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Recruiting velocity

Time to Hire & Time to Fill Calculator

Measure the two hiring clocks without mixing them. Use actual dates, audit stage-by-stage delay or average multiple completed hires, then continue into Jobiba's live requirement-health view.

Choose a measurement mode

Definition lock: Time to hire = selected candidate enters pipeline → offer accepted. Time to fill = requisition opens/approves → offer accepted. Pick the exact start event your company uses and keep it unchanged when comparing periods.

Hiring speed

Time to hire

20 days

candidate enters pipeline → offer accepted

Time to fill

31 days

requisition opens → offer accepted

Pre-candidate lead time

11 days

before selected candidate entered

Time to start

61 days

time to fill + notice period

Target scenario

The current scenario is 0.0 days inside target.

Jobiba deliberately avoids a universal “good/bad” speed score. Role seniority, labor-market tightness, geography, interview design and compliance needs change the right operating range. Compare like-for-like roles and your own trend.

Candidate clock

Time to hire starts only when the selected candidate enters your pipeline. It is useful for diagnosing the candidate-facing process after first touch.

Requirement clock

Time to fill starts when the requisition is approved or opened. It includes sourcing lead time before the selected candidate appears.

Start-date clock

Notice period matters to workforce planning, but Jobiba keeps it separate so time-to-fill does not silently change definition between teams.

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Inspect the actual requirement backlog.

The employer funnel shows current ATS stage distribution and requirements with applicants sitting untouched for 7+ days. It intentionally does not claim historical time-in-stage until Jobiba owns reliable transition timestamps.

Hiring speed FAQs

What is the time to hire formula?

For one completed hire, time to hire is the calendar days from when the selected candidate entered your pipeline—applied, was sourced or was referred—to the date the offer was accepted. For several completed hires, average those candidate-level durations.

What is the difference between time to hire and time to fill?

Time to fill starts earlier, when the requisition opens or is approved, and ends at offer acceptance. Time to hire starts when the selected candidate enters the pipeline. The difference between the two is the employer-side lead time before that candidate appeared.

Should notice period be included?

Not in the core time-to-hire or time-to-fill definitions used here. Jobiba shows notice period separately as time to start, because adding it silently makes teams look slower for delay they may not control.

Should I compare my result with an industry benchmark?

Use external benchmarks as context only. Role family, seniority, geography, hiring volume and interview requirements can move hiring speed materially. Your own consistent role-by-role trend is usually the safer operational comparison.

Can Jobiba calculate historical time in stage from my ATS?

Not yet with full historical accuracy. Jobiba's current application rows store current status but not a reliable timestamp for every stage transition. The employer dashboard therefore labels its live funnel as a current snapshot instead of fabricating historical stage conversion or time-in-stage.

Measurement note: The most important rule is consistency. Document exactly when each clock starts and stops, then compare the same definition across roles and periods. Do not optimize speed by skipping required assessment or compliance steps.