Time to Hire Calculator

Calculate the calendar time between a recruitment start point and offer acceptance.

Enter recruitment dates

Date the vacancy was approved or recruitment started.
Date the successful candidate accepted the offer.
Use 1 for a single hire.

Result

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Enter the information and select Calculate.
How the calculation works
Complete the relevant fields to see the calculation and an explanation of the result.

Recruitment metric

Time to hire is a recruitment performance measure. The result depends heavily on the start and end milestones used, so organisations should define the metric consistently.

Practical tip: You can use this calculator for individual hires or repeat it across a recruitment dataset to build an average.

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This calculator provides general HR information and practical use. It does not constitute legal advice. Check current official guidance and the employee's contract, policy and applicable legislation before relying on the result.