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Time-to-Hire Calculator

Add up your hiring stages to see your total time-to-hire, benchmark it, and model how much faster a structured, async process could be — every assumption in your control.

Your hiring stages

Enter the average number of days each stage takes for a typical role. Adjust to match your process.

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39days total time-to-hire

That's within the typical 30–45 day range.

Sourcing & applications: 12dScreening & shortlisting: 8dInterviews: 13dDecision & offer: 6d

Improvement scenario

Structured screening and async interviews mainly compress the screening and interview stages. Set your own realistic reduction — nothing here is guaranteed.

Screening reduction40%
Interview reduction35%
31
improved time-to-hire (days)
−8
days saved per hire
21%
faster overall

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How this time-to-hire calculator works

The calculator sums the average days across four stages — sourcing and applications, screening and shortlisting, interviews, and decision and offer — to give your total time-to-hire, then compares it to the typical 30–45 day range. Because structured screening and async interviews mainly compress the screening and interview stages, the improvement scenario applies the reduction percentages you choose for those two stages only, so the projected result reflects your assumptions, not ours.

  1. Total time-to-hire = sourcing + screening + interviews + offer (in days).
  2. Improvement applies your chosen reductions to the screening and interview stages.
  3. Days saved = current total − projected total after your reductions.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is time-to-hire?
Time-to-hire measures the number of days from when a candidate enters your pipeline (or a role opens) to when they accept an offer. It reflects how efficiently your hiring process moves. This calculator breaks it down by stage — sourcing, screening, interviews, and offer — so you can see exactly where days are being lost.
What is a good time-to-hire?
It varies widely by role and industry, but many teams average roughly 30–45 days, while specialised technical and leadership roles run longer. The absolute number matters less than the trend and the stage breakdown: shrinking the slowest stage usually delivers the biggest, most sustainable improvement.
What's the difference between time-to-hire and time-to-fill?
Time-to-hire counts the days from a candidate entering the pipeline to offer acceptance, so it measures candidate-experience speed. Time-to-fill counts from when a role is opened or approved to when it's filled, so it includes sourcing lead time. Both are useful; this tool focuses on the stage-by-stage journey you can most directly influence.
How can I reduce my time-to-hire?
The fastest wins usually come from the screening and interview stages: structured screening to shortlist quickly, async video interviews so candidates and interviewers aren't blocked by scheduling, clear scorecards to speed decisions, and tighter offer turnaround. This calculator lets you model your own realistic reduction for the screening and interview stages.
Is this time-to-hire calculator free?
Yes. It's completely free, needs no signup to use, and runs entirely in your browser. If you'd like to see how Pitch N Hire could compress your slowest stages on real roles, you can request a walkthrough — but that's optional.
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