Benchmarking - HR Metrics

Recruitment Metrics 2016

The 2016 XpertHR survey of recruitment trends and key recruitment metrics, based on responses from 242 organisations with a combined workforce of 410,736 employees.

Survey questions

How many new employees has your organisation recruited over the past 12 months?
What proportion of your organisation's workforce is comprised of new employees recruited over the past 12 months?
Has your organisation experienced difficulties in attracting good quality applications for any roles over the past 12 months?
Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to any specific functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to engineering functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to executive/director functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to finance functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to management functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to manual roles in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to HR functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to IT functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to legal functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to marketing/sales functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to retail functions in the past 12 months?
- Has your organisation experienced difficulties in recruiting individuals to non-engineering science/technical functions in the past 12 months?
Which candidate-attraction methods does your organisation typically use?
Which candidate-attraction methods has your organisation used in the past?
What is the most effective method for attracting good quality candidates?
How can applicants apply to work for your organisation?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive for director-level vacancies?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive for manager-level vacancies?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive for staff-level vacancies?
What is the typical time to hire at your organisation for directors?
For directors, what is the typical period between the job offer and the successful applicant starting work at your organisation?
What is the typical total time to hire at your organisation for directors?
What is the typical time to hire at your organisation for managers?
For managers, what is the typical period between the job offer and the successful applicant starting work at your organisation?
What is the typical total time to hire at your organisation for managers?
What is the typical time to hire at your organisation for staff?
For staff, what is the typical period between the job offer and the successful applicant starting work at your organisation?
What is the typical total time to hire at your organisation for staff?
How is the typical time to hire at your organisation changing?
What is the typical cost per hire for directors at your organisation?
What is the typical cost per hire for managers at your organisation?
What is the typical cost per hire for staff at your organisation?
How is the typical cost to hire in your organisation changing?
Does your organisation measure 'time-to-effectiveness' for new recruits?
What is the typical time-to-effectiveness for directors at your organisation?
What is the typical time-to-effectiveness for managers at your organisation?
What is the typical time-to-effectiveness for staff at your organisation?
Do line managers at your organisation take principal responsibility for recruiting new staff?
What parties other than line managers are involved in managing recruitment?
What training does your organisation offer to line managers to help them manage recruitment effectively?
How would you rate your organisation's recruitment and selection practices in terms of quality of candidates?
How would you rate your organisation's recruitment and selection practices in terms of quantity of candidates?
How would you rate your organisation's recruitment and selection practices in terms of cost-effectiveness?
How would you rate your organisation's recruitment and selection practices in terms of time to hire?
How would you rate your organisation's recruitment and selection practices in terms of employment law compliance?
Has your organisation experienced any recruitment problems once a post has been advertised in the past 12 months?
What recruitment-related problems has your organisation experienced?
Recruitment Metrics 2016: List of survey participants

Additional information

Date:: 24 October 2016
Source:: XpertHR Surveys
Participants:: 242

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