Open Requisitions (Vacancies). Position in each Department.

Description

Open Requisitions reports show how many positions are open in each department, division or area. Most organisations report two categories of open requisitions: Approved and unapproved.

Business Case

Accurate open requisitions reporting serves many purposes. Employees who are looking to change positions will find it easier to find a new position without having to leave the company. Managers can use open requisitions charts to find internal employees who are qualified to fill those roles, at least temporarily.  HR Professionals can see if a particular department has a lot of unfilled positions and fine-tune its recruitment effort to bring in more qualified candidates to fill those positions. Finance departments can use these charts to accurately forecast the cost of employee compensation. Executives use open requisitions reporting to monitor hiring trends and to help align new initiatives and projects to divisions or departments that are best able to absorb additional work.

Required Data

Position Status Field   Example: Filled, Vacant
Requisition Status   Example: Approved, Not Approved

Samples

Implementation Considerations

There are many considerations that can be taken into account when defining the vacancy calculation.  In fact, multiple vacancy metrics may be desirable.  Some metrics are listed below.  Your HumanConcepts Professional Services Consultant can work with you to define calculations that take into account the available data and your business needs.

Requisition Status

Example: Approved, Pending, Not Approved
Most organisations capture and report requisition status, such as approved, pending or not approved.  Although only approved requisitions demand immediate action, pending and un-approved requisitions could indicate where the true need for resources is, and may act as a predictor of delayed projects or weaker performance at a departmental or divisional level.

Open Requisitions by Level

Example: Store Manager – 28, Store Associate – 278
Reporting open requisitions by level provides HR professionals with a strategic insight into the organisation.  It is often more important to know that there is a disproportionately high number of mangers who are resigning than to know exactly who the hiring manager is and the salary range for a position.