Number of FTEs that perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" as a percentage of business entity FTEs

This measure calculates the percentage of business entity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that are FTEs who perform the process group "recruit, source and select employees." These FTEs are responsible for new hire requisition, recruiting, candidate tracking/screening, pre-placement verification, and new hire/re-hire processing. This measure is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional variables not covered elsewhere for the "recruit, source, and select employees" process.

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Measure Category:
Supplemental Information
Measure ID:
106240
Total Sample Size:
2,908 All Companies
Performers:
25th
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Median
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75th
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Key Performance
Indicator:
No

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Compute this Measure

Units for this measure are percent.

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Number of FTEs who perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" / Number of business entity FTEs * 100

Key Terms

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FTE - (full-time equivalent employee)

To calculate the number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process or activity, you must prorate the number of employees and the hours spent performing each process/activity. Assume that a full-time worker represents 40 hours per week. Provide the average number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process. Include full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary workers hired during peak demand periods. Allocate only the portion of the employee's time that relates to or supports the activities identified for an applicable process. Prorate management and secretarial time by estimating the level of effort in support of each activity, by process.

For example, a part-time secretary in the finance department for XYZ, Inc. charges all of his time to finance department activities. He works 20 hours per week. The secretary splits his time evenly supporting employees working in the general accounting process and the financial reporting process. Thus, his time should be allocated by process. So, if he works throughout the year and supports these two processes, his time would be split evenly as:

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for general accounting = .25FTE for general accounting

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for financial reporting = .25FTE for financial reporting

Supplemental Information

Supplemental information is data that APQC determines is relevant to decision support for a specific process, but does not fit into the other measure categories such as cost effectiveness, cycle time, or staff productivity.

Full-time Employee, Part-time Employee, and Temporary Employee

Full-time Employee

For the purpose of this survey, a regular full-time employee is hired for an indefinite period of time and is normally scheduled to work forty hours per week. Appointment is continuous, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Part-time Employee

For the purpose of this survey, a regular part-time employee is hired for an indefinite period of time and is scheduled to work less than forty hours per week.

Temporary Employee

A temporary employee is employed for a finite period of time, to fulfill a time-limited role, or to fill the role of a permanent employee who is absent from work. The length of time an employee can work for the organization and be considered a temporary employee may be governed by employment legislation.

Business Entity

For survey purposes, a business entity is defined as an entity that:

  1. performs significant aspects of the processes for the surveys identified, or
  2. is part of a cost or revenue center within the company.

Within your organization, diverse departments may be geographically co-located, with closely integrated operations that form part of one "business entity" which may be a great distance apart. When trying to determine if related parts of your operation should be considered a single business entity, look for the following characteristics:

  • Do they operate closely together?
  • Do they serve many of the same customers?
  • Do they support the same region or product group?
  • Do they share any performance measures?
  • Is data meaningful at a consolidated level?

Examples of business entity definition:

  1. A general ledger accounting unit located in Germany has two groups. One performs general ledger accounting for the corporate headquarters, which has three business units. The other group does general ledger accounting for one of the three business units. In spite of their geographic co-location, their roles are substantially different and consolidating their data into a single response would make it less meaningful. Each group should be treated as a separate business entity.
  2. Three business units within a corporation use a shared services center for accounts payable and expense reimbursement, but are self-supporting for the other financial processes. The best approach is to make the shared services centre a separate business entity for accounts payable and expense reimbursement, and to retain the three original business units for the other financial processes.
  3. A global manufacturing company has five plant locations, each manufacturing product and each with its own logistics operations. For purposes of completing a manufacturing and logistics survey, they should be treated as five separate business entities.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.3.1)

  • 7.2.1 - Manage employee requisitions (10439)
    • 7.2.1.1 - Align staffing plan to work force plan and business unit strategies/resource needs (10445)
    • 7.2.1.2 - Develop and maintain job descriptions (10447)
    • 7.2.1.3 - Open job requisitions (10446)
    • 7.2.1.4 - Post job requisitions (10448)
    • 7.2.1.5 - Modify job requisitions (10450)
    • 7.2.1.6 - Notify hiring manager (10451)
    • 7.2.1.7 - Manage requisition dates (10452)
  • 7.2.2 - Recruit/Source candidates (10440)
    • 7.2.2.1 - Determine recruitment methods and channels (10453)
    • 7.2.2.2 - Perform recruiting activities/events (10454)
    • 7.2.2.3 - Manage recruitment vendors (10455)
    • 7.2.2.4 - Manage employee referral programs (17047)
    • 7.2.2.5 - Manage recruitment channels (17048)
  • 7.2.3 - Screen and select candidates (20123)
    • 7.2.3.1 - Identify and deploy candidate selection tools (10456)
    • 7.2.3.2 - Interview candidates (10457)
    • 7.2.3.3 - Test candidates (10458)
    • 7.2.3.4 - Select and reject candidates (10459)
  • 7.2.4 - Manage new hire/re-hire (10443)
    • 7.2.4.1 - Draw up and make offer (10463)
    • 7.2.4.2 - Negotiate offer (10464)
    • 7.2.4.3 - Hire candidate (10465)
  • 7.2.5 - Manage applicant information (10444)
    • 7.2.5.1 - Obtain candidate background information (10460)
    • 7.2.5.2 - Create applicant record (10466)
    • 7.2.5.3 - Manage/track applicant data (10467)
      • 7.2.5.3.1 - Complete position classification and level of experience (20124)
    • 7.2.5.4 - Archive and retain records of non-hires (10468)