Pricing Decision Tool

Traditional Firms vs. In-House
vs. Colossus

Compare the true all-in cost of every recruiting method side-by-side. Built for budget owners making a vendor decision.

Your Parameters

$175,000
4 hires
25%
$70,000

Annual Cost (4 hires)

Traditional Recruiter

Contingency or retained, 20–33% of salary

$175,000

$43,750/hire

In-House Recruiting

Internal recruiter + job boards + time

$125,000

$31,250/hire

Colossus Search Group

Flat-fee, 12-month guarantee

$140,000

$35,000/hire

vs. Traditional

$35,000

saved over 4 hires

vs. In-House

$15,000 more

over 4 hires

Per-Hire Cost Breakdown

Traditional Recruiter$43,750
In-House Recruiting$31,250
Colossus Search Group$35,000

Assumptions

  • • Internal cost = (recruiter salary ÷ hires) + $5K job boards + 5% salary in mgmt time
  • • Colossus fee is all-inclusive, no additional job board, screening, or process fees
  • • Traditional fee excludes vacancy costs and rework from bad hires (adds 15–20%)

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