Data Types for HR Business Partners

For an HR business partner (HRBP), data is critical to inform decision making, understand the business, and address employee needs.
This guide helps HRBPs understand the data relevant role, the sources of this data, and questions the data types can answer, including these points:

• Employee data
• Performance metrics
• Recruitment and hiring data
• Compensation data
• Employment engagement data
• Technology use data
• Risk and compliance data
• Strategic business data
• Creating meaning from data

Learn More

• To explore the most commonly used HR metrics, use our 51 HR Metrics Cheat Sheet.
• To dive into the intricacies of defining your own HR KPIs and metrics, watch the video How to Define HR Metrics and KPIs  from the Strategic HR Metrics course within our HR Business Partner 2.0 Certificate Program.