
Creating An Interactive HR Dashboard
The primary goal of a dashboard in to enable data visualization for decision making. Dashboards displays the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives which fits entirely on a single computer screen so it can be monitored at a glance.
Dashboards consolidate and arrange numbers and metrics on a single screen. A well designed dashboard is a remarkable information management tool.

What is an HR Dashboard?
An HR Dashboard is a visual display of important HR metrics. The primary purpose of an HR Dashboard is for decision making by management/executive teams of organizations. Employers should ascertain what works well for their organizations and what measurements they feel are critical to be displayed on the HR Dashboard.
Examples of What to Display on an HR Dashboard periodically are:
- Workforce Demographics (Gender Age)
- Employee Tenure/Years in Service
- Employee Turnover
- And Other important HR Metrics
Microsoft-Excel® Features For Creating An Interactive HR Dashboard
MS-Excel® makes Dashboards come alive with its features that make data visualization prominent, which is the main characteristic of any dashboard. Useful MS-Excel® features for creating an interactive HR Dashboard include the following:
- Excel Tables
- PivotTables
- PivotCharts
Video Tutorial on Creating An Interactive HR Dashboard