The Real Cost of Screening Candidates: Start With the Hour The 30-minute phone screen is the most common step in the hiring process and the least audited. It feels free, because it uses time a recruiter already has. But the cost of screening candidates is real, and it compounds. This
If you staff nearshore roles, the hardest part of a first round is not the candidate. It is the calendar. A developer in Guadalajara, a client in Chicago, and a recruiter in Miami should be easy. Instead, you spend three emails finding a 30-minute slot that works for everyone, and
If you staff for multiple clients, your week is a series of scheduling battles. The candidate is available at 11, the hiring manager is free at 2, and your recruiter is already in back-to-back screens until 4. Somewhere in that shuffle, first-round interviews take three days to schedule and produce