Shortening time-to-hire is a priority for growing companies

Reducing the time it takes to hire candidates is a top priority for growing companies, according to Spark Hire's 2018 Growth Hiring Trends in the United States. The group surveyed 500 talent acquisition professionals. A quarter of companies surveyed expect growth in their workforce for 2018 and many of those say they'll face challenges around staffing. The pressure is on to shorten the time it takes to hire, for one. For 49% of the survey respondents, seven to 14 days from receipt of application to offer letter was the norm; 24% of companies reported that its takes them 15 to 30 days. Many said they want to reduce that time, and that held true even for those with the shortest time frame. Of the companies that take less than a week, half of them responded they can still improve their time to hire.