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Talent Economics

Connect talent decisions to margin, utilization, and risk through financial modeling.

What decisions this helps you make

This area helps you decide how to price talent, model utilization against margin, evaluate the ROI of talent investments, and quantify the financial risk of staffing decisions.

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OverviewIntroduction to talent economics.Read Cost of TalentUnderstanding true talent cost.Read Utilization & MarginThe utilization-margin relationship.Read Investment DecisionsROI framework for talent spend.Read

Common scenarios

  • Our margin is eroding -- is it a utilization or rate problem?
  • Building the business case for a large hiring wave

Tools used in this section

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Utilization & Margin Calculator

Interactive calculator that models utilization rates against cost structures to project margin impact.

CodeQuick
Cost-of-Talent Financial Model

Full financial model connecting talent acquisition costs, ramp time, and revenue contribution to margin.

SheetDeep
Investment Decision Framework

Framework for evaluating ROI on talent investments with risk-adjusted return calculations.

FrameworkDeep

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