Category: Talent Attraction

Understanding Strategic Talent Solutions: MSP vs RPO.

19 May 2026

Workforce planning is increasingly challenging for organisations. Political and economic uncertainty, allied to rapid technological advances, mean that future changes in the workforce can be difficult to forecast. Hiring organisations have to make difficult decisions about the constitution of the workforce. Which skills and services are core? Which roles are permanent, which are contact? Where can they rely on specialist consultants or freelance support?

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What does a permanent and contingent hiring solution look like?

6 May 2026

Organisations build their own in-house talent teams to maintain quality and manage costs. As hiring needs change, those teams can come under different types of pressure. How do they scale more quickly to meet increased demand? What is the process for implementing the latest technology effectively, to improve candidate experience? How do they build new attraction strategies, source […]

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How to determine your Talent Acquisition budget for 2026.

24 October 2025

As Talent Acquisition budget planning for 2026 is underway, what’s the forecast? For much of the past two years, talent acquisition has been navigating through turbulent weather. Market slowdowns, hiring freezes, and corporate restructures created a storm that left even the most seasoned TA leaders clutching their umbrellas. Yet as 2025 winds down and organisations […]

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An RPO provider must prioritise candidate experience.

28 July 2025

Candidates are full of hope and expectation. But your RPO provider just wants to fill vacancies and fill spreadsheets. RPO has revolutionised how organisations source, attract, and hire talent. By partnering with an RPO provider, companies gain access to scalable talent solutions, global recruitment expertise, and streamlined hiring workflows. Despite all of this, a common […]

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Is your RPO solution in need of a reset?

7 July 2025

It feels as though there are a lot of recruitment providers out there that are still just going through the motions. An RPO solution which lacks vision and strategy must evolve their offering. There is no doubt that, amongst clients, the appetite for change is greater than ever. But what does a fresh approach to […]

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Is your contingent workforce diverse?

12 June 2025

The conversation around diversity in talent acquisition is in danger of becoming at best uniform, at worst – banal. Uniformity or banality, it’s not a great outcome either way. It’s become too easy to say and do the right things around DE&I, without thinking differently about meaningful strategic goals. It’s become too easy to add […]

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RPO myths and realities. Uncovered.

5 June 2025

RPOs aren’t what they used to be. At one time, providers offered nothing more than inflexible outsourced recruitment exclusively for large businesses, but times have changed. Many RPOs of the past have been replaced with providers that think differently. These RPO providers are strategic, agile, and help organisations hire smarter. But outsourced recruitment can still […]

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Yesterday’s RPO solution isn’t built for today’s talent landscape.

13 May 2025

A seismic shift in the workforce is underway. Thanks to accelerating technology and changing employee attitudes, organisations now have to think much more carefully about their RPO solution. They need to be more adaptable, more human-centric and more efficient. Therefore, RPOs have an obligation to assess how they can tailor their solutions to suit these […]

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Managed Service Provision. Out with the old, in with the new.

7 May 2025

The global contingent workforce is evolving. Organisations are facing new challenges around how they engage, manage and maintain that workforce. There’s a growing need for Managed Service Provision to evolve and step up at a strategic level. They need to prioritise workforce planning. Move with agility. Above all, they need to offer flexible services that […]

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