Recruitment ROI Estimator | Fountain — Measure the Return on Every Hire

Your Recruitment Numbers

Enter your hiring costs, vacancy impact, and expected retention to calculate your return

Vacancy & Recruitment

• Recruitment cost per hire ($)
  • Job boards, agency fees, recruiter time
• Time to fill (days)
  • How long the role sits open on average
• Overtime rate ($/hr)
  • Overtime hours per week during vacancy

Weekly overtime spend: $270

Employee Value

• Hourly wage ($)
• Expected retention period (months)
  • 3mo 6mo 12mo 24mo
• Or enter a custom period (months)

Retention value: $1,871 (10% of wages over window)

Your ROI Breakdown

Overtime Savings

• Weekly overtime spend
  • $270
  • 10 hrs × $27/hr
• Saved during vacancy
  • $810
  • Over 3 weeks (capped at 4)

Retention Value

• Wages over retention window
  • $18,706
  • 6 months at $18/hr
• Value credited (10%)
  • $1,871
• Productivity, reduced churn risk

Investment Summary

• Recruitment spend
  • $1,200
• Total return
  • $2,681
• Overtime + retention value
• Net gain
  • $1,481
• Recruitment ROI
  • +123.4%
  • $2,681 return on a $1,200 investment · 6-month retention window

Export

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Most Teams Only See Half the Picture

"Recruitment cost gets tracked. Overtime during vacancy doesn't. Neither does the value of keeping someone six months versus two. When you add it all together, the ROI story is very different."

See Fountain in Action

Fountain helps you fill roles faster, reduce overtime exposure during vacancies, and improve retention — all of which drive your recruitment ROI up.