8 Benefits of RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)

Having the right workforce is key to achieving organisational goals, attain maximum productivity and efficiency. But the growing scarcity of talent is such that every organization across every industry face challenges when it comes to winning top talent. But those who do, not only survive but thrive in the competitive business landscape.

What is Recruitment Process Outsourcing?

Recruitment Process Outsourcing is outsourcing part of, or all of the activities involved in the recruitment process to an external third party RPO services provider. The recruitment agency is responsible for managing the entire recruitment process including sourcing, assessing, interview scheduling and hiring on your behalf. An experienced recruitment partner like Alp Consulting can provide organizations with top talent, whilst reducing cost-per-hire, time-to-hire and improve the Return on Investment.

To enhance their internal employee selection processes, many organizations now routinely outsource recruitment to expert agencies. This approach streamlines existing recruitment systems and expedites access to talent with the required skill sets.

What are the Benefits of RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)?

Recruitment Process Outsourcing offers numerous benefits to organisations. Organisations mostly choose RPO solutions to fill critical positions in their firm, that they themselves are unable to fill due to varied reasons like lack of resources, or a missing in-house dedicated recruitment team, due to budget constraints.

Here are some of the diverse benefits organizations can reap by taking the aid of Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services

1. Access to top talent

RPO providers solely specialise is sourcing the best talent through various recruitment methods, and over time they would have gathered a quality rich database with skilled professionals ready to fill crucial positions job positions. How so? RPO organizations recruit professionals with top notch recruitment skills and in addition to that train them if required to ensure they understand the in and out of recruiting for various industries with distinct needs. RPO providers are also known to being fully transparent through the entire recruitment process and provide full access to the client organization along with frequent reporting of the recruitment process.

2. Swift recruitment of candidates

Recruitment is a long, tedious and time-consuming process and is one of the hardest parts of the job for in-house recruiters. RPO agencies help acquire skilled candidates swiftly, reducing the time-to- fill by a huge margin. This is beneficial for organizations as

• They do not have to lose in opportunity costs or revenue
• Can get access to skilled candidates swiftly in case of an emergency where a critical position is open

The reasons why an RPO is s effective is their many years of expertise, technology and recruiting acumen.

3. Cost effective

You may wonder how is engaging with an RPO partner cost-effective for an organization as you must shell out money. But what most miss to see are the hidden costs associated with the recruitment process when executed in-house, apart from the department budget costs. There is also one other significant risk of recruiting with the help of in-house team, and that’s a bad hire. A bad hire will not only cost you greatly but will also be a huge setback for the entire team’s functioning. An RPO can guarantee the perfect hire as well as reduce costs by eliminating waste and improving efficiency across the organization.

4. Better scalability and flexibility

Hiring needs vary from time to time in all organizations. There may be times when you have more open positions to fill and times when you don’t. According to the frequency of your hiring needs, the right RPO agency will work with you, and offer flexible recruitment solutions so you can scale up or down your workforce as per business requirements. recruitment will be done on a project or on-demand basis which ensures that at every point in time, the right number of the most skilled persons are hired to fill workforce positions.

5. Ensures compliance with labour laws and regulations

If you are an organization looking to expand your business across states or countries, one of the most essential elements you must pay heed to is compliance with laws and regulations in the states and countries your organization is establishes and is operating in. But doing so with just your in-house team isn’t easy and most times is prone to errors as the employment rules are constantly changing and its essential to keep yourself updated about the same. But external recruitment agencies not only keep themselves updated about the changing rules and regulations of different regions, but also ensure compliance with them avoiding fines, penalties etc. RPO service providers are extensively knowledgeable in domestic and international labour laws and regulations and help clients from engaging in compliant recruitment practices.

6. Eliminates burden on HR (Human Resource) departments

A professional recruitment service provider can take responsibility of all of the HR functions or part of it depending on your need. But it helps to outsource some of the HR tasks that are time-consuming, repetitive and tedious in nature as it allows them to focus on other tasks like developing strategies for the betterment of the operations etc, which directly contribute to the success of the organization.

7. Boosts employer branding

Top level candidates are constantly sought after by firms from across the globe. But to attract the right candidates, the most important USP is the company’s image, as that’s the first thing candidates come across, both the passive and active candidates. So, it’s crucial to maintain and highlight the brand’s image on all platforms.

RPO providers thoroughly research a company’s brand as well as the competitors’ brands and form an analysis as to what’s lacking in the client company brand image in comparison to others. They then form a strategy to highlight the brands image and communicate the right message to the market. Essentially, they act as an extension of your in-house talent acquisition team.

8. A top-notch recruitment service

Experienced and reputable RPO providers such as Alp Consulting, in addition to their exclusive access to talent from across the globe, have the capability to provide a comprehensive recruitment service to clients that gives them a competitive edge over their competitors in terms of acquiring skilled candidates. From the selection process for target candidates to the testing phase and eventual hiring, these recruitment outsourcing services will pay attention to details to deliver the best possible candidates.

Choose the Right Hiring Partner

As a business if you are looking to reap maximum benefits from outsourcing your recruitment process, then you must choose the right recruitment partner. How do you do that? You obviously would have done thorough research and made a list of reputed, top recruitment agencies that have great reviews. But before you choose one, meet them, have a one-on-one chat with their RPO team and ensure that they have the right knowledge, resources and capabilities to source and hire talent that you need for your organization. Do a reputation check to understand the transparency of the RPO providers recruitment process.

Alp Consulting, with an experience of over 26 years in the staffing and recruitment industry is strategically positioned to provide clients with the best talent through our seamless recruitment process outsourcing services. We ensure that our clients are fully equipped to achieve their goals.