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 […]
When it comes to hiring, many companies only call in an RPO provider when the alarm bells start ringing. It may be because they are scaling quickly, and they do not have the recruitment resource to cope in-house. Alternatively, they may have skills shortages in specialist areas and have realised they need to outsource help […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There’s always an RPO provider out there that can source candidates. Give someone a log-in to LinkedIn and they will probably have a list of links as quick as you can say ‘Download this free Boolean Search Generator’. If you don’t want to know the results, look away now. As AI technology makes the process […]
As each generation makes decisions about how they want their career to unfold, employers have an obligation to think strategically. Organisations need to consider how they shape opportunities to match the aspirations of the contingent workforce and the changing labour market. Gen Zedders will make up an increasing percentage of contingent workforces in the future. […]
Contingent talent marketing isn’t new. It’s long been used by RPOs to reach, attract and engage both active and passive job seekers. But talent marketing is used sparingly – and less effectively – when it comes to contingent workers and suppliers. Unfortunately, not every MSP will provide this service. Many continue to offer a traditional, […]
