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Requisition Aging
Average age of open requisitions
How it’s computed
AVG(today - open_date)
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.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“The first approach is to contact the survey provider for it. They may have collected general salary increase budget information and would be able to summarize it for you. The second approach is to call the companies in the survey and ask them what their salary increase budgets…”
— Statistics for Compensationmatch 43%
“For point-in-time surveys, where data are collected from all participants at one time, generally the data-collection effective date is noted and should be used for aging purposes. Other surveys may be published on a rolling data-collection schedule, where data are collected from…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 41%
“For federal contractors, it may include goals to correct underutilization, relief such as back pay or correction of problem areas.[C11]Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)Federal legislation that made employees between the ages of 40 and 65 a protected class. The…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 40%
Resources: Statistics for Compensation · The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · Worldatwork Handbook Compensation