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Metric

New Hire Retention Rate

Are new hires staying through the critical early period?

RecruitingDiagnosticPredictive

Definition

The proportion of new hires who remain employed after a defined onboarding window.

How to calculate it

New hires retained at day N / New hires started

Business question

Are new hires staying through the critical early period?

How to read it

Early exits often trace to role clarity, manager fit, or selection gaps.

Recommended segments

  • Business unit
  • Geography
  • Function
  • Grade or level

How to visualize it

  • Trend over time
  • Segment comparison
  • Distribution

Decisions it supports

Onboarding redesign, manager enablement, and realistic job previews.

What can make it misleading

Different start cohorts compared without role normalization.

Updated 2026-08-09