B
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60%
60% -- recruiter time spent share for high-volume recruiting teams (2026)
For most high-volume recruiting teams, 60% to 70% of recruiter time is spent on phone screening, interview scheduling, and follow-ups.
- Reported as a range of 60–70% for three specific activities (phone screening, scheduling interviews, and following up)
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60%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
GoHire
Primary
Tier C
https://gohire.com/recruiting-ai/ ↗
Source Article
The 2026 Recruiting AI Tools, Use Cases & Compliance Guide
Recruiting AI is now table-stakes for the 2026 recruiting market. Recruiting AI Platforms have moved from experimental budget line to competitive necessity.
Recruiters managing 100+ candidates per month simply cannot move fast enough using phone calls and email chains. By the time a recruiter review…
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GoHire
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Methodology
Range 60-70%, midpoint used; vendor estimate
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryHR/Recruitment
Company SizeEnterprise
RoleRecruiter
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high-volume recruiting teams: 60% recruiter time spent share. Source: GoHire (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/recruiter-time-scheduling-screening-share
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/recruiter-time-scheduling-screening-share" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>60%</strong> -- recruiter time spent share for high-volume recruiting teams<br><small>Source: GoHire (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/recruiter-time-scheduling-screening-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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