Never
play
the ‘B’
team.
Enterprise RPO might Just be
too big?
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) has gained popularity as a strategic solution for organisations looking to streamline their hiring processes, reduce costs, and improve overall talent acquisition efficiency.
However, despite its advantages, RPO might not be the right approach for every organisation. You might think that as a TA leader with an RPO in place, you have all your bases covered. Like any talent acquisition model, there are gaps in capacity and capability.
We have built a business around talent acquisition leaders. Whatever their TA operating model there are gaps in capability and capacity, and we sit between those gaps to provide seamless end-to-end solutions.
We have worked with a number of organisations that have a significant RPO element. While our core embedded recruitment can be applicable in meeting immediate hiring needs, often our work has been to look at hiring outcomes and RPO performance or provide services the RPO does not have the bandwidth for.
When we first met Takeda (NYSE:TAK), Japan's biggest pharmaceutical company, it was clear they needed some independent support to look at hiring outcomes in several key global locations. immersive deployed a small project team to deliver a combined workshop and desktop analysis of hiring patterns and outcomes in EMEA and North America.
Working closely with hiring managers, their leadership team and the global talent acquisition team, we quickly built a picture of where the issues were (without finger-pointing), providing detailed recommendations that could improve hiring outcomes and bring global TA, hiring managers and RPO closer together.
As a next step, we will expand the scope of our work based on the initial proof of concept to look at EVP Strategy and inclusive hiring and review the operating model in key locations.
immersive's approach deployed several people with different skills quickly and without the ‘baggage’ that might have been associated with an RPO.
THE RESULT.
As you would expect, we cannot tell you everything about successful 75% cost reduction compared to agency, with immersive's cost of hire now just a quarter of equivalent agency costs.
Beyond cost savings, immersive focused on understanding Kalibrate's business goals and culture, fostering and developing the employer brand. Transparency became key, with hiring managers and candidates actively participating in the process rather than being passive recipients.
immersive's dedicated approach yielded higher retention rates compared to agency hires, solidifying their status as an integral part of Kalibrate.
TACKLING TIME TO HIRE.
IF YOUR TA OPERATING MODEL FEATURES RPO DELIVERY FOR YOUR TA CAPABILITY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS, We SHOULD TALK.
