Recent findings from a survey undertaken by Robert Half UK have unveiled that the recruitment process is taking longer than ever before with UK HR Managers spending almost a month to recruit for a vacancy.

The findings show that 27.59 days in total are taken to successfully complete the recruitment process from start to finish with each key stage taking around the four-day mark to complete.

The most time-consuming element of the recruitment process is reporting as being CV screening, where hiring managers sift through all applications to cherry pick the candidates best suited for the role. Interviewing selected candidates is also one of the most time intensive tasks, with an average of 4.7 days scheduled to meet with prospective new employees.

Skills testing is one of the least time consuming tasks, coming in at 4.2 days.

Not only does a long-winded recruitment process take HR Managers away from other tasks and responsibilities essential to the day to day functioning of an organisation, but statistics also show that good quality candidates are either put off by a drawn-out recruitment process or are snapped up by other businesses who are quicker to make a decision on who to employ.

More than half of UK companies have admitting losing their star candidate to another opportunity as their in-house recruitment process took too long.

Many HR Managers like to keep key elements of the recruitment process in-house and rely solely on internal resources when looking to fill a vacancy. However, steering away from using a third party to speed up the process often means that the process takes much longer as the pressure to recruit is normally heaped on an individual or small team.

To help move the recruitment process forward quickly, Appointments Personnel offer a range of tailored packages to compliment in-house recruitment processes such as CV sift and screen services or interview support.

Having a spare pair of capable and experienced hands won’t just speed up the process, but will also ensure that your business won’t lose candidates to the competition. Call us today on 01782 338787 to discuss how our range of one-off recruitment services can help your business.