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Recruiting Workload Arithmetic

Estimate total screening, interview and offer preparation time from user inputs.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Enter the known values in the units shown. Results update as you type.
  2. Where results are editable, change one to solve backwards. Lock a value to hold it fixed.
  3. Use the worked example to check the method. Reset restores the starting fields.

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Formula and method

The worked inputs demonstrate the selected model; change a known value or leave an editable unknown empty for a supported inverse.

total time=Σ count×time; mean workload=total/workers

Worked example

Enter these known values and leave the other values blank.

Total applicants CV screened
10
CV screening time per applicant
5 min
Total applicants phone screened
4
Phone screening time per applicant
10 min
Total applicants skill screened
2
Skill screening time per applicant
20 min
Number of recruiters in screening
2
Total screening time
2.167 hrs
Hours required of each recruiter
1.083 hrs
Screening time per recruiter
1.083 hrs

Assumptions and limitations

  • All timing assumptions are supplied by the user, not labor-market benchmarks. Counts are whole nonnegative integers and active worker divisors are positive.
  • The model allocates equal average workload; calendar scheduling, overlap and worker availability are not simulated.

Common questions

What does this model assume?

All timing assumptions are supplied by the user, not labor-market benchmarks. Counts are whole nonnegative integers and active worker divisors are positive. The model allocates equal average workload; calendar scheduling, overlap and worker availability are not simulated.

How do units and inverse calculations work?

Choose compatible units for each quantity. The model converts quantities internally; supported editable fields can be solved from sufficient independent known values. Display rounding does not change the underlying value.

References

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