Headcount Management & Workforce Planning Knowledge Center
In our knowledge center, we’ve gathered the essential insights in headcount management software, authored by experienced practitioners from leading tech and venture capital firms. This includes insights on workforce planning, headcount management, recruiting leadership, headcount software reviews, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) topics. If you're a Talent Acquisition or FP&A leader seeking to manage headcount effectively in a modern enterprise, this is the premier online resource for headcount education.
5 New Workforce Analytics Surfaced by Headcount365
Five new workforce analytics data series are created by headcount365 as a result of aggregating all headcount data into one single data lake.
A Guide Mastering Recruiter Workload Management Tools
The secrets to mastering Balanced recruiter workloads are built into headcount365’s requisition algorithms. Reduce time-to-hire, stabilize financial performance, and make recruiting outputs predictable with data-centric recruiting workload management
Managing a Recruiting Team Without Headcount Data? Here’s What You’re Missing
Recruiting leaders have been left without the data they need to perform. Headcount365 closes those gaps, fixing what’s missing, and raising the standard for how recruiting should operate.
Beyond Onboarding: Unlock the Full Potential of Your ATS + HRIS Integration
Incomplete fields. Missed approvals. Conflicting start dates. If your HRIS and ATS only “integrate” at onboarding, you’re not really integrated. This article shows how headcount365 turns fragmented one-way syncs into a unified dataset that powers finance, recruiting, and HR decision-making.
The Role of Headcount Data in Strategic Financial Planning
Most plans rely on outdated, low-fidelity numbers that lack context, slowing decisions and creating endless reconciliation cycles. Headcount365 transforms planning into a faster, more reliable process for every stakeholder.
Optimizing the HR Tech Stack With an Orchestration Layer
Most HR tech stacks rely on spreadsheets as their “orchestration layer,” but spreadsheets drift, break, and hide accountability. Every HR tech stack needs a true operating layer — headcount365 delivers it.
3 Ways to Improve the Time to Hire Metric
Time to hire is a benchmark metric, but with noisy data and inconsistent measurement. Learn the three proven ways to improve the accuracy of time to hire and make it a more predictive tool for workforce planning.
Benefits of Real-Time Headcount Budget Tracking
Real-time budget tracking turns headcount dollars from lagging spreadsheet data into a live financial signal. For finance, recruiting, and HR leaders, it’s the difference between reacting to last month’s data and staying on target with today’s actuals.
Benefits of Unifying Staff Management Tools with headcount365
Staff management tools shouldn’t be a maze of disconnected systems. Hidden costs, inefficiencies, and miscommunications created of disparate staff management systems are now solved
Using Headcount Data for Better Sales & Operations Planning
Most sales and operations plans are under-utilizing headcount data, which impacts their ability to hit targets. Here’s every metric you can use from headcount data to improve forecast accuracy.
Managing Labor Burden & Calculating ROI
A guide to managing labor burden so you can improve forecast accuracy and turn the cost of employment into an investment with business returns.
The 6 Hidden Costs of Internal Transfers
Internal transfers might feel like a win for retention and speed, but behind the scenes they create audit risks, urgent backfills, and compensation variance.
Increasing Talent Density for Recruiting Leaders
Spreadsheet based recruiting management is diluting Recruiting Leaders’ talent density. Automation & data quality is the solution.
YoY Headcount Data Revolutionizes Workforce Planning
Headcount plans shouldn’t be single-serve datasets lost on spreadsheets once the new year starts. YoY data creates value & accuracy for future headcount plans.
Preventing Pay Inequity With Headcount Data
Stop pay equity before it starts, using targeted variance tracking to reveal when, where, and why pay gaps form.
4 Data Points Critical for Your Headcount Model
Most headcount models fail because they rely on static spreadsheet data. Tracking structure, cost, variance, and time leads to smarter, more accurate plans that Finance and Talent leaders can actually trust.
Does Headcount Software Render Position Management Obsolete?
Position Management is broken, and the solution could be hidden in headcount software. Does having a real-time status of every requisition render position management obsolete?
Workplace Equity Data Reduces Risk & Improves Culture
Headcount365 helps HR teams uncover pay gaps, track internal mobility, and spot hiring variance—automatically. No manual work, no extra tools—just the insights you need to build a fairer organization.
4 Alternative Ways to Calculate Cost Per Hire
Forget the generic “cost per hire”—these four stakeholder-specific calculations reveal the true financial impact of hiring on your business.
New HR Analytics Created by Headcount Software
Most HR analytics only use what’s in the ATS or HRIS. Headcount365 captures what hiring managers actually do—unlocking better planning, compensation, and recruiting decisions.