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RPO vs in-house calculator

Enter your annual hiring volume, the fee an RPO would charge per hire and what an in-house team would cost, including your platform.

Your numbers

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Estimated results

RPO cost per year
£750,000
In-house cost per year
£275,000
Difference (positive means in-house costs less)
£475,000
Hires per in-house recruiter
60
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How it is calculated

RPO cost is hires per year multiplied by the fee per hire. In-house cost is recruiters multiplied by their fully loaded cost, plus the platform cost. The difference shows which model costs less for your volume.

Assumptions

Defaults are illustrative. RPO contracts often include management fees or minimums that are not modelled here, and in-house costs exclude advertising, which both models usually pay. Enter your platform quote to make the comparison like for like.

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  • Hiring velocity +53% · Requisitions filled per period
  • Sourcing costs -37% · By surfacing existing and dormant pipeline
  • Diversity +34% · With anonymised screening
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