*Averages were compiled from: USA Today 2004 Classified Advertising Rates; Workforce Management, March 2003: "Estimating the Financial Value of Staffing-Assessment Tools" by Dr. Charles Handler and Dr. Steven Hunt; 2002 SHRM/EMA Cost Per Hire Survey; HR Magazine, November 2003: "HR Compensation Special Report"; Workforce, January 2001: "The Importance of Cost Per Hire" by Barbara Davison.