Recruitment KPIs Every Hiring Team Should Track
Recruitment KPIs Every Hiring Team Should Track in 2026 | Apticareers Most recruiting teams track two or three numbers, know their time-to-fill, maybe their cost-per-hire, and call it a day. According to Gartner's February 2026 research, only 31% of recruiting teams use labour market data to inform their talent strategy. That means the majority of hiring decisions are still being made on gut feel rather than data, even as AI tools make measurement easier than it has ever been. At APTI Careers, an AI interview platform built for both recruiters and candidates, we work with teams that are trying to close that gap. The metrics below are the ones that actually move the needle. They come with benchmarks from SHRM's 2025 Recruiting Benchmarking Report and other current sources, along with the formulas you need to calculate them. 31% of recruiting teams use labour market data to inform their talent s...