Recruitment Outsourcing: Common Hiring Challenges and How Outsourced Talent Acquisition Streamlines the Process for Small to Mid-Sized Organizations

For many small to mid-sized organizations, building the core team starts with tapping into personal networks.  While referrals are, and have always been, the best source of new hires, inevitably, personal networks are limited.  Perhaps, there is a niche skill required for your organization that doesn’t exist within your network, or you need more of a particular skillset than your network can uncover.

Employing an in-house recruiter may not make sense if your hiring needs are intermittent.  The cost of going to an external recruitment agency and paying 25% salary is not feasible for most smaller organizations, especially for multiple hires. To enhance their talent acquisition function and gain a competitive edge in the job market, many employers are taking an outsourced recruitment approach.

Benefits of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

An RPO partner acts as an extension of your staff, becoming deeply familiar with your organization and culture. RPO’s are not only dedicated to helping you fill your immediate, and potentially challenging, openings they can help your business develop a long-term, proactive candidate pipeline for mission-critical roles. This consistent partnership allows an RPO to build market intelligence in key areas to attract the best talent, not just the best of what is immediately available.

An RPO partner represents your brand so there can be absolute transparency with candidates about who you are, providing for a better candidate experience than the traditional model where firms typically cannot divulge who their client is for competitive reasons.

Other benefits to Recruitment Process Outsourcing:

1.Streamline the Recruitment Process

An RPO partner can manage your entire recruitment process, utilizing proven, consistent best practices.  From meeting with the hiring manager, to understanding your needs beyond what’s contained in the job description, to interview coaching and offer negotiation, an RPO partner will work with your hiring leaders every step of the way.

2. Shorter Time to Hire for Specialized or Executive Roles

Posting entry-level jobs may attract a suitable talent pool, but most highly skilled talent and executives aren’t going to apply based on an ad. In fact, LinkedIn estimates that 70% of the global workforce is comprised of passive candidates. An RPO provider helps you boost your employer brand and provides access to extensive talent networks of individuals not actively seeking a new role.

3. Spend Less Time Interviewing and Reduce Turnover

A common complaint among hiring managers is that their current processes or agencies aren’t effective at identifying candidates who will not just meet the job requirements but fit the company culture as well. This can be due to a lack of clarity provided by the job description, the screening process, or an inability to assess soft skills needed for the role. This issue often results in high turnover rates that cost your organization time and money. Your RPO partner will immerse themselves in your organization to fully understand what it means to be an employee and minimize the risks of a bad hire.

4. Flexible RPO Pricing Models

An RPO partner can provide assistance now and at the level you need.  Whether you need additional support to meet seasonal hiring demands, or you need full-lifecycle support for fluctuating levels of hiring throughout the year, an RPO provider will ramp up to meet your demand to maintain alignment between recruitment costs and needs.

We recognize that effective talent acquisition is critical to the success of small to mid-sized businesses—but it doesn’t have to come at the cost of your team’s time or your bottom line.

Our outsourced recruitment services are designed to give you the strategic support you need—whether for a single key hire or ongoing talent acquisition. In addition to recruitment process outsourcing, we also offer full-service Human Resources and Accounting solutions to help your organization operate efficiently and grow with confidence.

Contact us to learn how we can support your hiring and business goals.