Should I pick the source with the most hires?
No. Compare volume with conversion, retained-hire economics, evidence strength, speed and portfolio dependency.
Sourcing economics + evidence + resilience
Recruiting Source Effectiveness Calculator
Find efficient sources without over-trusting a tiny cohort or accidentally building a fragile sourcing portfolio. Compare retained-hire economics, evidence strength, speed and concentration, then stress-test a budget move.
Blended cost / hire
₹10,200
Cost / retained hire
₹12,143
Top-source share
40.0%
Concentration
34/100
Evidence-strength guardrail
Do not treat a tiny source cohort as proven economics. Set the minimum completed hires you want before a channel is treated as a stronger comparison.
1 source has fewer than 8 hires. Their cost and retention signals remain visible, but budget moves involving them are marked lower-confidence.
| Source | Conversion | Cost / hire | Retention | Cost / retained | Speed | Evidence | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job boards | 3.3% | ₹15,000 | 75.0% | ₹20,000 | 42d | Stronger cohort | Compare role mix + quality |
| Employee referrals | 18.2% | ₹5,000 | 90.0% | ₹5,556 | 29d | Stronger cohort | Best retained-hire economics |
| Direct sourcing | 7.8% | ₹12,143 | 85.7% | ₹14,167 | 34d | Directional | Compare role mix + quality |
Budget reallocation + dependency guardrail
Test retained-hire economics, evidence strength and concentration together. A cheaper source can still be fragile or under-observed.
Budget modeled
₹25,000
Observed-case net retained
+3.3
Stress-case net retained
+2.4
Break-even efficiency
27.8%
Modeled top-source share
51.2%
Modeled concentration
38/100
Dependency warning: this scenario pushes one source above your 45% portfolio-share guardrail. Consider a smaller move or a second destination even if retained-hire economics look attractive.
Decision rule: optimize retained-hire economics, evidence strength and resilience together. This sandbox is a scenario, not an automatic budget allocator.
Why measure evidence strength?
A tiny cohort can produce extreme cost or retention numbers by chance. Set a minimum completed-hire guardrail and treat smaller source cohorts as directional evidence.
Why measure source concentration?
A source can be efficient but fragile if too much hiring depends on it. Jobiba shows top-source share and a concentration indicator alongside economics.
What does the budget guardrail do?
It models a budget move using observed source economics, lets you reduce destination efficiency under scale, and warns when modeled hire share exceeds your own concentration threshold or either cohort is thin.
Is this an automatic budget allocator?
No. Source attribution can be incomplete and source performance varies by role. Use the scenario for a reviewed decision and reconcile the next cohort against actual ATS outcomes.
Keep unknown and multi-touch attribution visible. Do not force uncertain hires into a source merely to improve the comparison.