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Cost of Mis-Hire Study Results according to

Topgrading, by Bradford D. Smart, Ph.D.

Copyright©Penguin Group(USA) Inc., 1999,2005.

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Study comprised of 52 cases

Number of years in job: 1.6

Base Compensation: $102,692

Average  Statistics

Cost in hiring

$31,643

Compensation (all years)

$255,452

Cost of maintaining person in job

$67,653

Severance

$33,962

Cost of mistakes, failures; wasted and missed business opportunities**

$1,232,092**

 

Cost of disruption

$242,356

Sum of costs

$1,863,158

Value of contribution

$360.721

Net average cost of mis-hire

$1,502,436

14.6 times base compensation

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