Cost of Bad Hire Calculator: Calculate the impact of a hiring mistake.
Specifically designed for HR professionals, this calculator evaluates the full cost generated by a recruitment mistake. Adjust the gross salary and currency to discover the actual financial impact across 3 key items: recruitment, onboarding, and replacement.
Reference currency
Monthly gross salary for the positionXOF
3 000 000 XOF
75 000 XOF15 000 000 XOF
How this amount is calculated
- Initial recruitment: sourcing, job postings, and time spent on selection.
- Onboarding & training: equipment, software, mentoring time, and lost productivity.
- Replacement cost: restarting the full process to find an equivalent profile.
Study sources:
Coefficients calibrated on HR benchmarks (SHRM "Cost of Bad Hire", CareerBuilder) and scaled to the position's level — from 14.5% to 30% of annual salary for recruitment, 10% to 25% for onboarding — adjusted by our research team for the French-speaking African context.
Estimated total cost of the loss
-27 360 000
XOF — i.e. 0,8× the annual salary of the position
Initial recruitment9 180 000 XOF
Sourcing, job posting, interview time
Onboarding & training9 000 000 XOF
Direct costs, mentoring time & lost productivity
Replacement cost9 180 000 XOF
New recruitment and onboarding after they leave
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Simulation parameters
Base salary of the position3 000 000 XOF
How this amount is calculated
- Initial recruitment: sourcing, job postings, and time spent on selection.
- Onboarding & training: equipment, software, mentoring time, and lost productivity.
- Replacement cost: restarting the full process to find an equivalent profile.
Estimated cost of a bad hire
| Expense item | Cost (XOF) |
|---|---|
| Initial recruitment Sourcing, job posting, interview time | 9 180 000 XOF |
| Onboarding & training Direct costs, mentoring time & lost productivity | 9 000 000 XOF |
| Replacement cost New recruitment and onboarding after they leave | 9 180 000 XOF |
| Total estimated cost of the loss | 27 360 000 XOF |
* This cost represents 0,8 times the gross annual salary of the position. This simulation is indicative and based on HR cost study standards (SHRM / CareerBuilder).
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