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).
 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 is a form of Human Resource Outsourcing

RPO is not Staffing agency
 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.