Cost per Hire Calculator

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Formula 1: Basic Calculation

Total Recruitment Costs / Total Number of Hires)

 

Where:

  • Total Recruitment Costs: The sum of all costs associated with the recruitment process (like advertising fees, recruiter fees, administrative costs, etc.)
  • Total Number of Hires: The total number of employees hired in a specific time period.

Formula 2: Detailed Calculation

To get a more accurate figure, you can break down the recruitment costs into different components:

Cost Per Hire= (Internal Recruitment Costs+External Recruitment Costs)/Total Number of Hires


Where:

  • Internal Recruitment Costs: The costs associated with internal resources used in the recruitment process (like internal staff salaries, administrative costs, etc.)
  • External Recruitment Costs: The costs associated with using external resources for the recruitment process (like job boards, recruiting agencies, etc.)
  • Total Number of Hires: The total number of employees hired in a specific time period.

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