In this blog post, we cover some of the hidden costs of technical staffing and recruiting - Technical Recruiting Administration, Time to Employ, and Management Time

1. BLOG POST
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3 Hidden Costs of Recruiting
by Chris Specht
How much does it really cost to staff an office of technical professionals? A good number of human resource and
recruitment experts will speak to you regarding agency fees, marketing and campaign costs. However is that it? The
majority of companies undervalue the role of outside resource providers while they’re looking to cut costs, which
frequently leads to poor decisions that increase recruiting expenses. Therefore, what are the hidden costs of recruiting?
Technical Recruiting Administration
Whether you use an onsite staffing or human resource team or not, somebody in your group is accountable for
recruiting, a procedure that can be long and time consuming.
From writing the job description, launching a job campaign to get fresh applicants, handling in‐bound applications,
phone screening applicants, responding to emails, conducting face‐to‐face interviews, conducting background checks,
checking references, presenting the offer, and after all that – dealing with candidates that reject your offer, it’s easy to
see that effective recruiting has more hidden costs than meets the eye.
Time to Employ
A good number of companies track the time it takes to employ people, however completely overlook it as an overheads
expense. Given the usual technical staffing environment, the normal hiring duration is 10 to 12 weeks (from job
opportunity to job offer), throughout which time the position is vacant. For that time there is either no output or
efficiency at that position, and sometimes there is more expensive contract labor in place.
Management Time
An additional main overhead is the time the hiring manager spends in the technical staffing procedure, stating roles,
interviewing and assessing CVs, and, since more than 50% of the offers made are declined, the process can be repeated
more than once. This cost is unchanged whether applicants are recruited through outsourcing or in‐house.
In summary, the exact cost of technical staffing and recruitment is not simply how much you compensate your
recruiters, advertisement and agency fees, without a doubt this is a tip of the iceberg that has an effect on every part of
your business productivity and performance. A typical $70,000 position can cost twice in actual and hidden costs, even
founded on standard figures, and whether you employ agencies, or internal recruiters the end result is the same, total
recruitment costs rare roughly double the base salary.

2. BLOG POST
Expect Technical Staffing | www.expectllc.com | 303‐946‐3436
Expect Technical Staffing is a technical staffing agency based in Denver Colorado with the primary mission of connecting
great people to great companies. Unlike other headhunters, recruiters and staffing agencies, we leverage direct industry
experience to provide a responsive and knowledgeable service experience.
We specialize in the placement of technical talent at all levels:
 Mechanical Engineers, Designers, Drafters
 Software Engineers, Developers, QA Test, UX/UI
 Electrical Engineers, Technicians, PE
 Civil / Structural Engineers, PE
 Manufacturing / Quality Engineers
 Network / System Administrators, DBA
 And all things tech
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