What if you could have the exact cost your organization incurs each day a position is vacant at your fingertips?
This data, known as the Cost of Vacancy, allows you to better strategize organizational changes such as staffing up or down, know when is best to Outsource or Insource Talent, workforce plan, as well as increase Talent Acquisition’s creditability.
Try our Cost of Vacancy calculator for yourself; or consider engaging People Science to assist you in the discovery process. All data remains private.
To complete the calculator, you will need all the revenue the position is tied to and all the costs tied to the position by years one, two, and three.
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Results Example
Position's Profit to the Organization
This is calculated based on the amount of revenue generated from each position.
For the sample featured, Customer Service, the factors we used to determine revenue were:
The revenue gained by the retention of a customer
The revenue generated by one new customer
The amount of upsell per customer
You can use whatever revenue points are generated by your specific position.
1
Retention of a customerProfit from each customer multiplied by average amount of retained customers divided by the amount of employees in this position
Profit - $60 per customer, multiplied by avg amount of retained customers 6,000, divided by amount of employees in CS position 200
2
New CustomersAs a result of customers’ referrals. Total new customers gained by referrals, divided by the amount of employees who can influence the customer experience
New Customers from referrals 2,000, divided by 200 CS employees
3
Reduced OvertimeThe amount of unplanned overtime expended when department is down one employee
Overtime with loads
3
Loss of Upsells (if applicable)Determined as the average upsell amount in the position divided by the amount of employees in the position
Upsell per CS Representative is a 10 week average upsell profit of $38.00
Cost Per Employee
1
Salary
2
LoadsI.E., taxes, insurances, PTO (typically as a percentage of salary).
3
New Hire Training4 weeks training period, salary of hire, & training of staff spread over 12 months
4
Cost to RecruitIncluding advertising, hours for interviews, administration of recruiting process. You can use cost per hire if available.
5
General and Administrative CostsThese costs include the normal cost to the organization for the position outside of those listed separately.
For example, the shared cost to have information technology support, the shared cost for computers, and any other line-item costs that are included separately.
Internal Coverage
1
Internal Staff Cost to CoverCurrent staff salary, overtime (salary * percentage of salary)
External Coverage
1
External Support Cost to CoverTemp and contract workers (salary * percentage of salary)