Marcus Webb
Hiring Economics Analyst · UPPER
Marcus Webb is Hiring Economics Analyst at UPPER, writing on Hiring Economics, Cost of Vacancy, Recruiting ROI, Finance.
Articles by Marcus Webb (37)
- The Single-Source Ceiling: Why Multi-Channel Sourcing Wins on Cost and Quality
- What Is Cost-per-Hire? Formula, Benchmarks, and What's Actually Included
- How Much Does a Vacant Role Really Cost per Day?
- Banking Hiring: 5 Shifts Every Talent Leader Should Know
- Time-to-Fill Benchmarks by Role in 2026: What's Normal, What's Slow?
- What Is the Average Cost-per-Hire in 2026 — by Role and Company Size?
- Manufacturing Hiring: 5 Structural Shifts Every Talent Leader Should Know
- The Skills Gap in Numbers: What the Data Reveals About the Most Consequential Talent Challenge of the Decade
- GTM Hiring in 2026: Five Shifts Every Revenue Talent Leader Should Know
- What Is the True Cost of a Bad Hire?
- Finance and Accounting Hiring in 2026: Five Shifts Every Talent Leader Should Know
- How AI Sourcing Works for Banking Hiring — Without Cutting Compliance Corners
- Why Is It So Hard to Hire Financial Advisors Right Now?
- Structured vs. Unstructured Interviews: Which Actually Predicts Performance Better?
- How AI Sourcing Finds Skilled Trades Candidates Who Aren't on LinkedIn
- The Manufacturing Skills Gap Isn't Just Retirement — It's a Gen Z Perception Problem
- The Finance Skills Gap: Why Controllers and Tax Accountants Are So Hard to Source
- How Long Does It Take to Fill a Finance Role — and Why CPA Roles Take 41% Longer
- The Banking Skills Gap: Why AML and Compliance Roles Are So Hard to Fill
- How Long Does It Take to Fill a Banking Role — and Why Is It the Slowest Sector for Hiring?
- How AI Sourcing Works for Finance and Accounting Hiring — Without Guesswork
- How AI Sourcing Works for Sales and Marketing Hiring — Without Scraping Résumés
- RPO vs. In-House Recruiting vs. Automation: How Do You Choose?
- Why Is It So Hard to Hire Accountants and Finance Talent Right Now?
- How to Present Recruiting ROI to Your CFO: The Numbers That End the Budget Debate
- How Long Does It Really Take to Fill a Manufacturing Role?
- The GTM Skills Gap: Why RevOps and AI-Fluent Sellers Are the Hardest Roles to Fill
- How Long Does It Actually Take to Fill a Sales Role — and How Do You Compress It?
- The Hidden Budget: How Agency Fee Dependency Is Costing Your Recruiting Function Millions
- The $500-Per-Day Calculation Every CFO Should See Before the Next Recruiting Budget Meeting
- Why Is It So Hard to Hire Skilled Trades Workers in Manufacturing?
- The Real Cost of a Bad Hire: Why Quality-of-Hire Is Your Most Expensive Metric
- Why Is It So Hard to Hire Good Sales Reps? The Data Behind the Shortage
- AI's Real Productivity Impact on Recruiting: Separating the Data from the Hype
- Revenue on the Table: Quantifying the Business Impact of Hiring Velocity
- Channel Effectiveness in Recruiting: What the Data Says About Where Your Best Hires Actually Come From
- The $500-a-Day Problem: Building the ROI Case for AI-Powered Recruiting