Time to Hire: Stop hiring like it’s Halloween, Our process doesn’t ghost.
The scariest thing haunting your business isn’t a ghost in the attic—it’s the chilling silence of a critical, unfilled position. Extended time-to-hire cycles have become a common corporate horror story that scares away top talent and drains resources, but it’s a solvable problem when you know where to look.
The Frightening Facts About Slow Time to Hire
The numbers behind sluggish hiring processes are genuinely terrifying. Studies show the average time to fill a position has reached 44 days nationally, but for specialized roles in power and industrial sectors, that timeline stretches to 67+ days (over 50% longer than the national average).
Even more chilling, a vacant position costs companies over 30% of the role’s annual salary in lost productivity and resources. For a mid-level project manager earning $110,000, a 60-day vacancy results in $25,385 in lost productivity alone. These financial goblins and productivity ghosts haunt companies with inefficient recruiting pipelines, creating costs that compound daily.
Unmasking the Monsters in Affecting Your Time to Hire
Several common culprits lurk behind slow hiring processes, each one a monster that needs to be identified and eliminated:
- The Zombie Applicant Pile: Recruiters are drowning in applications (an average of 250 resumes per job posting), yet 98% of applicants get filtered out. When recruiting teams manage 56% more requisitions than just three years ago, qualified candidates easily get lost in the noise.
- The Scheduling Poltergeist: Manual interview coordination creates chaos for time to hire. A staggering 78% of organizations cite finding interviewer availability as their biggest scheduling challenge. This back-and-forth can add weeks to hiring timelines, with 49% of candidates withdrawing specifically because scheduling took too long.
- The Ghosting Candidate: Top talent disappears after experiencing slow feedback or endless interview rounds. Research reveals that 61% of job seekers have been ghosted by employers after interviews, leading to a reciprocal response where 44% of candidates now ghost employers during lengthy processes.
These problems are symptoms of a flawed process, not character defects. The solution isn’t working harder within a broken system; it’s working smarter with expert guidance and streamlined approaches.
Time to Hire: A Treat, Not a Trick
Instead of getting spooked by your talent pipeline, ask yourself if your staffing partner is a treat or a trick when it comes to reducing your Time to Hire. A lengthy hiring process is a choice, not a curse. APS Solutions specializes in the power and heavy industrial sectors, giving you direct access to pre-vetted talent and efficient processes that eliminate bottlenecks. Don’t get scared away from change! Partner with us to turn your hiring horror stories into success stories.
