Manufacturing Recruiting Metrics: Measuring What Matters
What gets measured gets managed. Learn which recruiting metrics matter most for manufacturing companies.
Manufacturing Recruiting Metrics: Measuring What Matters
Effective recruitment requires measurement. Tracking the right metrics helps you understand what's working, identify problems, and improve your recruitment process. Learn which metrics matter most for manufacturing recruitment and how to use them.
Key Recruitment Metrics
Time-to-Fill
What It Is: Days from job posting to offer acceptance.
Why It Matters: Long time-to-fill means lost productivity and increased costs.
Target: 30-45 days for skilled positions.
Cost-per-Hire
What It Is: Total recruitment costs divided by number of hires.
Why It Matters: Helps understand recruitment efficiency.
Components: Job postings, recruiter fees, time, advertising.
Quality of Hire
What It Is: Performance and retention of new hires.
Why It Matters: Better hires perform better and stay longer.
Measure: Performance reviews, retention rates, productivity.
Source Effectiveness
What It Is: Which sources produce best hires.
Why It Matters: Focus resources on what works.
Track: Job boards, recruiters, referrals, social media.
Offer Acceptance Rate
What It Is: Percentage of offers accepted.
Why It Matters: Low rate may indicate compensation or process issues.
Target: 80%+ acceptance rate.
Candidate Experience
What It Is: Feedback from candidates on recruitment process.
Why It Matters: Poor experience hurts employer brand.
Measure: Surveys, feedback, online reviews.
Using Metrics to Improve
Identify Problems: Metrics reveal issues (long time-to-fill, low acceptance rates).
Test Solutions: Try changes and measure impact.
Focus Resources: Invest in sources and methods that work.
Set Goals: Use metrics to set and track goals.
The Bottom Line
Tracking recruitment metrics helps you understand what's working and improve your process. Companies that measure and act on metrics recruit more effectively.
At The Hammitt Group, we help companies track recruitment metrics and use data to improve their recruitment process.
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