Talent Analytics
Using workforce data to cut costs, optimize talent decisions, and improve business outcomes.
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The Importance of HR Analytics
In today’s data-driven world, HR leaders must prove impact with numbers. Talent analytics transforms raw workforce data into business intelligence — helping companies reduce turnover, improve productivity, and forecast future needs. Organizations that leverage analytics not only make smarter talent decisions but also drive measurable returns in revenue and profitability.
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Key Data Trends
72%
HR executives using people analytics say that this use adds the most value to their company, particularly in addressing turnover and retention
82%
Organizations that use people analytics most commonly apply it to retention and turnover, with 82% reporting this as their primary use case.
94%
More than 9 in 10 (94%) business leaders say that people analytics elevates the HR profession, and 71% of HR executives who use people analytics report that it is essential to their organization’s HR strategy.
SHRM People Analytics Specialty Credential
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