Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) involves an employer
turning the responsibility of finding potential job candidates
over to a third-party service provider.
An outgrowth of business process outsourcing (BPO), the
recruitment process outsourcing method is designed to bring
qualified candidates to a potential employer with minimal
involvement from HR staff.
An employer looking to fill open positions could sign a contract
with a recruitment process outsourcing firm, giving it
responsibility to find, screen and assess suitable candidates.
Recruitment process outsourcing is primarily used by
medium and large-sized companies and is often a popular
the choice for employers needing talent acquisition in
specialized or technical areas.
In a tight labour market where it can be difficult to attract
potential new employees, RPO can bring differently
perspectives, skills and attention to the problem, while, at
At the same time, freeing HR staff to focus on internal tasks.