- July 2008

An industry PRO explains how an outsourced solution can keep your HR team from being distracted by recruitment’s administrative chores.

- Staffing Industry Report, February 28, 2007

This article details the growing need for recruitment process outsourcing. As the gap between the U.S. workforce and the number of jobs available continues to increase, companies need to improve their ability to both attract and retain talent. Turning to a RPO expert to manage the recruitment process from receipt-of-requisition to on-boarding will help meet talent acquisition requirements more effectively.

- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Companies who view recruitment process outsourcing as another type of business process outsourcing (BPO) service can often fall into a trap with potentially negative consequences. This article illustrates the risks involved in RPO that do not exist in other business processes. All recruiting efforts are aimed at a result of a successful hire, and payment for services needs to be evaluated considering both the completion of the hiring component transactions and the end result. Companies and RPO providers need to consider the risk-reward balance in any RPO deal.

- 2006 Staffing.org Inc.
- June 28, 2006
- Nick Burkholder

Companies today face the decision of whether or not to outsource. More importantly, they also must determine how to choose the right outsourcing provider. This article outlines the four dimensions of human capital and the five steps to effective outsourcing.

- By Elissa Tucker, Tino Kao, and Nidhi Verma
- Hewitt Associates

This report unveils five trends that are changing the workforce - 1) smaller and less sufficiently skilled, 2) global, 3) virtual, 4) diverse, and 5) autonomous and empowered. The report then outlines the implications that these five trends will have on talent management. Finally, the report highlights examples of organizations that are already using innovative talent management practices.

- Hewitt Associates

Over 50 companies have reported into Hewitt's HR Analyzer, which gathers detailed statistics on HR expenses, resources, and processes. The data collected is the foundation of this report on the transformation of HR function to deliver greater value at lower cost. This article examines why some companies succeed at this endeavor while others fail.

- Hewitt Associates

Hewitt provides an introduction into strategic sourcing and the strategic role of outsourcing within an organization. Additionally, the article explains why Human Resources is the prime candidate for outsourcing and explores the benefits of doing so.

- By Harry Feinberg
- HRO Today, August 11, 2004

Harry Feinberg states "RPO is the future of recruiting and staffing…" Mr. Feinberg takes a look at the scarcity of talent in the work force. Recruitment process outsourcing, a piece of HRO, is the answer to today's marketplace. According to Mr. Feinberg, recruiting has become highly sophisticated, fast moving, and technologically advanced - best left to the professionals that specialize in the recruitment space.

- By Rosaleen Blair
- HRO Europe, June 2004

Many HR Directors shy away from business process outsourcing (recruitment outsourcing) for fear of losing control. In this article, Ms. Blair points to why it makes sense to overcome that fear and reap the significant benefits of recruitment process outsourcing - including a reduction in cost of hire, a streamlined recruitment process, and an HR team that is strategic, flexible and effective.

- Hewitt Associates Timely Topics
- February 2004

In ten years, the workforce will look dramatically different than it does today. Illuminating statistics are shared about the aging, shrinking, globalization, and diversified workforce of tomorrow. In this survey, 27 companies share their opinions about these changes.