Time to Hire

Time to hire measures the number of days between a candidate entering the pipeline (application or sourcing) and accepting an offer. It is one of the most widely tracked recruiting metrics because it directly impacts business outcomes: vacant positions reduce team productivity, and long processes increase the risk of losing top candidates to competing offers.

The average time to hire for tech roles ranges from 30 to 60 days, with senior and specialized positions often taking longer. Factors that extend timelines include misaligned job requirements, excessive interview rounds, slow decision-making, competing stakeholder priorities, and delayed offer approvals.

AI recruiting platforms significantly compress time to hire by pre-qualifying candidates before they enter the pipeline. When a candidate has already been matched based on skills, compensation expectations, and availability, the recruiting process begins at a much higher-quality starting point. KASP reports an average of 21 days from Match Day to signed offer, well below industry averages for comparable tech roles.