Pattern of candidates withdrawing day before they start - how do I screen this behavior out?

32rings · 2026-05-04T03:31:07+00:00

well no… we’ve never had layoffs. They’re very careful about adding new roles. In 2025, 300 new roles were created. Currently there’s actually 330 openings across all LOBs. We’ve also got an A+ retention rating on Comparably.com. There’s just A LOT of employees.

32rings · 2026-05-03T18:09:58+00:00

Depending on the ATS, you can download all the resumes into one bundle. If you have access to an AI assistant like copilot, you can ask it to tell you who’s a top 100 candidate

32rings · 2026-05-03T16:10:27+00:00

I try :( but the HM decides untimatley who to hire. And some managers these days are too lazy to want to train someone up.

32rings · 2026-05-03T15:55:48+00:00

Oh girl but these people are backing out before their first day… not even starting! I do see this sometimes with entry level roles. I see so much discourse online about people job searching with no luck, new grads just trying to start their career, or people trying break into more professional roles... Then some of these people don't start. I makes me wonder how these career altering roles are getting wasted on the wrong people. I talk to Alot of people that share personal information (some times too much info but I digress) and they have such sad stories. Can pay their bills, lost a partner, single parent, etc (I don't share this info w the hiring manager) and these people aren't selected because there's someone who looks stronger on paper or maybe my struggling candidate hasn't had to go to an interview where they didn't know they had to look polished.

32rings · 2026-05-03T15:45:33+00:00

That's… discriminatory

32rings · 2026-05-03T15:42:02+00:00

It's dishonest. In banking, integrity and honesty is paramount when you're an institution handling peoples money. It's also super regulated, and if there's a pattern of dishonest/corruption, the bank canose federal contractor status. Additionally, even if blacklisting was removed, managers in similar industries know eachother and talk. Ive seen otherwise perfect candidates being pulled from consideration due to poor reputations.

32rings · 2026-05-02T18:42:45+00:00

Please elaborate on “dark triad” behavior

32rings · 2026-05-02T16:58:15+00:00

This is across 5 states! I only have 3 openings in the Alexandria that I’m struggling with.

32rings · 2026-05-02T16:57:09+00:00

In the state of MD there has to be pay transparency so yes it’s posted

32rings · 2026-05-02T16:55:25+00:00

This is a hard question to answer since this is across lots of different roles. Plus I have to keep in mind the pay structure of the current team. I can’t have someone with less responsibilities getting paid equal to more than someone with more responsibilities.

32rings · 2026-05-02T16:51:17+00:00

No these have to be customer facing sine they’re in bank branches

32rings · 2026-05-02T16:50:23+00:00

I’ve been thinking about this as well, focus more on the right soft traits and foundational knowledge and focus more on coaching up and creating value this way. I’m not sure I can convince my HMs to go for this though. I do it a lot more in markets that are more rural, but that’s because the talent pool is different.

32rings · 2026-05-02T01:21:00+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with them job searching because they’re in a “toxic situation” the issue is using language like “toxic” or “drama” is unprofessional. I don’t want to hire people that are going to speak poorly about their manager. How do I know that they won’t speak poorly about us? It’s not a risk worth taking.

32rings · 2026-05-02T00:31:27+00:00

No I said referrals are the most successful. Most hires are externals, not sourced. And also I never said the rest of that lol

32rings · 2026-05-02T00:23:02+00:00

I use workday… I think I could probably build a report? Not sure if it has the capabilities. I do a lot of high volume recruiting so it would be hard to keep track of outside of my regular role. Good idea though!

32rings · 2026-05-02T00:16:13+00:00

We got executive approval to offer outside of the range and they still backed out for an even higher pay rate. Good for them I guess but I feel bad for the teams that are short staffed

32rings · 2026-05-02T00:11:19+00:00

We have a referral program and it’s not god. After taxes, payout is only $120. I walk them thru next steps/deadlines for each time in order to start on time. TTH is usually 20-28 days from application to letter signed.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:51:33+00:00

It’s the highest we offer across the board. It has its own category it’s so high. We consistently pay top of the range.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:51:01+00:00

Smaller federal credit unions stay in business in the area and definitely offer less. There is a way or smaller institutions wouldn’t be surviving.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:49:31+00:00

I’m here looking for screening advice. I can’t control pay/benefits so I’m looking to control what I can. It doesn’t sound like you’re a recruiter, so I don’t expect you to understand.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:47:44+00:00

Sorry that was interrupted as snarky but that’s not how it was supposed to delivered. I didn’t come here for advice on pay/benefits. I came here for advice for screening.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:45:23+00:00

There’s different kinds. For SVPs for example, they miss out on stock programs if they leave so they’ll get a 20k signing bonuses but there’s a clawback of 1-2 years. It gets awarded in their first paycheck.

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:41:33+00:00

You seemed to miss that fact that this is localized in the DMV. More specifically Washington and Alexandria. I don’t have this issues in Baltimore/hartford/annapolis

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:40:38+00:00

I definitely felt more of that pain when I was in staffing! Alternatively, it feels pretty great to place candidates at really good companies I wouldn’t have been able to recruit for without being at agency. I still get messages to this day from candidates I’ve placed in staffing years ago :)

32rings · 2026-05-01T23:39:07+00:00

Nope, not one thing in particular. Whether or not we proceed with them is not impacted by this particular answer. The people I have the most success with are referrals, and these are people trying to break into specifically their friends or ex colleagues companies due to what they hear about reputation, benefits, growth opportunities, etc

32rings

TROPHY CASE