The document discusses the benefits of using Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) as a talent acquisition strategy. It provides four key reasons to use RPO: 1) to tackle anticipated or unanticipated high volume staffing needs by allowing companies to flexibly scale hiring, 2) to increase quality and speed of hiring by leveraging experienced recruiters, 3) to ensure consistent tracking and compliance with hiring processes and regulations, and 4) to enhance the employment brand to improve candidates' experience and perception of the company. Case studies then demonstrate how RPO has helped companies address high volume hiring needs, increase hiring quality and speed, and improve tracking and compliance. The document concludes by outlining the typical stages involved in

1. IS RPO
THE BEST
Talent Acquisition
Strategy For You?

2. Top 4 Reasons to Use
RPO as a Talent
Acquisition Strategy
Tackle Anticipated
or Unanticipated
High Volume
Staffing Needs
RPO companies can help
satisfy seasonal or cyclical
hiring needs, and ramp
your staff up or down
at a fair cost.
Increase
Quality and
Speed to
Talent
Consistent
Tracking and
Compliance.
Enhance Your
Employment
Brand.
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3. Case Study:
HIGH VOLUME HIRING

4. • Agency costs were sky rocketing
• Number of open positions exceeded available
recruiting resources
The Dilemma
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An East Coast-based Health Care
System needed to employ 70+
travel nurses to staff upwardsof
26 operatingroom facilities.
Two main problems were
identifiedin this hiring model:

5. The Strategy
A project-based RPO model was used to
accomplish the following:
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Source talent on a national level, while
supporting market relocation for critical
positions.
Develop a feeder program to engage
internalemployees.
Partner with local colleges to hire new
graduatesand nurses with strong
acumen for the OR.
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6. The Impact
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Successful completion of all requisitionobjectives.
70+ Staff hired over a 12 month period.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars saved by
decreasing agency staffing costs.
With positions filled on-time at a lower cost, this
Health Care Systemis not only in stable condition,
but thriving!

7. Increase Quality and
Speed to Talent.
Utilizing a team of
experienced,
professional recruiters
can increase the quality
of hires and the speed
with which you fill open
positions.
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Top 4 Reasons to Use
RPO as a Talent
Acquisition Strategy

8. What’s hindering
your ability to
hire great talent?

9. The TalentLandscape
You may not
be covering
all your
bases.
Candidatesare less likely
to jump through hoops.
Candidatesmove
on quickly.
If you’re hard to find
online,candidates
will be too.
CANDIDATE’S PERSPECTIVE
76%FT WORKERS
ACTIVELY
LOOKING
48%EMPLOYERS
CAN’T FILL
VACANCIES
66% Of job seekers will wait less than two weeks to
hear back from an employer before they consider it a
lost opportunityand move on.
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Source:

10. The TalentLandscape
Your RPO
program
will help to
manage
risk.
RPO can simplify your
hiring process.
DedicatedRPO staff
respondsrapidly to
candidates.
The RPO provider
will work with you
to build your
brand.
Although 76 percent of full-time, employed workers are actively looking for a
job or open to new opportunities, almost half, 48 percent, of employers can’t
find workers to fill job vacancies.
EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE
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Source:

11. Case Study:
INCREASED HIRING
QUALITY & SPEED

12. • Zero technology infrastructure in place; no
website, email, etc.
• Lack of resources to meet the tight deadline
A startup hospitalneeded to staff
the reopening of Psychiatric
Facility with chief-levelpositions
and direct care staff (150 roles in
total) in a 90-day period.
The Dilemma
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13. The Strategy
A customized RPO Solution was used to accomplish
the following:
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Leverage job boardsand existing provider
technology to advertise job openings.
Coordinateall aspects of the hiring
process; i.e. interviews, background
checks, etc.
On-board new hires exclusively by the
provider in a systematic process.

14. The Impact
Instant access to critical technologies to
source qualifiedcandidates.
A new, streamlinedand sustainable
hiring process was created.
All 150 roles were filled in 6 months;
three months less than the projected
timeline.
Filled all positions in less time than expected, with better quality
candidates and an improved process as well!

15. ConsistentTracking
and Compliance.
An RPO partner can
handle and assure
adherence to all
necessary compliance
measures within the
sourcing, recruiting,
and hiring process.
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Top 4 Reasons to Use
RPO as a Talent
Acquisition Strategy

16. Tracking Consistency and Compliance
HIRINGIN
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
HIRINGACROSS
MULTIPLE DIVISIONS
HIRINGBY MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE
HIRINGDONE AT
DIFFERENT TIMES
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What causes hiring
inconsistencies?

17. Process
A BIG PARTof RPO is PROCESS
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Standardized processes,
created with your RPO program,
can enhance efficiency and
accountability,
while decreasing liability.

18. Tracking Consistency and Compliance
Your RPO solution can
prevent inconsistencies
and increase
compliance by
implementing
standardized
procedures.
And, your
RPO provider
can provide metrics
to help you gain
insight into recruiting
performanceand
identify trends and other
considerationsbefore they
become problems.

19. Case Study:
TRACKING AND COMPLIANCE

20. The Dilemma
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A client approachedYoh with a
major hiring hurdle.
They were experiencing an offer-decline rate
into the 50th percentile as a result of broken
and inconsistencies in the talent acquisition
process.

21. The Strategy
The talent acquisition process was redesigned after
identifying the following:
Widespreadinefficiencies through the
recruiting and hiring process.
Additional training and expertise was
needed; specifically aroundoffer and
negotiation strategies.
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22. The Impact
The client saw an immediate
lift in the offer-to-acceptance
rate, from under 50% to 90%
accepted offers

23. Enhance Your
Employment Brand.
A candidate's
experience applying
and interviewing for a
job at your organization
has a direct impact on
its employment brand.
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Top 4 Reasons to Use
RPO as a Talent
Acquisition Strategy

24. EmploymentBrand
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WHAT STORYIS YOUR COMPANY TELLING?

25. RPO can help your company tell its story…
EmploymentBrand101
Why your employer brand is important
• Your employer brand determines how candidatesview yourcompany
• A bad image can hurt your hiring efforts
How can RPO help that?
RPO can enhance your employer brand by creating a consistent hiring process
which will improve candidate’stotal experience. For example, your RPO provider
can manage and monitor your social media profiles by providinga script and
response strategy. This accomplishes the following:
• Ensurescoverage of a high-touch forum for candidatesto interact with your
company.
• Real time monitoring of accountson Facebook, Glassdoor, & LinkedIn.
• Prevents negative posts from remaining on company pages
• Ensures a great candidateisn’t ignored because nobodysaw their post.

26. EmploymentBrand101
• Protects brand image
and reputation
• Prevents missed hiring
opportunities
• Employee referrals
• Boost candidate
perception
• RPO provider learns
and maintainsyour
brand experience
• Provider ensures
candidatesare a perfect
match

27. NOW WHAT?

28. How do yougetstarted?
If you decide RPO is
right for you, your RPO
provider will take
you through a few
steps to get
started…

29. Stages of RPO
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DISCOVERY
 RPO provider and client meet and begin to map
out a desired process.
 This process will inform and support many of
the design elements of the RPO solution.

30. Stages of RPO
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DESIGN
• RPO provider designs a custom solution that will best
fit the client’s needs.
• At this stage, recommendations regarding changes in
technologies and/or additional support roles will be
identified and determined.

31. Stages of RPO
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IMPLEMENTATION
• Data collected during the discovery phase is used
to finalize the RPO solution.
• On/Off-site support from the RPO provider team
to confidently and successfully launch the
program.

32. A Need to Tackle
Anticipated or
Unanticipated High
Volume Staffing Needs.
RPO companies can
help satisfy seasonal or
cyclical hiring needs,
and ramp your staff up
or down at a fair cost.
A Desire to Increase
Quality and Speed to
Talent.
Utilizing a team of
experienced,
professional recruiters
can increase the quality
of hire and the speed
with which you fill open
positions.
A Desire for Consistent
Tracking and
Compliance.
An RPO partner can
handle and assure
adherence to all
necessary compliance
measures within the
sourcing, recruiting,
and hiring process.
A Need to Enhance
Your Employment
Brand.
A candidate's
experience applying
and interviewing for a
job at your organization
has a direct impact on
its employment brand.
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RECAP: HOW RPO CAN
HELP YOUR COMPANY

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ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES…

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