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Last updated: January 13, 2026
Originally published: September 5,2024
Hiring shouldn’t feel like a bottleneck—but for many small businesses, it does.
While Employ’s 2025 Benchmarks Report noted that small to medium businesses have the highest average application per job, they also tend to have the lowest screen-to-interview rates.
As a result?
Roles stay open longer than expected. Strong candidates drop out mid-process. And recruiters are left juggling spreadsheets, inboxes, and follow-ups just to keep things moving.
If you’ve recently found yourself Googling “how to improve my hiring process,” you’re not alone.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to improve the hiring
