Time to Fill vs Time to Hire
Time to fill measures the full vacancy timeline. Time to hire measures candidate journey speed after application or sourcing.
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Use time to fill for workforce planning. Use time to hire for candidate process efficiency.
Time to fill is best for capacity and vacancy planning.
Time to hire is best for recruiting process friction.
Do not use either metric alone as a quality-of-hire measure.
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A role open for 50 days may have a 14-day time to hire if the selected candidate moved quickly after entering the process.
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When should I use Time to Fill vs Time to Hire?
Use time to fill for workforce planning. Use time to hire for candidate process efficiency.
Which calculator should I open next?
Start with Time to Fill Calculator, then use the related calculator workflow to validate the result from another angle.
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