15 Companies Hiring Within 2-7 Days In 2024

Ever applied for a job and had to wade through four, five, six, or even 10 rounds of what seems like an endless labyrinth of interviews?

Do you find yourself waiting for ages to hear back on an outcome, only to be ghosted or receive an impersonal “we regret to inform you…” response several months later?

Last year, a feature story came out from the Vox, which spoke at length about the terrible atrocities of the extenuated job interview process, and possible reasons why employers do it. It also articulately contrasted today’s over-cautious employers and their endless rounds of interviews, to hiring practices 20 years ago—the days when someone could apply for a job (even a senior management one), and receive a response with an offer after just two rounds of interviews.

Unfortunately, one can take a quick perusal of LinkedIn today, scan through job-seekers comments and posts, and still find that conditions haven’t improved much. Even the job search engine, Indeed, noted in its rese that 49% of candidates say the interview process is unnecessarily long and complex.

Jumping through hoops, completing assignment after assignment, and having meetings with multiple departments in separate interviews is exhausting and unfortunately has become the norm, creating a horrific candidate experience.

However, thankfully, there are some companies who are doing it better. Not all employers take months to arrive at a hiring decision.

In the same report, Indeed identified a number of employers in the United States who appear to put the candidate experience first in their recruitment process, and are the fastest to hire after an interview. From interview to hiring, the process is seamless and in most cases, you know the outcome in about a week at the most.

These employers appear to be open in their communication with candidates—according to the research—and are more focused on hiring efficiently and streamlining their talent acquisition processes.

15 Companies Actively Hiring The Fastest In 2024

1. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co
2. MasTec Advanced Technologies
3. DB Schenker
4. Winston Retail
5. Securitas
6. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
7. Wawa
8. Avis Budget Group
9. Red Robin
10. RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.
11. Aflac
12. Assisting Hands Home Care
13. Amada Senior Care
14. Papa John’s
15. DHL

(Fully comprehensive details of the companies listed and exactly how fast they hire after an interview is revealed on Indeed’s detailed report.)

The industries represented by these employers tend to be dominated by the retail, healthcare, logistics, and food service industries, which evidences a pressing need in these volatile industries for more workers, as well as these employers’ commitment to improving the overall candidate experience.

How To Get Hired Fast In 2024

To find a job fast in 2024, here are a few helpful pointers as you navigate the job application process:

First, check a company’s Glassdoor ratings and interview process reviews (found on Glassdoor when you navigate to a company’s interview section) and their response rate to job applications on Indeed. These are the best ways to gauge how quickly you will receive a response, including time to hire.

Another important factor to look out for is how transparent and clear the employer is about the entire hiring and interview process. Your best option is to look at a company’s careers page and look out for a section that describes their hiring ethos, recruitment process, steps to expect, or something that sounds similar.

When companies are open about their hiring process, they are more likely to stick by it as this holds them accountable, and it gives you peace of mind because you are able to reasonably set your expectations.

Finally, another way to find jobs with fast turn-arounds is to look at areas of high job growth and demand. By “areas,” this means geographically (consider how feasible it would be to move to cities or regions known to have more concentrated industry/job demand) as well as the industry. For example, some industries, such as technology, are much faster paced than others, and have greater skills gaps, which sends the demand for tech talent such as software developers soaring—as much as a 25% increase according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Because of the skills gap and high demand, these employers will be more likely to reduce the time it takes to hire as they need to fill these roles urgently.

Last but not least, you should also consider freelancing or contract work. Companies tend to bring freelancers on board as short-term, fast solutions, dramatically reducing the time and resources it takes to hire a full-time employee. This is a win-win as it works in your favor and you can sometimes command a higher fee for your services than if you were working for them in an employer/employee relationship.

So, if you are tired of being ghosted or spending sleepless nights prepping for your sixth consecutive interview, consider the above listed companies that are hiring now, and/or follow the steps outlined to ensure you secure a job at a faster turnaround rate.