Offer Acceptance Rate

Offer Acceptance Rate (OAR) is the percentage of candidates who accept an official job offer out of the total number of offers extended during a given period.

Formula

How to Calculate

• Count the total number of job offers extended to candidates during the period.
• Count the number of written or verbal acceptances (“yes”) received from candidates.
• Divide the number of accepted offers by the total number of offers extended and multiply by 100%.

Benchmark

• Overall market: 80–90%.
• Highly competitive fields (IT, Senior / Lead roles): 65–75%.

How to Improve

• Hold pre-offer conversations to discuss the candidate’s expectations before sending the formal offer.
• Make competitive salary offers based on current market salary ranges.
• Reduce Time to Hire — candidates often receive competing offers from companies that move faster.

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