Free Hiring Tool

Work Backward From Your Ideal Start Date

Role approval, sourcing, interviews, an offer, a notice period. Every stage eats into your timeline before a single day of work gets done. Use the calculator below to see exactly when you need to start hiring to hit the start date you actually want.

Calculate My Hiring Timeline ➔Common Questions ➔

Plan backward from your start date

How Long Will It Take to Fill This Role?

Fill in each stage of your process. The defaults are a reasonable starting point, adjust anything to match how your team actually hires.

Pre-hiring

Screening

wk
wk

Interview Process

Offer

When Should You Start Hiring?

Before you plan headcount

Questions people ask about this calculator

Why does this calculator use business days for most steps?
Sourcing, interviewing, and decision-making mostly happen on working days. Counting in business days rather than raw calendar days keeps the estimate honest about how long hiring actually takes.
What if I need to hire faster than this calculator suggests?
You have two real levers: shrink the days at each stage, or take the technical interview stage off your team's plate so it stops being the bottleneck. AssessDev typically delivers a completed technical assessment within 24 hours of booking. See how tech assessments work ➔
Does this account for public holidays?
No, only weekends. If your hiring window crosses a holiday period, add extra buffer on top of the number this calculator gives you.
What counts as "interview rounds total"?
The full stretch from your first interview invite to your last completed round, not the hours actually spent interviewing. If you're not sure how many rounds you need, see our sample interview structure ➔.
Why does notice period matter for a start date calculator?
Most candidates worth hiring are already employed, so their notice period pushes the real start date further out than the offer date. Skipping this step is one of the most common reasons hiring timelines run late.

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