 At the Department of Health and Human Services, using shared certificates has cut the agency's time to hire by as much as 50%. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman has more. Along with reducing time to hire, HHS human capital leaders say shared certificates also create a better experience for job candidates. Sharing certificates is a relatively new recruitment practice in government. It lets federal recruiters expedite some of the early steps of the hiring process. That's made possible by sharing applications across different offices that are hiring for the same position.