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What does the hire actually cost you?
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What each route costs
WhyBrilliant
€7,000 per hire
€35,000 for all hires
10% of first-year base, due only on hire. Refunded in full if the hire leaves inside 90 days, and no fee at all for someone already in your pipeline.
The arithmetic: 5 × €70,000 × 10%
Recruiting agency
€17,500 per hire
€87,500 for all hires
At the rate you set, due on hire. A replacement search rather than money back is the usual term if the hire leaves early.
The arithmetic: 5 × €70,000 × 25%
In-house recruiter
€18,000 per hire
€90,000 for all hires
The annual cost divided by the hires they actually close. Add two to three months before the first shortlist, and the cost continues through a quarter with no hiring.
The arithmetic: €90,000 ÷ 5 hires
Posting it yourself
Listing fees are the small part. The real cost is the screening time, which comes out of someone you already pay — so this route is cheapest on paper and rarely cheapest in practice.
You keep
€52,500
against the agency rate you set
Where an in-house recruiter becomes the better deal
At your numbers, a recruiter costs less per hire from 13 hires a year upward. Below that, a fee per hire is cheaper — and we would tell you the same on a call.
Worth a conversation?
Twenty minutes on the actual role. No preparation needed, and no obligation — a small team on the other end, no call centre.
Worth a conversation?
Twenty minutes on the actual role. No preparation needed, and no obligation — a small team on the other end, no call centre.