Recruitment Metrics — Full Course Syllabus

Learn precise definitions, calculations, interpretation, and basic reporting of key recruitment metrics to inform hiring decisions and source optimization.

1. 1. Metric vs KPIDefine the difference between a raw metric and a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) in recruitment context.
2. 2. Data Quality Basics for Recruitment MetricsDescribe core data quality attributes (accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency) relevant to recruiting data.
3. 3. Candidate Lifecycle EventIdentify single candidate events (application, interview, offer, hire) used as building blocks for metrics.
4. 4. Time-to-fillDefine time-to-fill as the number of calendar days from job requisition open date to accepted offer date.
5. 5. Time-to-hireDefine time-to-hire as the number of days from a candidate's first application or sourcing contact to their acceptance of an offer.
6. 6. Vacancy AgeExplain vacancy age as the ongoing count of days a role has been open at a point in time for queue and backlog insights.
7. 7. Offer Acceptance RateCalculate the percentage of offers extended that are accepted by candidates.
8. 8. Source of HireDefine what constitutes a source of hire and how single-source attribution differs from multi-touch attribution.
9. 9. Application-to-Interview RateCompute the proportion of applicants who progress to the first interview stage.
10. 10. Interview-to-Offer RateCalculate the percentage of interviewed candidates who receive an offer.
11. 11. Offer-to-Hire RateCalculate the ratio of accepted offers to total offers extended.
12. 12. Candidate Pipeline SizeMeasure active candidate counts by stage for forecasting and capacity planning.
13. 13. Requisition LoadDefine requisition load as number of open roles per recruiter and how to calculate it.
14. 14. Segmenting Metrics (role/level/location)Explain segmenting metrics by job family, seniority, and location to surface meaningful differences.
15. 15. Benchmarking Against TargetsDescribe how to compare current metric values against targets or industry benchmarks and flag deviations.