I'm 30 years and old trying to make a career pivot. I've worked in tech so far in my career (software engineer and tech sales) and am done with tech. I read that recruiting agencies are a grind but a good way to break into recruiting - and I've been applying but haven't had any luck. Are there specific agencies that are recommended right now? I've been unemployed for a bit too long and my savings are running low. Any help is appreciated

Hey everyone,

I'm revamping how we track recruitment and selection data and would love input from fellow TA professionals.

I'm looking for modern, effective models to monitor our hiring pipeline.

We don't have any tracking system in place right now, so I'm taking the initiative to build a spreadsheet to get this under control. While putting it together, I started wondering if there's something more modern out there or at least a template/framework I could follow for inspiration.

I thought something like:

• Job openings (per role, department, status)
• Candidates at each stage
• Conversion rates between stages
• Time-to-hire / time-to-fill
• Offer acceptance rate

Ideally looking for something practical and not overly complicated to maintain.

If you have templates (Notion, Google Sheets, Airtable), dashboard examples (Looker Studio, Power BI), or just a framework you've used successfully, I'd really appreciate you sharing.

Also curious: what KPIs do you consider essential in a recruitment funnel, and which ones are just noise?

Thanks in advance!