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Absorption Rates in Technical Recruitment

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Peter Caron
Oct 02, 2023
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Have you ever heard of the concept of an absorption rate in hiring? An absorption rate for hiring is the highest number of people that can be onboarded into a team or organisation during a given period without significantly impacting the organisation's performance. Too high a rate and bad things happen. Think of Mr. Creosote, the restaurant patron in Mo…

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