Time to fill

‘Time to fill’ is a major component in human resources since it is directly related to the recruitment process. It refers to the total number of days or time taken to hire a new candidate to fill a vacant position. The Time to fill metric helps HR Managers to plan the hiring process strategically. The entire recruitment process starts at the initial stage when a position in an organization gets vacant. Post that the hiring manager sends a job opening for approval, the HR manager verifies the same and after the approval, the recruiter starts hunting for the new candidate and posts the job advertisement. This entire process takes time, mostly a certain number of days. Time to fill starts when the hiring manager sends the job opening.