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FOI/202300373026 · FOI · unclear

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) recruitment 2022: FOI release

Published
2023-10-31
Received
2023-08-25
Responded
2023-09-25
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

The following questions regarding recruitment:

How many new permanent hires joined your organisation in 2022? How many new permanent hires came through external providers in 2022? How many team members work in your Recruitment Team? What is your time to hire from adverting to onboarding? What was your attrition rate in 2022? What is your average cost per hire (including attraction and screening) in 2022? How much did you spend with external providers of permanent recruitment in 2022? How many unique agency contractors/temps/interims did you use in 2022? How much did you spend on agency contractors/temps/interims in 2022? Are you meeting your diversity targets? (yes or no) How many candidates applied for roles in 2022? What is your candidate drop-out rate? Which systems do you use for your permanent recruitment process?

Response

1. How many new permanent hires joined your organisation in 2022? 68

2. How many new permanent hires came through external providers in 2022? 0

3. How many team members work in your Recruitment Team? 2

4. What is your time to hire from adverting to onboarding? Approximately 10/12 weeks for external recruitment

5. What was your attrition rate in 2022? We do not calculate this at the moment

6. What is your average cost per hire (including attraction and screening) in 2022? £0.00

7. How much did you spend with external providers of permanent recruitment in 2022? £0.00

8. How many unique agency contractors/temps/interims did you use in 2022? 16

9. How much did you spend on agency contractors/temps/interims in 2022? £1,452.00

10. Are you meeting your diversity targets? (yes or no) SAAS does not set diversity targets. We conform to the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles and hold all permanent recruitment through fair and open competition

11. How many candidates applied for roles in 2022? What is your candidate drop-out rate? The amount of candidates applied in 2022 was 698. Our candidate drop-out date was 17%.

12. Which systems do you use for your permanent recruitment process? SAAS use the ICIMS (Internet Collaborative Information Management Systems) applicant tracking system.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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