subject: How Recruitment Process Outsourcing Can Save You Time And Money [print this page] It's often said that people are a business' biggest asset, but many businesses find it increasingly hard to recruit the right people for vacant roles.
Recruiting for a vacancy is also an extremely time consuming task, which diverts your focus from what you do best. Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective - someone on the outside of the business - to help you see the people you should be employing. Too often employers get caught in a cycle of constantly employing the same types of people, which isn't conducive to a diverse working environment and can often leave the team lacking key skills.
Recruitment process outsourcing puts the responsibility of recruiting in the hands of the experts. Whilst it will free up your existing resources, which will be invaluable to your business, RPO gives you access to best practice and best value at a fragment of the cost of employing a dedicated recruiter.
Handing over your recruitment to an RPO partner means you can, if you wish, pass on the management of all job applications, whether they are internal or external. An RPO partner can write a job and/or person specification, screen and test candidates, and co-ordinate and manage interviews with potential candidates. They can also induct new staff, and modify your website to provide job adverts and supporting information online.
RPO companies can give you expert assistance at a reduced cost because they remove your reliance on agencies. The effective time management that RPO offers means that you won't spend time sifting through piles of applications; you'll see pre-screened, full interviewed and briefed potential candidates.
When deciding which RPO company to partner with, you should be clear about what you need in line with your existing HR strategy. Check any testimonials with clients of the RPO Company to make sure they deliver their claims, and finally build a number of key performance indicators so that you and the RPO Company can track improvements.
