Why HR Analytics is the Fastest-Growing HR Specialisation in India
There was a time when HR decisions were driven primarily by intuition and experience. A manager "felt" that attrition was a problem. An HR Director "thought" the cost-per-hire was too high. Hiring decisions were made based on gut feel about cultural fit. That era is changing rapidly — and in larger companies, it has already changed completely.
Today's CHROs and HR Directors are expected to walk into board meetings with data. How many employees left last quarter, and why? What is our time-to-hire trending at? Which departments have the highest absenteeism, and is there a correlation with management styles? What is the ROI of our last training programme? These questions require HR professionals who can work with data — and right now, most companies do not have enough of them.
Aapvex's HR Analytics course in Pune is specifically designed to bridge this gap. We take HR professionals who are comfortable with people but perhaps less comfortable with data, and build practical analytics skills that can be applied immediately in any HR role. You do not need a statistics background. You need curiosity, a willingness to learn Excel properly, and an understanding of what HR metrics actually mean for a business.
Key HR Metrics You Will Learn to Analyse & Report
Attrition Rate
Voluntary, involuntary, department-wise and trend analysis
Time-to-Hire
Per role, per department, and per sourcing channel
Cost-per-Hire
Calculating total recruitment cost including internal time
Absenteeism Rate
Department-wise trends and impact on productivity
Headcount & Span of Control
Organisational structure and workforce planning ratios
Training ROI
Measuring effectiveness and business impact of L&D
Complete Course Curriculum
- Module 1 — Introduction to HR Analytics: What data-driven HR means in practice, the spectrum from descriptive to predictive analytics, common HR data sources, and how analytics supports HR strategy.
- Module 2 — Advanced Excel for HR Professionals: This is not basic Excel. We cover VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP for employee data, PivotTables for HR reporting, COUNTIF/SUMIF/AVERAGEIF for metric calculations, dynamic named ranges, and building Excel dashboards that update automatically. You will build five complete HR reports during this module.
- Module 3 — Key HR Metrics — Calculation & Interpretation: How to calculate each standard HR metric correctly, what a "good" benchmark looks like for Pune-based companies in different sectors, and how to interpret deviations from benchmarks.
- Module 4 — Attrition Analysis in Depth: Categorising attrition types, building attrition trend charts, identifying high-risk departments and employee segments, calculating regrettable vs. non-regrettable attrition, and building a retention risk model in Excel.
- Module 5 — Workforce Planning & Headcount Forecasting: How to build a workforce plan, link headcount to business growth projections, calculate replacement ratios, and present a business case for additional headcount to management.
- Module 6 — HR Dashboard Design: Principles of effective dashboard design, choosing the right chart types for different metrics, building an interactive HR dashboard in Excel that a non-HR audience can read and understand immediately.
- Module 7 — Google Data Studio for HR Reporting: Connecting data sources, building live HR dashboards that auto-update, and sharing reports with management. An increasingly requested skill for HRBP and HR Manager roles.
- Module 8 — Introduction to Power BI for HR: Basic Power BI interface, importing HR data, creating visuals, and publishing a report. Power BI is becoming a standard tool in larger companies for management reporting.
- Module 9 — Employee Engagement Survey Analysis: Designing pulse surveys, analysing Likert scale data, calculating engagement index scores, identifying actionable insights, and presenting findings to leadership.
- Module 10 — Communicating HR Insights to Non-HR Stakeholders: The most under-taught skill in HR analytics — how to translate data into a story that business leaders care about. We practise presenting HR dashboards in simulated board review scenarios.
Who Should Join the HR Analytics Course?
- HR Generalists who want to add data skills to their profile and move into HRBP or strategic HR roles
- HR Managers who present to leadership and want their presentations to be driven by data rather than anecdotes
- Talent Acquisition professionals who want to analyse sourcing effectiveness and hiring funnel metrics
- L&D professionals who need to calculate and present training ROI
- MBA students targeting HRBP, HR Analytics Specialist, or People Analytics roles at large companies
- Anyone in HR who is regularly asked "what does the data say?" and wants to be able to answer confidently
Tools You Will Learn
All tools taught in this course are either free or standard in corporate environments, so you can practise at home and use them immediately in your job:
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced): The foundation of HR reporting in India. Nearly every company uses Excel for HR data at some level.
- Google Data Studio (Looker Studio): Free, browser-based, and increasingly requested in HR job postings. Ideal for live dashboards.
- Power BI (Basic to Intermediate): Microsoft's business intelligence tool. Standard in large Indian IT companies and GCCs.
- Google Forms / Microsoft Forms: For designing and distributing employee engagement and pulse surveys.
Student Success Stories
"I completed the HR Generalist course at Aapvex and then did the Analytics course as an add-on. The combination was powerful. When I applied for HRBP roles, I was the only candidate who could show an actual HR dashboard I had built. I was hired over candidates with more years of experience. The analytics skills made all the difference."— Kavitha R., HR Business Partner, GCC Company, Pune
"I had been in HR for four years but always avoided data tasks. My manager kept saying 'we need to be more data-driven' and I didn't know where to start. After this course, I rebuilt our monthly HR report from scratch. It went from a 10-page text document to a two-page visual dashboard. My Director loved it. The course fee was the best professional investment I have made."— Deepak S., HR Manager, BFSI Company, Pune