Recruitment Process Outsourcing

A Perspective

Definition: Recruitment Process
Outsourcing (RPO) can be defined as
a business formed due to the result of
a company entrusting its Recruitment
to a third party.

RPO is a form of Human Resource
Outsourcing (HRO).

RPO is a form of Human Resource Outsourcing
RPO is not Staffing agency


Head Hunter or Staffing Agencies


Staffing agencies limit themselves to supplying
the companies with the prospective employees
list. The overall recruitment management is
retained by the client company.
RPO A Description
Owns the design of recruitment process.

Manages the recruitment process.

List creation and managing the database.

Provide end to end talent acquisition.

Job Profiling.

RPO A Description contd.
Sourcing.

Scheduling and conducting interviews.

On boarding of a New Hire.


Pros of a RPO
Cost per recruit is greatly reduced.

Company saves on advt.

Time taken to recruit is reduced.

Taking the right candidate reduces the Training Period

Cons of a RPO
Employee hired by RPO may not put in the same effort.

As a result retention might take a hit.

There might be gaps in communicating the client culture.