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Thirty-five people, 12 hires this year, and the founders still doing all the recruiting. Here is the break-even math for the first in-house recruiter, why the ramp year changes it, and the rule I would use, in hires per year rather than headcount.
Your only recruiter quit and six roles are open. Here are the first ten business days in order, why the backfill is the last decision rather than the first, and the arithmetic for which two roles go to outside help.
Four engineers by Q1 at a 12-person startup, and the CTO is the hiring team. The in-house recruiter is the one option the calendar removes, so here is what the other two cost per hire, in your hours and in fees, and the rule I would use.
Three senior engineers, sixty days, eight people and no recruiter. Here is what each of the four options costs before and after the hire, in dollars and in your hours, and the one I would pick.