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Understanding Time-to-Fill
Introduction
Time-to-Fill (TtF) is a simple measure that is near universal across the Human Resources profession, yet understanding how to measure it, and how to use those measurements, confuses even the most experienced professionals. In this article, I take you through the TtF measurement, including a deeper dive on its attributes, and talk through options for using TtF data to improve your talent acquisition processes.
Definition
Time-to-Fill measures the average number of days it takes to fill a position, from job requisition to job acceptance. TtF is typically expressed in average days within a defined period (e.g. month, quarter, and year).
Simple right?
Yes, but talent acquisition processes do vary across companies. The language used, the technology used, and the number of stakeholders involved in a process are unlikely to align. However, the start event for TtF is when a position is approved by the relevant stakeholder to commence recruitment and the end event for TtF is when a candidate formally accepts their job offer. The TtF measurement is not concerned by how many intermediate events there are within a process, or what terminology is used.
