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name: hiring-stage-bottleneck-throughput-note
description: Measure throughput per hiring stage to find where candidates stall.
license: CC-BY-4.0
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# Hiring Stage Bottleneck Throughput Note

## Inputs
The pipeline export, stage entry and exit dates and the target days per stage.

## Workflow
1. Count candidates entering and clearing each stage.
2. Compute median days per stage against targets.
3. Flag stages past target with the largest queue.
4. Return the note without changing the process.

## Output contract
Stage | in queue | median days | target days | bottleneck | reviewer

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional pipeline: 60 candidates entered screening and 22 cleared in a median 9 days against a 5-day target; interviews hold 14 candidates at a median 16 days. Flag interviews as the bottleneck.

## Review gates
Re-check medians against a minimum sample before flagging. A bottleneck note informs the team; it does not reorder candidates.

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Method source: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/