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May 7th '25 / 2:50 PM to 3:05 PM PDT

The Numbers That Matter: 2025 Recruiting Benchmarks & Outreach Strategies

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With the talent landscape changing more rapidly than ever these days, gut instinct isn't enough. Smart recruiting teams are turning to data to drive their strategies and outperform the competition.

Join Gem CEO, Steve Bartel, as he shares exclusive insights from Gem's dataset spanning millions of applications, candidates, and interactions across thousands of customers. This session combines comprehensive recruiting funnel benchmarks with tactical email outreach strategies to help you build a more effective recruiting machine.

Speaker
Steve Bartel
Co-Founder & CEO
Gem
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What you’ll learn:

  • Hiring landscape analysis: See how application volumes, interview metrics, and hiring growth are trending across industries and company sizes
  • Funnel performance: Discover current passthrough rate benchmarks and where your pipeline may be leaking talent
  • Email optimization: Learn which subject lines actually get opened (with examples that deliver 40%+ open rates)
  • Sequence timing: Find out the ideal spacing between follow-ups and the best times to send emails for maximum response
  • Content strategy: Get data on optimal email length, personalization tactics, and content approaches that drive higher conversion

Whether you’re focused on capacity planning for your recruiting team, forecasting hiring timelines, or improving your outreach effectiveness, this data-packed session will equip you with the benchmarks and best practices needed for recruiting success in 2025.

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Speaker
Steve Bartel
Co-Founder & CEO
Gem
Read more