{"id":5975,"date":"2025-11-19T09:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10069\/blog\/why-boomerangs-return-and-why-companies-want-them-back\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:20:06","slug":"why-boomerangs-return-and-why-companies-want-them-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peoplepath.com\/de\/blog\/why-boomerangs-return-and-why-companies-want-them-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Boomerangs Return, and Why Companies Want Them Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Contributed By: Danya Ray<\/a>, Alumni Program Manager at Seyfarth Shaw<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’ve ever built – or benefited from – an alumni program, you know it’s more than just a feel-good initiative. It’s a strategic powerhouse. Historically there have been three business drivers corporate alumni programs support:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Business Development<\/b> – Turning former employees into clients\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Boomerang Rehires<\/b> – Welcoming back ex-employees who return\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Brand Ambassadors<\/b> – Alumni who speak highly of their former employer\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While business development has consistently ranked as the top driver, talent acquisition is a very close second. According to PeoplePath research<\/a>, 8% of new hires on average are rehires. When companies invest in their offboarding process, this number can be upwards of 25-30% saving millions in recruitment costs. Also, newly reported in 2025, 34% of companies are tracking regrettable losses – those who voluntarily leave a company who might have been considered a top performer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    We know why people leave their jobs – poor managers, no upward mobility, a lack of salary or benefit improvements, new experiences, etc. But why do they return? \u00a0<\/p>\n

    Boomerangs Are Back-and Breaking Records<\/h2>\n

    According to recent ADP Research<\/a> that looks across various industries, boomerang employees made up 35% of new hires in 2025 – the highest percentage since they started tracking in 2018, and an increasing trend in recent years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    Why and When Do Former Employees Return?<\/h2>\n

    There are a variety of reasons why a former employee will return to their previous employer:<\/p>\n