Interview-Process Burden & Offer EV

A 5-round process with a take-home can cost 15-30 hours and PTO days before you know the outcome. Price the sunk cost already spent, the expected cost still owed, and the offer's expected value for each pipeline you're running, then see which ones are worth finishing.

Pipeline 1

Label

Spent so far

Rounds Completed

Avg Hours / Completed Round

Take-Home / Prep Hours Spent

Travel/Misc Cost Spent ($)

Remaining to finish

Rounds Remaining

Avg Hours / Remaining Round

Take-Home Hours Expected

PTO Days Needed to Finish

Travel/Misc Cost Remaining ($)

Offer & probability

Probability of Offer (%)

Expected Total Comp If Offered ($/yr)

Your BATNA Annual Value ($/yr) Current job's total comp, or your next-best alternative

Pipeline 2

Label

Spent so far

Rounds Completed

Avg Hours / Completed Round

Take-Home / Prep Hours Spent

Travel/Misc Cost Spent ($)

Remaining to finish

Rounds Remaining

Avg Hours / Remaining Round Onsite final round, half-day

Take-Home Hours Expected

PTO Days Needed to Finish

Travel/Misc Cost Remaining ($)

Offer & probability

Probability of Offer (%)

Expected Total Comp If Offered ($/yr)

Your BATNA Annual Value ($/yr)

Pipeline 3

Label

Spent so far

Rounds Completed

Avg Hours / Completed Round

Take-Home / Prep Hours Spent

Travel/Misc Cost Spent ($)

Remaining to finish

Rounds Remaining

Avg Hours / Remaining Round

Take-Home Hours Expected

PTO Days Needed to Finish

Travel/Misc Cost Remaining ($)

Offer & probability

Probability of Offer (%)

Expected Total Comp If Offered ($/yr)

Your BATNA Annual Value ($/yr)

Portfolio Summary

Total Hours Sunk

Across all active pipelines

Total Remaining Cost

Hours + PTO + travel still owed, priced at your true $/hr

Total Offer EV

Sum of probability × surplus over BATNA

Per-Pipeline Verdict

Pipeline	Hrs Sunk	Sunk Cost	Remaining Cost	Offer EV	Net EV	Break-Even Prob	Verdict