Measure What's Working on Your Perm Desk

A permanent desk can look busy without giving you a clear view of what is producing placements or where valuable opportunities are being lost. Placements and sales show the final result, but they do not explain which candidate sources, pipeline stages or recruiter actions helped create it.

In this session, learn how to build a focused permanent desk view using the Firefish Reports Dashboard and Report Library. The aim is to bring the measures that matter into one repeatable view, without filling your dashboard with numbers that do not support a decision.

You'll discover how to compare actual and projected sales, check the depth of your current pipeline, spot conversion gaps between key workflow stages, and understand which candidate sources and activities are creating value. You'll also see how to turn each weekly review into one clear action with an owner and a date to check the result.

Watch the full webinar below, then use the related guides to build or refine your own weekly permanent desk review.

Using the Report Library to Build Dashboards Faster

Add the pre-built Permanent Overview or preview individual report cards using your own data. You can then adjust each card and save it to the dashboard your team will use each week.

Create and Manage Your Reports Dashboards

Create a clearly named dashboard, choose the right sharing and editing permissions, and use the date, user and team filters to move between business, team and individual views.

What Should I Be Reporting On?

Choose reports that match the size and structure of your business, including projected versus actual sales, current pipeline, candidate source and advert performance.

Advert Performance and Candidate Source Tracking

Review channel and source information alongside candidate progress to see which routes are producing suitable applications rather than volume alone.

How to Use the Activities Library

Create consistent activity types for the calls, messages, meetings and notes that matter to your workflow. Standardised activity data makes dashboard reporting more reliable and easier to interpret.