# IMAGE_PROMPT: Time-to-Hire

**Last Updated:** 2026-03-07

## Core Concept / Metaphor

Time-to-Hire = Recruiting-Kennzahl, Dauer von Stellenausschreibung bis Vertragsannahme – time measurement, duration, speed. Evokes: clock, timer, time tracking, efficiency, speed of process.

## Scene Type

**TIMER** – Time measurement, duration tracking, clock/timer element. Distinct from: DESK (recruiting, hiring-manager – workspace focus), ABSTRACT (cost-per-hire – cost/metrics visualization). Time-to-Hire specifically measures TIME, so timer/clock visual fits perfectly and is distinct from adjacent posts.

## Key Elements (On-Theme)

- Subtle timer or clock element (analog or digital, no readable numbers/time)
- Soft gradient suggesting time passage or duration
- Layered papers or documents (blurred, no text) suggesting Recruiting process
- Muted professional tones (soft blue, gray, warm accent)
- Conveys time measurement, duration, speed – not cost or workspace

## Why Not (Anti-Patterns)

- DESK workspace (recruiting, hiring-manager – adjacent posts)
- ABSTRACT cost/metrics visualization (cost-per-hire – too similar)
- Blue sphere, sundial, generic clock – overused
- CAFE interior (bewerbermanagementsystem, candidate-experience)
- Flowing lines, abstract nodes – too cryptic
- Stock office with laptop – generic

## Composition / Camera

Bird's eye or diagonal, shallow depth of field. Slight asymmetry. Timer/clock element as focal point but not dominant.

## Mood / Atmosphere

Professional, measured, efficient, time-focused – "measuring duration, tracking speed"

## Prompt

Editorial photography style, natural texture, soft film-like quality. Scene suggesting time measurement and Recruiting duration: subtle timer or clock element (analog or digital, no readable numbers/time), soft gradient suggesting time passage, layered papers or documents (blurred, no text) suggesting Recruiting process. Muted professional tones – soft blue, gray, warm accent. Bird's eye or diagonal angle, shallow depth of field, slight asymmetry. Avoid: blue sphere, sundial shape, generic clock (unless stylized), floating pie chart, stock office with laptop, vertical columns, stacked blocks, abstract nodes, flowing lines, pristine perfection, spotless desk, text, letters, typography, signs, readable content, workspace desk, cost visualization.

## Reference

- BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md
- Scene diversity: TIMER for time measurement (distinct from recruiting DESK, cost-per-hire ABSTRACT, hiring-manager DESK)