{"product_id":"temp-to-hire-and-direct-placement-decision-workbook","title":"Temp-to-Hire and Direct-Placement Decision Workbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eConvert now, ride to the waiver, or pay the placement fee: the workbook turns the trial-to-hire call into a number you can defend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOne workbook for the call every trial-to-hire role forces\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe decision calculator, the buyout schedule, and the portfolio view, opened on a worked example. Works in Excel or Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart Here.\u003c\/strong\u003e How the tabs fit together and the order to work in. One page, read it first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemp-to-Hire and Direct-Placement Decision Workbook.\u003c\/strong\u003e The decision calculator pricing three first-year paths, the declining buyout schedule to the waiver, the convert-now-versus-ride read, a portfolio view across open roles, and an assumptions and sources tab with every default dated. Opens on a worked example. Works in Excel or Google Sheets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrueStep HR Product License.\u003c\/strong\u003e What you can and cannot do with the files, including the consultant and white-label tiers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two-minute import path if your team lives in Google Sheets rather than Excel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe method in the order the offer runs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrice the paths, read the buyout, and only then negotiate. The order matters because the waiver schedule is the lever most buyers never read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice the three paths.\u003c\/strong\u003e Salary, burden, bill rate, and fees in; the first-year cost of direct hire, temp-to-hire, and direct placement out, side by side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead the buyout schedule.\u003c\/strong\u003e The conversion fee declines as hours accumulate and disappears at the waiver threshold. The schedule shows exactly what converting costs today, next month, and at the waiver.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRun the convert-or-ride read.\u003c\/strong\u003e Converting now trades the buyout for your payroll cost; riding trades your payroll cost for more weeks on the bill rate. The read prices both branches and names the cheaper one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompare the portfolio.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ten open roles rarely share one answer. The portfolio view prices each role and flags where the path should differ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt to be honest about the crossover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTemp-to-hire is not always cheapest, and a workbook that always says convert would be a brochure. The model shows where direct placement or direct hire wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFee ranges labeled as ranges.\u003c\/strong\u003e Buyouts of 10% to 25% of first-year salary, waiver thresholds near 520 to 1,000 or more hours, and placement fees near 20% ship as sourced survey ranges; your agreement is the number that matters, and every one is editable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe waiver read up front.\u003c\/strong\u003e If the hours already worked put you past the waiver, the workbook says the conversion is free before it prices anything else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-year framing, stated.\u003c\/strong\u003e The comparison prices year one, where the paths differ; the assumptions tab says so plainly instead of implying a forever number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA worked example in every tab.\u003c\/strong\u003e The workbook opens on a realistic role, not a blank sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it is built for and where to go if that is not you\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA manager with a temp on the line and a conversion fee on the table this month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn HR lead or recruiter comparing agency terms across several open roles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA consultant pricing hiring paths for a client and needing the work to show.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free, quick read on one role. The free Temp-to-Hire Breakeven Calculator runs the three paths in your browser.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe whole contingent program. The Contingent Labor Cost and Conversion Workbook models the program-level conversion case.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is this different from the free calculator?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe free calculator prices one role in your browser. The workbook adds the declining buyout schedule, the convert-or-ride read on your actual hours, the portfolio view across open roles, and the sourced assumptions tab, and it saves your work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere do the fee defaults come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 2024 to 2025 survey ranges: conversion buyouts of 10% to 25% of first-year salary, free-conversion thresholds commonly near 520 to 1,000 or more worked hours, and direct placement fees of 15% to 25% with 20% the common benchmark. Each is dated on the assumptions tab, and each is an input because your agreement controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it tell me which path to pick?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt prices the paths and names the cheapest on your inputs, including the cases where staying on the agency bill wins. The decision stays yours; the workbook makes it a documented one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this legal or tax advice?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. It is a cost model with planning figures. Agency agreements are contracts; have yours reviewed before you rely on a fee or waiver term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a subscription?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. One-time purchase, no recurring fee. You keep the files.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it stay current as the figures change?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach file carries a last-reviewed date so you can see how current it is, and the assumptions tab dates every default to its source, so a changed rate is a one-cell update rather than a mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the refund policy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigital products are covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. See the refund policy for the full terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens after I buy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files are delivered as a digital download, and your receipt arrives by email. Open the Start Here page first; it tells you the order to work in. Questions or want a hand getting set up? Email support@truestephr.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I expense this purchase to my business?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost customers buy TrueStep HR tools for business use, and a tool you use for work often qualifies as a deductible business expense. Whether it does for you depends on your situation, so confirm with your accountant. Your receipt arrives by email at checkout and works as documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanning figures built from sourced, dated defaults. General information, not legal or tax advice; confirm your own rates and terms before acting on the outputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. 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