What does each hire really cost you?
Put in the salary and how many people you are hiring this year. See the cost per hire and for the year through your current agency, through 100Networks, and with your own recruiter, side by side.
One in-house recruiter costs less than your agency from about 6 hires a year, and less than 100Networks from about 10, if one recruiter can close that many.
How it’s calculated
- Agency: your agency’s fee percentage × the hire’s annual CTC, for every hire.
- 100Networks: 8.33% of the hire’s first-year CTC (one month’s pay), invoiced only on the day the person joins, with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
- In-house: the recruiters you need (hires ÷ hires one recruiter closes in a year, rounded up) × their fully loaded annual cost, plus your annual tools spend, divided by the number of hires.
- Break-even: one recruiter’s annual cost plus tools, divided by the fee per hire. Above that many hires a year, one in-house recruiter costs less than paying per hire, provided they can close that many.
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Questions, answered.
How do recruitment agencies in India charge?
Most charge a percentage of the hire’s first-year CTC, set in your contract and often higher for senior roles. Enter your own agency’s rate in the calculator. 100Networks charges 8.33% of first-year CTC, one month’s pay, invoiced only on the day the person joins, with a 90-day replacement guarantee and no retainer.
What does an in-house recruiter really cost?
Their salary and benefits, plus the tools they need to find people: LinkedIn Recruiter seats, job-board access and an applicant tracking system. Divide that total by the number of hires one recruiter can close in a year to get a cost per hire you can compare with an agency fee.
When is an in-house recruiter cheaper than an agency?
When you hire enough people a year. The calculator shows the break-even: one recruiter’s annual cost plus tools, divided by your agency fee per hire. Below that number of hires an agency costs less; above it, a recruiter does, as long as they can actually close that many roles.
Do I pay 100Networks if the hire leaves?
The fee is invoiced on the day the person joins, never before. If they leave within 90 days, 100Networks replaces them under its 90-day replacement guarantee.
Is there an option without a fee per hire?
Yes. For the roles your own team runs, the 100Networks Workspace is an AI hiring team that sources, reaches out, calls, interviews and schedules, with nothing sent to a candidate until you approve it. Pricing is set with each team, with no per-hire fee.