Interview Dropout Cost Calculator
Every candidate who drops out of your hiring process costs you interview time, recruiting effort, and days with an open seat. Put real numbers on the leaks in your pipeline and see what fixing them is worth.
Interviews per year equals roles filled times candidates interviewed per role. Dropouts apply your current and target dropout rates to that total.
Base cost per dropout adds interviewer time (interviewers times hours times rate), recruiter time (hours times rate), sourcing cost, admin time (hours times rate), and vacancy delay (days times the daily cost of an open role).
Weighted cost per dropout raises the base cost for the share of interviews that are for executive or critical roles, using your premium multiplier.
Annual cost is dropouts times the weighted cost. Savings are the difference between your current and target annual costs. ROI divides annual savings by your program cost, and payback shows how many months of savings it takes to cover that cost.
Keep Great Candidates In Your Process
We can help you find where candidates lose interest, tighten your process, and build a hiring experience people want to finish.
This calculator provides estimates based on the numbers you enter and doesn’t replace financial, legal, or HR advice.