Visualize Workforce Metrics

Overview

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Your dashboard shows time-to-hire is down—but is that good or bad? This course teaches you to explain what three core workforce metrics actually measure—time-to-hire, absenteeism rate, and internal mobility rate—and why reading them together matters more than any single number. You'll populate a real dashboard template from HRIS data and learn how to spot when a green indicator hides a serious problem. You'll also use AI tools like ChatGPT to draft stakeholder summaries of your findings—then verify the AI's output against your actual data. Through realistic role plays where you walk a CEO through live dashboard results and coach dialogues where you handle skeptical managers, you'll build the visual literacy every HR professional needs. Designed for HR professionals new to people analytics. Basic spreadsheet familiarity helpful. Access to free ChatGPT or Claude recommended.

Syllabus

Understanding Workforce Dashboard Metrics

In this module, you'll apply your understanding of what time-to-hire, absenteeism rate, and internal mobility rate actually measure—and why each tells a different story about workforce health. Through a discovery role play, you'll confront a dashboard that looks fine but hides critical problems, then build the interpretive skills to read beyond the numbers.

Building Your Workforce Dashboard

In this module, you'll move from understanding metrics to displaying them. Using a sample HRIS export, you'll import data into a dashboard template, map fields to the right widgets, and learn to communicate dashboard insights using AI assistance—while ensuring your interpretations match the actual data.