How staffing firms reduce time-to-submit
Time-to-submit is the number clients feel first. Here is where the days usually go.
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When a client sends a requirement to three agencies, the one that submits a credible shortlist first sets the standard the others are compared against. Time-to-submit is therefore less about speed for its own sake and more about position.
Where the days actually go
Re-sourcing candidates you already have, rebuilding shortlists, chasing rate confirmation, and reformatting submissions by hand.
Searching the pool before the market
Why the internal database is usually the fastest and cheapest first pass, and what makes it searchable enough to be worth using.
Standardising the submission itself
Reusable notes and formatting so the last mile stops costing an hour per candidate.
Measuring it honestly
Time-to-submit per recruiter and per client, including the requirements nobody submitted to at all.
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