Recruiting Intelligence

Where to post. How much to spend. How long it will take.

StaffingSherpa.ai is a Recruiting Intelligence Platform that helps employers predict hiring difficulty before spending money on job advertising or recruiting efforts.

A recruiting advisor that shows you exactly where to start — and what to avoid — before you spend money.

See how it works·
  • Free in 60 seconds
  • No credit card
  • Built by recruiters
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Sherpa Score™
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Analyzing 24 channels
Calculating
Time
Budget
Start at
The hiring guess-and-spend trap

Employers spend before they know the odds.

Every recruiting decision today starts blind. You sponsor a post, burn $1,500, then learn the candidate pool was never on that platform. StaffingSherpa.ai forecasts the right channels, the realistic budget, and the honest timeline — before the spend.

63%
of sponsored postings underperform on the first channel chosen
$1,800
average wasted ad spend per misrouted role
18 days
lost on average before pivoting to a working strategy
How it works

A Sherpa for every hire

Three steps to a roadmap your recruiting budget will actually thank you for.

STEP 1

Define your role

Share the job, market, salary, urgency, and reach. 60 seconds.

STEP 2

See your real hiring odds

Your Sherpa Score™ tells you how hard this hire actually is — with cost and timeline modeled honestly.

STEP 3

Execute a smarter plan

Start Here, Add If Needed, Avoid This — a recruiter-grade roadmap built for your specific role.

Channel coverage

24+ sourcing channels, ranked for your role

We don't just compare job boards. We weigh resume databases, journals, mailers, associations, referrals, and niche networks against the role you're actually hiring for.

Job Boards
  • Indeed Sponsored
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Monster
  • CareerBuilder
  • LinkedIn Posting
Resume Databases
  • Indeed Resume
  • Internal database
  • HealthcareJobs
Active Sourcing
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Stack Overflow
  • GitHub & Google sourcing
Niche & Industry
  • Trade associations
  • Licensing boards
  • Niche industry boards
Journals & Publications
  • Professional journals
  • Industry newsletters
  • Local publications
Direct Outreach
  • Direct mail
  • Email campaigns
  • Specialty recruiter outreach
Communities
  • Referral campaigns
  • Facebook/Meta groups
  • Conference attendee lists
Networks
  • Alumni networks
  • Association research
  • Niche industry publications
Free vs Premium

Quick clarity, free. Full roadmap, premium.

Free
Sherpa Snapshot

Quick clarity on the hire before you spend a dollar.

  • Sherpa Score™
  • Hiring conditions
  • Estimated cost range
  • Estimated time-to-hire
  • Top 3 recommended channels
  • Strategy summary
RECOMMENDED
Premium
Sherpa Roadmap
$29one-time, per role

Certainty on every move — not just more features.

  • Know exactly what to do each day of the search
  • Avoid wasting budget on low-performing channels
  • Adjust strategy based on real-time hiring signals
  • See risk alerts and pivot triggers before they cost you
  • Ready-to-send outreach templates built for this role
  • “Why this score” reasoning from a recruiter's lens

Sherpa Pro

Coming soon

Hiring multiple roles?

Get unlimited Sherpa Snapshots and Full Sherpa Roadmaps with Sherpa Pro.

  • Unlimited Sherpa Snapshots
  • Unlimited Full Sherpa Roadmaps
  • Strategy history
  • Priority access to new features and hiring insights

Perfect for HR teams and employers hiring regularly.

$49/mo
Unlimited usage

Reserve your spot. No charge until launch.

Frequently asked

Honest answers, before you spend a dollar.

The questions recruiters and hiring managers ask us most.

Stop guessing. Start guiding.

Run your next hire through StaffingSherpa.ai and get a strategy built for the role — not a dashboard of generic job board comparisons.