Recruitment Outsourcing Strengthens Overall Value of HR

Candidate cycle time and cost-per-hire are also reduced by virtue of the vendor's deep understanding of what works and what doesn't. While perhaps less dramatic than the expenses cited above, these costs also have a significant impact on an organization's bottom line.

Redirected HR focus

Finding the "right" Talent, while critical, is only one small item on the sizable HR "to do" list. As your firm's success hinges upon its ability to hold onto these stars and help them flourish, you cannot afford to push retention and development activities to the back burner. Outsourcing recruitment will enable you to dedicate ample time to the planning, implementation, and support of these and other high-level pursuits.

It is important to note that recruitment outsourcing is not necessarily an "all or nothing" venture. While a skilled full-service Talent provider can certainly administer your entire recruitment function - from performing departmental needs assessments to orienting new hires and temporary workers to the organization - there are a variety of other options available, including:

• Keeping your direct-hire process in-house while turning "ownership" of your contingent workforce over to a staffing partner;
• Submitting temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct hire requests to the vendor only on an "as needed" basis (i.e., when internal staff is overloaded or their efforts have been unsuccessful); and/or
• Utilizing a Talent provider to expand, support, or completely manage outreach programs such as college recruiting, job fairs, etc.

The importance of the staffing function cannot be overstated. A company's performance, after all, can only be as strong as that of the people who work for it. Equally vital, however, are performance management, leadership development, succession planning, and a host of other strategic HR initiatives.

The operational nature of recruitment lends itself very well to an outsourcing situation. Partnering with a Talent provider allows you to capitalize on the vendor's technology and expertise, reduce costs, meet fluctuating demands while maintaining a steady headcount, and - last but certainly not least - leverage existing resources in a way that makes a very direct and meaningful contribution to organizational effectiveness and your company's bottom line results.

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Brian Aumueller is Director of Clients Services, Advantage Human Resourcing®. He can be reached at baumueller@advhr.com.

Advantage Human Resourcing is a leading provider of professional and support-level Talent and value-driven workforce management solutions and services to corporations, government agencies, health and educational organizations. Advantage provides Clients

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