What Is RPO, and When Does It Make Sense?
Recruitment process outsourcing isn't only for large enterprises. Here's how to tell whether it fits your company right now.
Hiring
5 min read
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) means handing some or all of your hiring to an outside partner who works as an extension of your HR team. Unlike a staffing agency that fills one role at a time, an RPO partner takes ownership of the process itself: sourcing, screening, scheduling, offers, and reporting.
Signs RPO could help
You have more open roles than your recruiters can handle. Time-to-hire keeps slipping and good candidates accept other offers first. Hiring managers spend hours each week screening resumes. Agency fees are eating into your budget.
If two or more of these sound familiar, an RPO model will likely lower your cost per hire and give you more predictable results.
Choosing a model
Full-cycle RPO suits companies that want a complete recruiting function without building one. Project RPO works well for a defined push, such as opening a new office. On-demand recruiting adds capacity when your internal team is stretched.