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Application to Interview Ratio
Ratio of applications to interviews scheduled
How it’s computed
COUNT(interviews) / COUNT(applications)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
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What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“A candidate may have applied to multiple job openings, and so a candidate may have multiple application incidents, each of which would have a unique identifier, known as the applicant ID. InterviewsAn interview takes place when the people who will participate in the hiring…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 57%
“In addition to measuring the shape and overall yield of the funnel, you can use the funnel metrics to measure how many recruiters, how many applicants, and how much action are required in order to produce a hire in a given time frame. (See Figure 9-7 .) [image "Illustration…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 50%
“However, we have found that it usually takes two to three weeks to collect a significant number of applications. It is not unusual to receive applications as late as two months or even longer, after you initially post the position. However, by three to four weeks you should have…”
— Lean Recruitment Finding Better Talent Fastermatch 49%
Resources: People Analytics For Dummies · Lean Recruitment Finding Better Talent Faster