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Hire an Expert vs Train a Fresher Calculator — result sheet
Compare entered hiring, compensation, training, ramp-up, and planning-horizon assumptions for an experienced hire versus a new starter.
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Formula and methodology
Formula: Experienced cost = hiring cost + annual compensation × horizon ÷ 12; new-starter cost = hiring cost + training cost + annual compensation × horizon ÷ 12; productive-month equivalent = ramp months × ramp productivity + remaining full-productivity months.
This scenario model compares direct entered costs and discounts only the new starter's productive time during the ramp assumption. It keeps the cost-per-productive-month view separate from the nominal cost difference so a lower salary is not mistaken for a complete business case.
This result follows the calculator's declared inputs, precision, validation boundaries, and model limits.
Input contract
- Experienced hire annual compensation — currency units/year; minimum 0; maximum 100000000
- New starter annual compensation — currency units/year; minimum 0; maximum 100000000
- Experienced hire one-time cost — currency units; minimum 0; maximum 100000000
- New starter one-time cost — currency units; minimum 0; maximum 100000000
- Training cost — currency units; minimum 0; maximum 100000000
- New starter ramp-up period — months; minimum 0; maximum 120
- Average productivity during ramp — %; minimum 0; maximum 100
- Planning horizon — months; minimum 1; maximum 120
Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Experienced hire annual compensation | 72000 |
| New starter annual compensation | 42000 |
| Experienced hire one-time cost | 6000 |
| New starter one-time cost | 3000 |
| Training cost | 8000 |
| New starter ramp-up period | 6 |
| Average productivity during ramp | 50 |
| Planning horizon | 24 |
Experienced direct cost = 150000; new-starter direct cost = 95000; new-starter productive-month equivalent = 21 months.
Assumptions and limits
- Both compensation figures use the same currency and include only what the visitor chooses to model.
- One-time hiring and training costs are entered as scenario amounts rather than inferred from a country or industry.
- The experienced hire is treated as fully productive for the horizon solely for this comparison model.
- The new starter is assigned the entered average ramp productivity during the ramp period and full productivity afterward.
- The model does not value mentoring time, quality, revenue, retention, benefits, payroll taxes, equipment, or legal obligations unless included by the visitor.
- A lower direct cost does not prove that one staffing path is better.
- People and employment decisions require fair, role-specific, legal, and organizational review.
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Source and methodology
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