Time-to-Hire Is the New Business Metric
Speed matters in hiring. The longer your process, the higher your dropout rate. And in competitive talent markets, top candidates won’t wait around.
That’s why more HR and TA leaders are adopting Interview as a Service (IaaS) to cut hiring delays, automate scheduling, and keep pipelines moving.
At InterviewDesk, we’ve helped 250+ companies slash time-to-hire — often by 30–50%.
Here’s how.
Where Time Gets Lost in Traditional Hiring
Hiring delays usually happen at one (or all) of these stages:
- Scheduling interviews with internal panelists
- Candidate no-shows or cancellations
- Delayed feedback from interviewers
- Internal alignment issues on decision-making
Each of these adds days or even weeks to your hiring process.
How Interview as a Service Speeds It All Up
✅ 1. Instant Interviewer Availability
With IaaS, you no longer wait for your engineer or product lead to be free. A vetted domain expert is ready — today, tonight, even on weekends.
⏱️ Our average turnaround:
Interview scheduled within 24 hours
Report delivered within 48 hours
✅ 2. Automated Scheduling
InterviewDesk uses a smart scheduling system that syncs calendars, avoids overlaps, and lets candidates pick slots that work for them.
No more:
- Manual email threads
- Confusion over time zones
- Last-minute rescheduling chaos
✅ 3. Structured Feedback = No Delays
Our interviewers use rubric-based templates that generate detailed evaluations in real-time. No follow-ups. No missing notes.
📊 97% of feedback is shared within 24 hours.
✅ 4. Shorter Decision Cycles
When candidates are scored objectively and reports are consistent, hiring managers make faster calls. You reduce back-and-forth, align faster, and extend offers sooner.
✅ 5. Parallel Interviews
Need to assess 20 candidates in 3 days? With IaaS, you can run multiple interviews simultaneously — something internal panels can rarely manage.
This is how bulk hiring gets done right.
Real-World Example: How One Startup Cut Time-to-Hire in Half
A B2B SaaS company had 12 open tech roles and only 3 panelists. Interviews were scheduled 5–10 days out, and candidates were dropping off before round 2.
They switched to InterviewDesk.
Within 3 weeks:
- Interview slots were booked within 24 hours
- Feedback arrived same-day
- Time-to-hire dropped from 26 days → 11 days
- Offer acceptance rate increased by 33%
The hiring manager said:
“We stopped holding up our own process. IaaS gave us speed without stress.”
What the Data Shows
Across 50,000+ interviews at InterviewDesk:
- Average time-to-interview: 22 hours
- Average time-to-report: 18–24 hours
- Reduction in time-to-hire: 30% to 60%
- Candidate dropout rate: Down by 40% after IaaS implementation
Where You’ll See the Most Time Savings
- Tech hiring (engineering, QA, DevOps)
- Volume hiring (campus, support roles)
- Global hiring (when time zones slow things down)
- When internal panels are busy or unavailable
Still Need Final Round Involvement? No Problem.
Most teams use IaaS for:
- Round 1: Skill screening
- Round 2: Technical deep-dive
Then hand off to internal teams for final culture/fit rounds.
This hybrid model preserves internal judgment without slowing the funnel.
What You Can Expect with InterviewDesk
- 2,000+ expert interviewers
- 450+ skill rubrics
- AI-based scheduling
- Feedback within 24–48 hours
- Interview-to-offer tracking dashboard
Final Thought: The Fastest Team Wins the Candidate
If you want to win top talent, you have to move faster than everyone else.
Interview as a Service isn’t just a process change — it’s a strategic advantage.
Because the longer you wait to interview… the more your best candidates get picked up elsewhere.
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