ROI Calculator · Nearshore Staffing
What does a bad placement
really cost your agency?
Move the sliders to match your operation. See in real time how Meroo's behavioral screening changes the math — before the first interview.
Your agency today
Placements per month
12
250+
Avg. placement fee
$6,000
$2K$25K
Candidates screened per role
18
560
Recruiter hours per candidate
2.5h
0.5h8h
Bad placement rate (90-day turnover)
18%
5%40%
Recruiter hourly cost
$35/h
$15$100
With Meroo, your team shortlists
Meroo reduces screening to only behavioral-fit candidates
Your numbers, recalculated
Monthly hours spent on screening
540h
Across your full team — time Meroo compresses dramatically
With Meroo: 189h
−65%
Monthly cost of screening time
$18,900
Recruiter time only, not including tools
With Meroo: $6,615
−65%
Revenue lost to bad placements / mo
$12,960
Replacements, refunds & client churn risk
With Meroo: $3,888
−70%
Time-to-shortlist reduction
−65%
From ~18 candidates reviewed to ~6 with fit pre-validated
Total monthly savings with Meroo
$23,337
In recovered time + avoided losses · per month
44d
Average days to fill a remote role without behavioral pre-screening
89%
Of bad hires fail due to soft-skill or behavioral mismatch, not technical skills
3x
One bad placement costs 3x the annual salary — before you count the client you just lost.