How Long Can it Take to Get Hired in 2023?
“It seems to be a growing trend across various industries, with candidates being subjected to more rounds of interviews and rigorous testing than ever before,” said Steven Leitch, a career coach and resume expert. The average hiring process in 2023 takes 44 days.
Here are several factors which can affect the length of the hiring process:
If you have been waiting a long time to hear back from a company, you can reach out to check on the status of your application. However, it's important to be respectful and not too pushy.
According to the Josh Bersin Company: workers are finding it tough to secure new roles amid mass layoffs, AI-powered hiring schemes and rise of ghost jobs to name a few reasons.
To add to the difficult job search, companies are getting pickier about whom they hire. Businesses in tech, healthcare and education sectors are now actively seeking candidates with ChatGPT expertise and finding it difficult; therefore taking longer to hire.
That said - can you speed up the hiring process in 2023?
In truth there's little you can do to truly speed up the process; however I offer the following to help try to speed things up starting from the application process:
The report showed average time-to hire-rates for the first quarter of 2023 increased across all industries by one day - pushing the recruitment process to 44 days on average.
“As our data shows, time to hire has risen consistently for the last four years" says Steven Leitch, coach and resume expert.
Note:
Yet - the actual time it takes to fill a role can depend on the industry.
The energy and defense industry was found to have the longest time to hire — 67 days — followed by investment banking, in which it takes up to 60 days to fill roles, and professional services, with an average time to hire of 47 days.
Companies in the retail and consumer industry were found to take the least amount of time to fill open roles, while those in tech and media take about 20 days to hire.
“It seems to be a growing trend across various industries, with candidates being subjected to more rounds of interviews and rigorous testing than ever before,” said Steven Leitch, career coach and resume expert. And doesn't seem to be letting up.
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1yAppreciate the read, LaRae Quy, and as always your support.
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1yAppreciate the read and support Vipul Tank.
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1yAs always - thanks for your read and support Debasish Majumder.
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1yVery useful article Jean L. Serio CEIC, CPC, CeMA, CSEOP I liked your reason ING for the delay of hiring depending on the business field of the company. One more reason that may be true is the turn over rate of employees. Consumer companies have a higher rate and tend to hire faster to fill the vacancies. Needed new skills and their shortages delay the hiring process. Thanks my friend for sharing your relevant and needed article