How can staffing agencies reduce time-to-fill for open positions?
Time-to-hire increased for 60% of organizations in 2025, and only 1 in 9 companies succeeded in reducing it. For staffing agencies, slow fills mean lost clients, missed SLAs, and a reputation problem. Meanwhile, 60% of job seekers refuse to even submit a resume because they expect the process to drag on.
Time-to-Fill Is Getting Worse, Not Better — And Clients Are Leaving
These aren't opinions — they're data points from industry research, surveys, and real business outcomes.
60% of organizations saw time-to-hire increase in 2025 — the trend is accelerating
Only 1 in 9 companies successfully reduced their time-to-fill last year
Recruiters now handle 93% more applications but teams are 14% smaller than 2021
60% of job seekers won't apply because they expect a long, painful process
Each day a position stays open costs the client $500-$1,500 in lost productivity
Hires per recruiter dropped 43% since 2021 despite more open roles
50%
faster time-to-fill with AI-powered screening and scheduling
AI That Cuts Your Time-to-Fill in Half
KraftAI automates the bottleneck stages: resume screening, candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and status tracking. Your recruiters focus on relationship-building and closing — the AI handles the 80% that's transactional.
AI Resume Screening
Instantly scores and ranks every application against job requirements. Top candidates surface in minutes, not days.
Automated Outreach
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One-Click Scheduling
Candidates pick interview times from your real availability. No back-and-forth emails. Calendar conflicts resolved automatically.
Pipeline Velocity Dashboard
Track time-to-fill by client, role type, and recruiter. Identify bottlenecks before they become SLA misses.
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Businesses using KraftAI recover an average of 50% faster time-to-fill with AI-powered screening and scheduling.
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