Glossary

Offer Acceptance Rate

The percentage of formal offers that are accepted by the candidate, typically measured over a quarter or year.

Offer Acceptance Rate (OAR) measures the percentage of formal offers extended that are accepted by the candidate. A healthy benchmark for SaaS scale-ups is above 85 percent. Below 75 percent typically signals comp misalignment, weak candidate experience or rushed pre-close. Saiyō pre-closes every candidate before offer extension, with 94% acceptance on non-executive searches and 96% on Executive Search appointments.

Related terms

Time to HireThe number of days between role kickoff and a signed offer.
Candidate ExperienceThe end-to-end perception a candidate forms of a company through the hiring process, from first contact to offer.

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