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Total Headcount
Total number of active employees across the organization
How it’s computed
COUNT(employees WHERE status='active')
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.
“To evaluate how successful you are at talent acquisition, you should understand that companies have different head count growth needs and targets and that your own company’s growth needs and targets will change over time. Successfully hiring 100 people sounds good, but if you…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 58%
“Therefore, what you find here is a blueprint you can abstract from for the purpose of general design principle, not as a legal document. End-of-Period Headcount (Headcount.EOP)Let’s look at how you arrive at end-of-period head count (Headcount.EOP). If you define Headcount.EOP…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 53%
“HiresA hire is, by definition, someone who was not an employee that became an employee. To calculate the number of hires, you extract a list of all active and terminated employees and count the employees within a given segment with a start date squarely within the period you're…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 52%
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