Recruitment Process Outsourcing

Recruitment has become a complex process in today's times. In the pursuit of the right candidate - who fits not just the role but the company's culture - companies have embarked on a combination of sometimes lengthy selection processes. They range from the standard test cum interview to psychometric tests to spending time with the CEO. The more long widing the process the greater the rejection rate resulting in the candidate success rate plummeting.

If getting thru such a process was not enough there are stringent reference checks to overcome.

An administratively over burdened Recruitment function is the not so unpalatable outcome of all this.

To focus their attention on the core task of identifying the right candidate companies are more and more outsourcing various administrative tasks. These include managing the test process (making the tests, conducting them online, getting them corrected) coordinating the entire process - candidate calling for tests and interviews - and conducting reference checks.

The result of such an outsourcing is really win win. The company gets to concentrate on Recruitment from a strategic perspective and not from a administrative or execution perspective.
Individuals in the function donot get bogged down by the trivial stuff which otherwise does derail the main process.

Recruitment companies also forge a strong symbiotic relationship with their clients - creating better understanding between the two.

However this does throw a large challenge to Recruitment consulting companies.
Firstly recruiters will be expected to have better Business skills since they would be expected to handle a larger gamut of tasks unlike yester years where it was mostly about sending that bunch of resumes for a particular position and then doing a waiting game with a client - for the outcome of the process.......