Cost Per Hire Calculator
Calculate your recruitment cost per hire from internal and external spend. The core hiring-efficiency metric for HR and TA teams.
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Cost per hire = (internal recruiting costs + external costs) ÷ total hires (SHRM formula)
Recruiter salaries, tools, and time spent on hiring
Job boards, agency fees, ads, assessments, referral bonuses, onboarding
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