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Sourcing channel ROI tracker.

See cost per hire and ROI for every channel, then rank them best to worst.

Total spend
$22,500
Total hires
13
Placement revenue
$190,000
Blended ROI
744%

Your sourcing channels

Ranked by ROI

Best: Referrals
1Referrals
2,460% ROI
Cost / hire
$625
Net return
$61,500
Hires
4
2LinkedIn Recruiter
650% ROI
Cost / hire
$2,000
Net return
$78,000
Hires
6
3Job boards
350% ROI
Cost / hire
$2,667
Net return
$28,000
Hires
3

ROI = (placement revenue − spend) ÷ spend. Cost per hire = spend ÷ hires. Add your time and tooling costs to spend for a true picture.

Free, no sign-up. The real engine is boilr, the AI sales employee that runs this motion for you.

Ollie Strong
Boilr gives us 100% market visibility every morning, so reps focus on outreach and save at least 2 hours each day.
Ollie Strong
Director, Switch Tech Talent

Questions, answered.

How do I calculate ROI per sourcing channel?

For each channel, subtract the spend from the placement revenue it produced, then divide by the spend. The tool does this for you, plus cost per hire (spend divided by hires) and net return, then ranks every channel best to worst.

What should I include in channel spend?

Include the obvious line items like subscriptions, job-post fees, agency fees and referral bonuses, then add the consultant hours spent sourcing and messaging at their loaded hourly rate. Time is usually the biggest hidden cost and the thing that separates a cheap channel from a profitable one.

Is the lowest cost-per-hire channel always the best?

No. A channel can be cheap per hire but slow, or produce hires that do not bill much. That is why this tool ranks on ROI, which ties spend to actual placement revenue, not just cost. Use cost per hire and net return alongside it to read the full story.

How often should I update these numbers?

Monthly is a good rhythm. Channels drift: a job board that printed money last quarter can quietly decay. Reviewing ROI per channel each month tells you where to double down and where to cut before the spend adds up.

Can boilr track this automatically?

This tool is a free taster. boilr is the AI sales employee that runs the sourcing motion itself, researching companies, finding candidates, reading the signals and handing you finished outreach tasks, so the channel data and the angles that win live in one place instead of a spreadsheet you maintain by hand.

Stop guessing which channel pays.

boilr is the AI sales employee that runs your best channels for you. It researches companies, finds candidates, reads the signals and hands you finished tasks to verify and send.