Benchmark Your Recruitment
Top performing recruitment teams fill roles in 30 days at $3,500 per hire versus the average of 44 days at $4,700 according to SHRM data. Enter your data to benchmark time to fill, cost per hire, offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, and sourcing effectiveness.
Last updated: May 2026
A recruitment benchmark evaluates your hiring function across time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rate, and quality of hire. Score = (ฮฃ Category Scores รท Number of Categories) ร 100. Time-to-Fill typically target Under 25 days.
๐ Your visitors see this on your website. HR teams embed this tool on their careers page โ candidates assess fit and you capture their profile data automatically. See plans โ
โ This is exactly what your website visitors see when you embed this tool. The only difference: their results are gated behind an email capture form, and every input is sent to your CRM.
What is Recruitment Performance Score?
A recruitment benchmark evaluates your hiring function across time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rate, and quality of hire.
The Formula
Score = (ฮฃ Category Scores รท Number of Categories) ร 100
Worked Example
A recruitment team: 28-day time-to-fill, $4,200 cost-per-hire, 88% offer acceptance, 82% quality score.
- Time-to-fill: 30/28 = 93/100 (lower is better)
- Cost-per-hire: 4,500/4,200 = 93/100 (lower is better)
- Offer acceptance: 88/92 target = 96/100
- Quality: 82/85 target = 96/100
- Overall = (93 + 93 + 96 + 96) รท 400 ร 100 = 95%
๐ Recruitment scores 95% โ high-performing function with strong efficiency and quality metrics.
Why This Matters
Revenue impact
Each unfilled role costs $500-1,000 per day in lost productivity. Faster hiring directly impacts revenue.
Candidate experience
Companies with efficient recruitment attract 30% more applicants through positive employer brand reputation.
Cost control
US average cost-per-hire is $4,000-7,500. Benchmarking reveals whether your spend is efficient.
Common Mistakes
โ Measuring speed without quality
Fast hiring that leads to 6-month turnover costs more than taking extra weeks to find the right person.
โ Ignoring source effectiveness
Track cost-per-hire and quality by channel. Job boards may fill fast but produce lower-quality hires than referrals.
โ Not tracking early turnover
If 30%+ of hires leave within 12 months, your recruitment process has a quality problem regardless of other metrics.
Industry Benchmarks
| Category | Good | Average | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time-to-Fill | Under 25 days | 25-42 days | Above 50 days |
| Cost-per-Hire | Under $3,000 | $3,000-6,000 | Above $8,000 |
| Offer Acceptance | 90%+ | 75-90% | Below 70% |
Source: SHRM Human Capital Benchmarking Report 2025
Benchmark data sourced from SHRM Human Capital Benchmarking Report 2025.
From analyzing embed performance across hundreds of websites, businesses that replace static forms with interactive tools like this one see 3-5x more qualified leads โ visitors volunteer their data because they get personalized results in return.
One of the most common mistakes we see when working with clients: measuring speed without quality. Fast hiring that leads to 6-month turnover costs more than taking extra weeks to find the right person.
Embed This Benchmark on Your Website
Every visitor who uses your embedded benchmark becomes a qualified lead. Their inputs, results, and business data are captured and sent to your CRM โ before you ever pick up the phone.
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