Business Case Builder

What Is a Slow Hire
Actually Costing You?

Quantify the full cost of vacancy, delayed productivity, and recruiter fees, then show your CFO why faster hiring pays for itself.

Your Search Details

$150,000
$80,000$400,000
3 hires
1 hire20 hires
105 days
60 days180 days
$60,000
$20,000$200,000

Cost of Vacancy, Per Day

$411

lost productivity while the seat is empty

Traditional Fee

$37,500

25% of salary

Colossus Fee

$35,000

Flat fee, all-in

Your Savings

Per Hire

$2,500

Per Year (3 hires)

$7,500

Vacancy Cost Savings

$46,849

38 fewer days vacant

ROI vs. Traditional

7%

Return on fee paid

Time Comparison

Traditional Firm

105 days

Colossus (avg)

67 days

vs. Hiring Internally

Colossus saves you vs. building in-house

$40,000 saved

Internal = recruiter salary + job boards + management time

Total Annual Savings

$54,349

vs. traditional firm (3 hires/yr incl. vacancy costs)

Still deciding?

Compare all three recruiting methods side-by-side

See exactly how traditional firms, in-house teams, and Colossus stack up on total annual cost, not just per-hire fee.