Kaizen 6-Factor Hiring Process Audit

Hiring Effectiveness Index

Global Financial Services Company · 60,000 Employees · EU Headquarters
0–20 Critical
20–40 At Risk
40–60 Developing
60–80 Effective
80–100 Optimised
CriticalAt RiskDevelopingEffectiveOptimised65FinancialImpact51LegalCompliance38SelectionScience45ProcessQuality30AIUsage31HR TechStack43
€483.6M
Annual Opportunity
5.0%
Of EBITDA
€77K
Per Hire
Financial Impact
65/100

Cost of bad hires + recruiting waste + unrealised talent value. Measured as % of EBITDA using the 3-Factor Financial Model.

Legal Compliance
51/100

Indirect discrimination risk from credential barriers. Assessed against applicable employment equality law, data protection, and AI regulation.

Selection Science
38/100

Do screening methods predict performance? Alignment with the Sackett et al. (2022) meta-analysis of selection method validity.

Process Quality
45/100

Interview consistency, workflow waste, and candidate experience. Seven Wastes (Muda) analysis applied to the hiring pipeline.

AI Usage
30/100

Is AI improving hiring quality or just processing speed? Evaluates deployment across sourcing, screening, matching, and analytics.

HR Tech Stack
31/100

Is the tech stack driving outcomes or managing activity? Assessment of tools, integration, utilisation, and quality-of-hire measurement.