the percentage of employees who apply to open roles in a company. A higher completion rate indicates that the application process was faster and easier, whereas a lower completion rate indicates harder-to-fill forms and technical complexities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Formula to calculate application completion rate<\/h2>\n<p>The formula for application completion rate is:<\/p>\n<p>Application completion rate = Number of submitted applications\/Total number of started applications X 100<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5 text-bold\">Importance of application completion rate<\/h3>\n<p>Application completion rate is important because it reflects an employee\u2019s commitment and engagement level. Employees who submit applications demonstrate their interest in the job and commitment to doing what is necessary for the company to succeed. If they have a lower completion rate, this could mean they are facing issues in completing the application. Some factors that lead to low applicant conversion rates include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical issues with the website<\/li>\n<li>Sensitive questions included<\/li>\n<li>Too lengthy application<\/li>\n<li>Applications that are poorly organized<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h5 text-bold\">How to improve applicant completion rate?<\/h3>\n<p>Ensure the application form is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Any applicant looks for safety when entering confidential information, so safety measures should be taken to improve the user experience. When a company has a low applicant rate, even if all measures are taken, using an applicant tracking system can help identify the bottleneck of the issue.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"h5 text-bold\">What does a 67% completion rate mean?<\/h3>\n<p>The 67% completion rate means that 67% of the candidates who started filling out the application form actually completed it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5 text-bold\">Is a 60% completion percentage good?<\/h3>\n<p>60% completion percentage is good. However, a lower percentage indicates that you have a complex application process that needs to be simplified. Or candidates will keep abandoning the application process because it is too complex.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5 text-bold\">What is the recruitment ratio?<\/h3>\n<p>Recruitment ratios help measure the different recruitment strategies and sources and identify potential areas for improvement in the hiring process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11086","hr-glossary","type-hr-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is an application completion rate? | Meaning | Akrivia HCM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Application completion rate is the percentage of job applications received by a company that is successfully processed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/application-completion-rate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Application Completion Rate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Application completion rate is the percentage of job applications received by a company that is successfully processed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/application-completion-rate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Akrivia HCM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkriviaHCM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-04T06:02:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AkriviaHCM\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/akriviahcm.com\\\/resources\\\/hr-glossary\\\/application-completion-rate\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/akriviahcm.com\\\/resources\\\/hr-glossary\\\/application-completion-rate\",\"name\":\"What is an application completion rate? 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