Copy of They were spending over $5 million a year on hiring & still falling behind.

“We’re spending over $5 million a year on hiring?” That was the CEO’s reaction before becoming a client.

I was in a room with the VP of TA, Director of HR, and several hiring managers at a $3B company.

Their process?

➡️ Post internally (fills <10% of roles)

➡️ Post on job boards (high volume, low quality)

➡️ Try to fill gaps with outbound sourcing

➡️ Hand off to an agency at 20–30% fee

They were hiring 300+ people a year.

Average salary: $80K.

Agency fee: 20%.

$4.8M/year in search fees before factoring in recruiter time, job board costs, internal salaries, or turnover.

At the end of our meeting, they realized they weren’t hiring strategically, but were throwing money at the problem.

👉 Great hiring doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does has to be intentional. That’s how you drive real business results.

If your recruiting costs are climbing and the results aren’t keeping up, let’s talk.