71% of Organizations Don’t Use Data to Measure Hiring Success
Most business leaders significantly underestimate how much time, money, and talent is lost in their current hiring process—simply because they’ve never measured it. According to recent Deloitte research, 71% of organizations don’t use any data to measure the success of their hiring strategies, relying instead on gut feelings. Nearly three-quarters of businesses have no real visibility into how many hires fail, how long it takes to fill roles, whether key positions remain vacant too long, or how many top candidates slip through the cracks.
Summer Is Your Window to Make Changes
This month, we encourage you to take an honest look at your process. Early summer is a critical window for hiring, and now is the best time to address any issues before early fall, which is the busiest hiring season of the year.
How to Evaluate Your Hiring Process
Track Your Timeline:
How many days pass from job posting to accepted offer? Most companies spend 44–66 days, with a third of that time lost just to scheduling. Knowing your true time-to-hire helps identify bottlenecks.
Log Hours Spent on Job Postings:
Each job ad takes 3–5 hours to write, revise, approve, and post. Only 11% of applicants are truly qualified, so job boards often mean a lot of work for very little payoff.
Assess Application Sorting:
How much time do you spend screening resumes? For many teams, this takes hours or even days due to large pools of unqualified applicants.
Review Interview and Offer Steps:
How many interviews happen before an offer? Are candidates dropping out or taking other jobs during this stage? Delays here often mean missing out on top talent.
Why Take These Steps?
If you don’t stop and measure your hiring process, you’ll keep making the same mistakes—wasting time, money, and missing out on the best people. When you actually track each step, you see exactly where things break down and how much it’s really costing you.
Seeing those real numbers is usually the turning point. That’s when it becomes clear: partnering with a recruitment specialist isn’t just easier—it’s the smarter, more cost-effective move.
Think of it like a home renovation project. Doing it all yourself always looks cheaper, but you end up spending more time, money, and energy than you expected. Professionals get it done faster, better, and with a lot less hassle. Hiring is no different. When you bring in experts, you get a smoother process, waste less and actually build the team you want.
Ready to evaluate your hiring process or get advice from an expert? Contact us here.