Recruitment Process Outsourcing in the Post-Recession Economy
A growing number of companies are exploring RPO as a vehicle to take advantage of recruiting techniques and technologies, while keeping costs down. It sounds great in concept, but is it really working in practice? Take this survey by Horses for Sources and Human Resource Executive Online.
Before the recession decimated the global economy, enterprises of all sizes, with some notable exceptions, resisted handing over their recruiting functions to a third party to manage.
Managing end-to-end recruiting processes was viewed as a highly strategic competency that shouldn’t be trusted in the hands of third party managed services providers. However, the demands of the post-recession economy are swiftly changing business requirements and C-suite attitudes, and our research shows many business leaders are giving recruitment-process outsourcing a closer look.
With many under-resourced HR departments challenged to cope with the renewed need to staff-up in key business functions, RPO is increasingly being viewed as a cost-effective way to add expertise, while retaining workforce flexibility.
Faced with a still-uncertain economy, enterprises are grappling with their capability to recruit the new staff they need, while managing a workforce that can expand or contract quickly, in response to volatile market conditions. Our research is showing that a growing number of companies are exploring RPO as a vehicle to take advantage of recruiting techniques and technologies, while keeping costs down. However, while it sounds great in concept, is it really working in practice, and how many organizations will really take the plunge?
If you’re an HR practitioner with recruiting responsibility, your opinion is vital for our research. Horses for Sources and HREOnline TM have teamed up to run a survey assessing whether HR departments are using RPO, your current experiences and attitudes towards RPO, and whether you plan to explore RPO as a recruitment enabler in the future. Please share your views and experiences with us .
In return for your time, you will receive a complimentary copy of the study findings. In addition, three customer responses will be randomly selected to receive a complimentary six-month subscription to Horses for Sources research, where you can pose questions to our experts on HR and recruiting services strategy.
Thanks for your time — your opinions and experiences are extremely valuable for furthering our research.
