This statistic shows the major difficulties for small business members/owners in hiring employees in Canada in 2015. In 2015, about 88 percent of respondents said that the lack of qualified applicants was the biggest difficulty when hiring employees during the past three years.
During the past three years, what were your biggest difficulties with applicants when hiring?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Lack of qualified applicants
88%
Salary expectations were too high
51%
Applicants did not show up for scheduled interviews
24%
Applicants did not seem interested in the job during the interview
18%
Applicants declined job offer
12%
Expectations for advancement were too high
11%
Other
12%
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CFIB. (September 13, 2015). During the past three years, what were your biggest difficulties with applicants when hiring? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/462797/canada-small-business-survey-biggest-problems-in-hiring-employees/
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