This document compares the time and costs associated with hiring an accounting manager through a recruitment agency versus doing it yourself. Hiring through an agency would cost around $15,000-20% of the manager's $75,000 salary but would take less time, around 13 hours total. Doing it yourself would cost less, around $4,000, but would take much longer, around 23 hours total, requiring you to screen resumes, conduct interviews, and more. The document suggests that using an agency may be a better option if time is critical to filling the open position quickly.

1. $
4 h $188
HIRING
WINE & DINE CANDIDATES4
$
2 h $94
RECRUITER DOES
THE WORK!2
$
7.4 h $348
4
$
$18,750
PRE-SCREENING &
CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS3
FIND & HIRE A RECRUITER
YOU DON'T HATE1
REVIEWING RESUMES
2
Using a
Recruitment
Agency
The True Cost of
Your mission,
should you choose to accept it:
You, the hiring manager, must find the ideal accounting
manager in the shortest time possible. Don’t know where to
start? Don’t worry – this will help. Depending on how much
time & money you can afford, you have two options.
Choose wisely - the stakes are high.
Hiring$$
What’s Your
Time Worth?
WRITING THE JOB DESCRIPTION
& POSTING ADS FOR 3 MONTHS
Hiring by
Yourself
Your Competing
Priorities
The average manager
in the US makes
$90,000/year
Hourly wage: $47
This is you
You must juggle regular
work & hiring.
You must fill the vacant job
position ASAP.
You have a limited hiring
budget.
Average # of days to
fill a position:
95 days
Accounting Manager
average salary:
$75,000/year
• FACTS •
1
$
LinkedIn Ad
$1,500
Job titles
$1,257
CareerBuilder Ad
$675
Monster Ad
$225
Craigslist Ad
$117.50
2.5h
Post a Job Ad
$95
Facebook Ad
$47
3.5 h
$3,991.50
Write Ad Copy
Respond
Seen by Hiring
Manager Interview
Job Offer
Final Interview
1h
$
3.6 h $169.20
300
200
4
8
1
Start/end dates
Previous
Companies
Education
PRE-SCREENING &
CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS
TIME
THE REAL QUESTION
Is there a win-win situation when it comes to
both costs and time spent on hiring?
MONEY
3
$
12.15 h $571
$
4 h $188
Recruitment agencies
usually charge
companies a hiring fee
of approximately
15%-30%.
In this case, you need
to hire an accounting
manager with an
annual salary of
$75,000.
You’d expect to pay
~20% of that salary.
15-30%
$75,000
-20%
HIRING
WINE & DINE CANDIDATES
23.3 h
$4,920 $19,380
13.4 h
Using a Recruitment
Agency
Hiring by Yourself
Overall Time & Cost
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Overall Time & Cost
Overall Cost
Overall Time & Cost Overall Time & Cost
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HIRING FUNNEL
x2
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http://econintersect.com/a/blogs/blog1.php/median
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https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2014
0419011339-56543389-how-much-does-marketin
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http://moz.com/blog/1-dollar-per-day-on-facebook-
ads
Craigslist cost
http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting_fees
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/business/eco
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http://www.ere.net/2013/05/20/why-you-cant-get-
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/the-tr
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http://flylib.com/books/en/2.309.1.35/1/
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http://www.hrbartender.com/2014/recruiting/the-c
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