Pitfalls of Metrics & How to Track the Right
Ones
Sydney Busch Engineering Recruiter, Netflix
Success
Data
Hire
s
Calls
Conversion Diversity
Metrics
Pip
eli
ne
Candidates
Responses
Onsites
Time
Inte
rvie
ws
Data and trends help show the
success of the entire recruiting
strategy - not the individual.
Rules of Using Data
Know the story
you want to tell
Is your data
actually proving
your point?
Focus on
broader trends
Trends vs.
seasonal shifts
Make it
actionable
Plan next steps -
what now?
Come with all
the facts
Percentages,
numbers, scale,
comparisons
“No one is making it onsite”
• Story/Problem: Talking to the wrong candidates
• Data Exploration: Pipeline conversion
• Timeline Trend: 2 months
Sourced Candidates: 14
58%
Applicants: 17
Recruiting Screen
Manager Screen
25%
50% 100%
Total
Next Steps:
• Focus energy on passive candidates
• Build Strategy for networking and referrals.
“I want more hires, now”
• Story: Diversify your funnel
• Data: Source of Hire
• Timeline Trend: 1 quarter vs 2+
quarters
• Next Steps: Divide your efforts
Other Datasets you can start using now
• Linkedin Reports
• Interview Feedback - text
analysis
• Google Analytics
• Source of hire
• ATS reports
Remember the Rules
Know the story
you want to tell
Focus on
broader trends
Make it
actionable
Come with all
the facts
You’ve got to feel what’s not
there as much as what is.
Daredevil
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