{"id":1891,"date":"2026-09-10T09:57:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.persiahr.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1891"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:50:16","slug":"metric_feedback_response_time","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/help.persiahr.com\/en\/docs\/metric_feedback_response_time\/","title":{"rendered":"Feedback Response Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feedback Response Time measures how long, on average, a candidate waits for a response or decision from a recruiter or hiring manager after each stage of the hiring process, such as resume screening, a take-home assignment, or an initial or technical interview.<\/p>\n<h3>Formula<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Feedback Response Time = Total candidate waiting time for feedback \/ Total number of feedback responses (in hours or days)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>How to Calculate Feedback Response Time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the period you want to analyze (for example, one month) and the stage of the hiring process you want to measure (for example, take-home assignment review).<\/li>\n<li>Record the total number of hours or days between the time each candidate completes the stage and the time they receive a response.<\/li>\n<li>Divide the total waiting time by the number of candidates who completed that stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Typical Benchmarks<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Initial response to an application: within 24\u201348 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Interview feedback: within 2\u20133 business days.<\/li>\n<li>Take-home assignment review: within 3\u20135 business days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Improve Feedback Response Time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use automated response templates and candidate status updates in your ATS.<\/li>\n<li>Set an internal SLA (Service Level Agreement) for hiring managers\u2014for example, a maximum 48-hour turnaround for take-home assignment feedback.<\/li>\n<li>Set up automatic reminders in calendars and messaging apps to prompt hiring managers or team leads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>\u00a9 PersiaHR<br \/>\nWhen republishing these materials, a link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/persiahr.com\/\">PersiaHR<\/a> website is required.<\/h6>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feedback Response Time measures how long, on average, a candidate waits for a response or decision from a recruiter or hiring manager after each stage of the hiring process, such as resume screening, a take-home assignment, or an initial or technical interview. 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