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Number of new hires as a percentage of approved job requisitions
This measure calculates the percentage of new hires out of total approved job requisitions. It is part of a set of process efficiency measures that help companies optimize…
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Total cost to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" per new hire
This measure calculates the total cost per new hire to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees." Activities in this process group include new hire…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" per new hire
This measure calculates personnel cost per new hire to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees." Activities in this process group include new hire…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on other channels
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to other channels (i.e. other…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management/specialists
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for Operational workers/office staff
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for operational…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management/executives
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management…
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Key customer growth
This measure calculates the percentage of a business entity's growth in revenue over the past year for key customers (i.e. the top 20 percent of customers in terms of…
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Percentage of customers who can name brand in unaided recall test
This measure calculates the percentage of customers who can name your brand/product based on surveys/sampling of customers who participate in an unaided recall test. It is…
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Operational workers or office staff overtime pay as a percentage of total pay (including cost of benefits)
This measure calculates overtime pay for operational workers or office staff, as a percentage of total pay (including cost of benefits). Operational workers/office staff…
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Percentage of new employees hired for data science, digital skills and other specialty IT skills
This measure calculates the percentage of total number of new hires hired for data science, digital skills and other specialty IT skills. This Supplemental Information…
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Total cost to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" per middle management/specialist new hire
This measure calculates the total cost per middle management/specialist (i.e. managers with budgetary and/or supervisory responsibility who report to senior management and/or…
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Total cost to perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" per senior management/executive new hire
This measure calculates the total cost per senior management/executive (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives) new hire to perform the process group…
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Middle management/specialists new hires as a percentage of total new hires
This measure determines the percentage of total new hires that are middle management/specialists (i.e. managers with budgetary and/or supervisory responsibility who report to…
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Senior management/executives new hires as a percentage of total new hires
This measure calculates the percentage of total new hires that fill senior management/executive positions (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives)…