What’s the true cost of hiring an exec?

Dial in the true cost of hiring an executive using real market data.
How much does it cost to hire a
exec for
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Full-Time
Fractional

Full-Time

$#,###,### / month
*plus $##,### one time costs
i
Bonus: 15% of base salary
Benefits: 10% of base salary
Payroll Taxes / PTO: 7.5% of base salary
Recruiting: 15% of base salary
Training/Onboarding/Admin: 5% of base salary
Base Salary
$
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Base Salary
$###
Bonus/commission/incentives
$###
Equity
$###
Benefits/Payroll Taxes/PTO
$###
Recruiting*
$###
Training/Onboarding/Admin*
$###

Fractional

$##,### / month
At
hours per
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Hourly Rate
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Comparing FTE vs Fractional

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Traditional Full-Time Hire
Fractional Exec w/ Continuum
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Time
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Money
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Flexibility
Traditional Full-Time Hire
3-4 weeks of candidate sourcing
3-6 months of interviewing
2-4 weeks from job offer acceptance to onboarding
Full-time salary, employer taxes, employee benefits
Standard salary & benefits comp structure
Manually review hundreds of unqualified candidates
Complex payroll and HR administration 
Compliance with labor laws and regulations
Long-term commitment, possible severance costs
Constrained by capabilities of existing staff
Top dollar cost for full-time expert or otherwise generalist
Friction of replacing full-time team members
Fractional Exec w/ Continuum
Fractional Exec w/ Continuum
On-demand experts 
Immediate introductions 
Kick off as soon as the SOW is signed
Bill only as much as you need
Hourly, flat fee, and retainer payment structures

Two options:

  1. Search through only top-tier, vetted candidates
  2. Let Continuum do the work of compiling a short list of elite  candidates

Continuum handles all billing

Simple 1099 contracting 

No long-term contract 
Hire multiple experts per project
Access to hyper-specialized expertise 
Match fractional hire to growth stage
Traditional Full-Time Hire
Fractional Exec w/ Continuum
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Time
3-4 weeks of candidate sourcing
3-6 months of interviewing
2-4 weeks from job offer acceptance to onboarding
On-demand experts 
Immediate introductions 
Kick off as soon as the SOW is signed
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Money
Full-time salary, employer taxes, employee benefits
Standard salary & benefits comp structure
Bill only as much as you need
Hourly, flat fee, and retainer payment structures
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Energy
Manually review hundreds of unqualified candidates
Complex payroll and HR administration 
Compliance with labor laws and regulations

Two options:

  1. Search through only top-tier, vetted candidates
  2. Let Continuum do the work of compiling a short list of elite  candidates

Continuum handles all billing

Simple 1099 contracting 

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Flexibility
Long-term commitment, possible severance costs
Constrained by capabilities of existing staff
Top dollar cost for full-time expert or otherwise generalist
Friction of replacing full-time team members
No long-term contract 
Hire multiple experts per project
Access to hyper-specialized expertise 
Match fractional hire to growth stage

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