{"id":1858,"date":"2026-08-14T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.persiahr.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1858"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:27:00","slug":"time-to-hire","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/help.persiahr.com\/en\/docs\/time-to-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Time to Hire: calculation formula, benchmark, and ways to improve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time to Hire is one of the key HR metrics that measures how quickly a candidate moves through the recruitment funnel: from the first contact (or application) to accepting a job offer.<\/p>\n<p>This metric shows how quickly your hiring team works and how efficiently the selection process is structured.<\/p>\n<h3>How Is Time to Hire Different from Time to Fill?<\/h3>\n<p>Confusion between these two terms is one of the most common mistakes in recruitment analytics. The main difference lies in the starting point.<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">Metric<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">Starting Point (Beginning)<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">End Point (End)<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">What Does It Show?<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">Time to Hire<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The day when the candidate applied or the recruiter first contacted them<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The day when the candidate accepted the offer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The efficiency of the selection funnel and the speed of decision-making<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">Time to Fill<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The day when the job opening was officially opened\/approved<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The day when the candidate accepted the offer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The overall speed of filling a position for the business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: The position was opened on June 1. The recruiter found a suitable candidate and contacted them on June 10. The candidate accepted the offer on June 20.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time to Fill = 20 days (from June 1 to June 20).<\/li>\n<li>Time to Hire = 10 days (from June 10 to June 20).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Time to Hire Calculation Formula<\/h3>\n<p>To calculate Time to Hire for a specific job opening, use this simple formula:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Time to Hire = Offer Acceptance Date &#8211; First Contact Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>How to Calculate the Average Time to Hire for a Company:<\/h4>\n<p>Add the Time to Hire figures for all positions filled during a specific period (for example, a quarter). Divide the resulting sum by the total number of positions filled.<\/p>\n<p>Formula:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Average Time to Hire = Sum of Time to Hire for All Positions \/ Number of Positions Filled<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What Time to Hire Is Considered the Benchmark?<\/h3>\n<p>There is no universal figure \u2014 everything depends on the industry, position level, and the scarcity of specialists in the market. However, there are average benchmarks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High-volume hiring (Retail, HoReCa, Customer Support): 7\u201314 days.<\/li>\n<li>Mid-level positions (Sales, Marketing, HR): 20\u201330 days.<\/li>\n<li>IT and complex technical roles (Senior\/Lead Engineers): 30\u201350 days.<\/li>\n<li>C-level executives: 60 days or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why Is It Important to Track This Metric?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Retaining strong candidates: according to research, top professionals find a new job within 10 days. If your hiring process takes too long, competitors will hire them first.<\/li>\n<li>Reducing costs: the longer the selection process takes, the more hours recruiters and hiring managers spend on interviews instead of their core responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>Improving Candidate Experience: candidates value fast and clear feedback. A process that drags on for months damages the employer brand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Reduce Time to Hire Without Losing Candidate Quality<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimize the interview stages: reduce the number of interviews to 2\u20133 stages. Combine HR screening with a short technical introduction.<\/li>\n<li>Speed up test assignment reviews: set a clear deadline for hiring managers (for example, no more than 48 hours to provide feedback on a test assignment).<\/li>\n<li>Automate routine tasks with an ATS: using a recruitment automation system eliminates delays caused by manually moving candidates between stages and reminds you when feedback is missing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Track Time to Hire Automatically in PersiaHR<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t waste time calculating metrics manually in spreadsheets. 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