HR dashboard — track headcount, turnover, and people metrics from your spreadsheet

HR teams maintain a wealth of people data in spreadsheets: headcount by department, hiring and attrition records, salary bands, tenure distributions, and engagement survey results. Turning that data into a readable HR dashboard for leadership — without building a Power BI model or paying for an expensive HRIS add-on — is exactly what Sheetavo does. Upload your people spreadsheet and get an interactive HR dashboard in minutes.

Key metrics to track in an HR dashboard

• Total headcount — current employee count, with breakdown by department or location.
• Headcount trend — monthly growth or reduction in team size over time.
• Employee turnover rate — percentage of employees who left in the period.
• Voluntary vs involuntary attrition — breakdown of departures by type.
• Time to hire — average days from job open to offer accepted.
• Hires by department — where headcount is growing fastest.
• Tenure distribution — how long employees have been with the company on average.
• Engagement score — average survey score if you run regular pulse checks.

What your HR spreadsheet should look like

Sheetavo works best with one row per employee or one row per HR event (hire, departure). Recommended columns:

• Employee ID — unique identifier (not displayed in charts, but useful for counts).
• Department — for breakdowns by team or cost centre.
• Location or Office — for geographic breakdowns.
• Start Date — for tenure calculations and headcount trends.
• Status — Active, Left, or On Leave — for current headcount filters.
• Exit Date — for attrition analysis (blank if still employed).
• Salary Band or Level — for compensation breakdowns.

How Sheetavo builds your HR dashboard

1. Upload your employee CSV or Excel file, or connect the Google Sheet your HR team maintains.
2. Sheetavo detects department and location as dimensions, start date as a timeline, and counts headcount automatically.
3. It generates a headcount by department bar chart, a hire/departure trend line, KPI cards for total headcount and turnover rate, and a full employee data table.
4. Enable AI insights to get a plain-language summary of attrition patterns, fastest-growing teams, and tenure trends.
5. Share the view-only link with your CEO, CFO, or board — they can filter by department or date range without accessing the raw employee data.

Sharing HR dashboards securely

People data is sensitive. Sheetavo share links are private by default — only accessible to people with the URL. Pro plans add optional password protection so you control who can open the dashboard. Recipients never see the underlying spreadsheet — only the charts and filtered views you have configured. For board-level reporting, Present mode lets you step through headcount and attrition charts without sharing the raw data file.

If your people data is in Excel or CSV, see the Excel-to-dashboard guide or the CSV-to-dashboard guide for tips on structuring your export. Teams looking for a simpler alternative to Power BI for HR reporting will find Sheetavo a much faster fit.