What is time to fill?

Time to fill is the metric used to measure and track the time it takes organizations to hire for open roles. Time to fill, measures from the time the job requisition is opened to the time of job acceptance by the candidate. Time to fill measure measurement is tracked by the number of days taken to fill the role. Time to fill is used as a success/effectiveness measurement for recruiting teams and is also used for long term business planning using the average time to fill timeframes to budget for business growth.