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Resume Screening Cost Calculator
See what manually screening resumes actually costs your team — in hours and dollars, per role, per month, and per year — and how much a ranked shortlist gives back. Everything runs locally in your browser.
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Manual screening — every year
$16,000
400h of recruiter time across 60 roles/year
6.7h$27
0.7h$240
6.0h
33h$133
3.3h$1,200
30h
400h$1,600
40h$14,400 (90%)
360h
Deep-reviewing only a ranked shortlist of 10 instead of reading every resume frees about $14,400/year — 90% of screening time.
How the numbers work
Manual screening time is simply applicants × minutes per resume, valued at your recruiter’s loaded hourly cost and scaled by how many roles you open each month. The “shortlist” column assumes you deep-review only the candidates you’d actually interview — the rest are handled by ranking rather than a full manual read. It’s a planning estimate to size the problem, not a promise; a qualified recruiter should still review the shortlist before any decision.
Frequently asked questions
How is the screening cost calculated?
Manual screening time = applicants per role × minutes per resume. Cost = that time × your recruiter's loaded hourly rate. We then scale by your open roles per month to get monthly and annual figures. The savings line compares reading every resume against deep-reviewing only the shortlist you'd actually interview.
What should I use for 'recruiter cost per hour'?
Use a loaded hourly cost — salary plus benefits and overhead — not just base pay. A rough shortcut: annual fully-loaded cost ÷ 2,080 working hours. The default of $40/hour is a mid-range US recruiter estimate; adjust it to your team.
Are the savings realistic?
They assume you can trust a ranked shortlist enough to deep-review only the top candidates instead of reading every resume — which is exactly what evidence-based ranking is for. It's a planning estimate, not a guarantee; a qualified recruiter should still review the shortlist.
Is this calculator free and private?
Yes — completely free, no signup, and every number is computed locally in your browser. Nothing you enter is transmitted, stored, or logged.
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