Though the U.S. economy continues to report stable job numbers, plenty of people are having a lousy time looking for work these days.
One way people are breaking through mass applications, AI interviews and HR ghosting? Returning to their ex-boss.
The share of so-called boomerang hires, or people who rejoin an old company, made up 35% of new hires in March, up from 31% a year earlier and 27% in 2018, according to data from ADP Research.
Boomerang hires skyrocketed in the information space, which includes telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing, computer programming and software development roles. Nearly 2 in 3 new hires in the sector were boomerang employees in March — double the share from the same time a year ago.
The uptick in boomerang hiring “is a trend that really underscores the stability in the labor market and how cautious hiring has been both on the employer side and on the worker side,” says Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist.
