{"id":315,"date":"2017-12-01T13:13:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T07:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talismatic.com\/blog\/?p=315"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:31:21","slug":"some-recruitment-targets-are-so-last-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talismatic.com\/blog\/some-recruitment-targets-are-so-last-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Some recruitment targets are so last generation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HR has been trying to establish itself as a strategic partner contributing to the growth of its company. While they\u2019re thinking in the right direction, not many have succeeded in doing so. The reason? Recruitment targets that have lost relevance. And we can\u2019t blame them for that.<\/p>\n<p>For decades now, recruitment and hiring managers have been taught to measure insufficient KPIs. Using recruitment metrics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the number of applications per role,<\/li>\n<li>the cost per hire,<\/li>\n<li>the time to hire,<\/li>\n<li>the application to interview ratio,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and similar other operational efficiency metrics will always keep you limited to targets that matter only to your department, not to your organization as a whole. No one can become a strategic partner with an inward-looking approach like that, right?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recruitment targets: reactive vs. proactive<\/h2>\n<p>Traditional recruitment targets, like the ones mentioned above, are reactive by nature. They don\u2019t tell you how well you\u2019re hiring. So when you recruit talent, while focusing on these metrics, you are not looking at the quality of your candidate. You\u2019re not spending time on finding unique talent or in competing against your peers for that niche skill-set. All you do is post an ad when a position is vacated and fill it as and when applicants come your way &#8211; nothing before that and nothing after it.<\/p>\n<p>Modern recruitment targets demand building relationships with potential candidates, creating company branding, and keeping an eye on competitor strategies. Look at metrics that inform you about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the growth of your network on social media channels,<\/li>\n<li>the impact of your recruits made on the organization&#8217;s overall productivity, and<\/li>\n<li>the performance of your hiring strategy against that of your competitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to know more? Get a demo of Talismatic and see what you\u2019re missing out on. With an easy setup, you can start using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talismatic.com\/\">Talismatic to measure recruitment targets<\/a> that you had never even identified before.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR has been trying to establish itself as a strategic partner contributing to the growth of its company. 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