Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) can support part or all of your company’s permanent workforce hiring through a comprehensive set of external recruitment resources. Offering process excellence, scalability, cost savings, a technology stack and predictive analytics, RPO delivers access to critical talent quickly using world-class recruitment methodologies and market insights.

An RPO solution could be customized with a specific set of services to directly address your company’s goals, requirements and recruiting challenges. Recruitment resources can be scaled up or down based on changing hiring needs, providing you with a high degree of agility. Some RPO partners also offer career transition services to employers that are downsizing their workforces, creating a true end-to-end solution.

There are several considerations when determining what type of RPO solution is best for your organization:

end-to-end RPO.

An ongoing solution encompassing all services involved with permanent recruitment, including technology investments. An end-to-end solution produces the greatest savings, efficiencies, hiring outcomes, satisfaction and compliance, but is also the most complex and time consuming to implement. The RPO provider will deliver on-site and off-site resources who consult with your hiring managers, process requisitions, source and screen candidates, schedule interviews, prepare and present offers, and conduct onboarding activities. End-to-end RPO often evolves through value-added services, such as employer branding and contingent workforce management.

project RPO.

An end-to-end approach applied to a specific project, such as a new product launch. Project RPO is an effective solution if your organization wishes to maintain its internal recruitment capabilities for day-to-day hiring, but needs the benefits of an end-to-end approach for a project in scope.

selective RPO.

Addresses and strengthens specific components of your company’s internal recruitment process. For example, many employers strictly outsource sourcing and screening processes, retaining critical services such as interviewing and offers. With a selective RPO, you receive best practices for the services in scope only.

recruiter on demand (ROD).

Provides as many recruiters as needed to help your company address spikes in hiring, new business initiatives, product launches or achieve other business goals. An ROD solution allows you to add recruitment capabilities immediately, without any need for process changes or technology implementation; however, its impact is the least transformational and does not typically result in permanent process improvements.