Common business scenarios
- Occasional vs sustained hiring.
- One-off roles vs an ongoing programme.
- A need for process consistency.
- Scaling without fixed overhead.
Evaluation criteria
- Volume and continuity of hiring.
- Need for process and reporting.
- Governance capacity.
- Cost model fit.
Decision framework
- Define the goal, volume, timeline and budget.
- Weigh control versus flexibility and speed.
- Assess your in-house capacity honestly.
- Consider a blended approach, not a binary.
- Pilot or trial before committing where possible.
Workforce considerations
- Agencies fit occasional, specific hires.
- RPO fits sustained, programmatic hiring.
- RPO needs scope and governance.
- A blend can work.
Risk considerations
- RPO without sustained volume.
- Agencies for everything at scale.
- Weak governance either way.
- Transition effort for RPO.
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