{
  "id": 227860,
  "title": "How to shorten the hiring process (and still find qualified employees)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/how-to-shorten-the-hiring-process-and-still-find-qualified-employees",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:54:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shorten-hiring-still-find-qualified-employees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In today's job market, numerous resumes often accompany a single job posting, with hiring managers considering only a select few for the role. However, the process of narrowing down options can take weeks or even months due to multiple approval layers, interviews, and deliberations. This lengthy process risks losing top candidates to competitors and incurs productivity losses. The good news is that a lengthy hiring process is largely structural, and improvements can be made. To shorten the hiring process while maintaining quality, here are key strategies: clarify the role before posting, standardize evaluation criteria, limit interview rounds, empower hiring managers, improve candidate communication, and build a talent pipeline. By eliminating unnecessary steps and ensuring clear, objective decision-making, companies can hire faster and more effectively in a competitive job market.",
  "summary": "A slow hiring process could be costing you top talent. Here's how to move faster without sacrificing quality.",
  "key_points": [
    "Clarify job role before posting",
    "Standardize evaluation criteria",
    "Limit interview rounds"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Streamlining the hiring process by cutting layers of approval and limiting interviews lets companies fill openings faster without sacrificing candidate quality, giving them an edge in a competitive job market.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/227860.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}