What's project RPO, and how is it different from enterprise RPO? | WilsonHCG

Project recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) has many definitions floating around in the market. Rather than sticking to rigid definitions, we work with our client partners to define their recruitment needs and create a dynamic project RPO solution. When an organization’s looking to augment its recruitment team or function, we consider a variety of business drivers to configure the right approach. Project RPO, on the other hand, leans into a timelier approach that’s more pointed at a specific objective rather than a huge overhaul of an entire talent function.

Whether it’s short-term help or longer-term opportunities that are needed, an RPO model will improve quality-of-hire, provide a scalable answer to your business hiring challenges, and offer advanced labor market intelligence – all while bringing in the most diverse, cost-effective hires.

Project RPO vs. an enterprise RPO solution

Traditionally, RPO involves an ongoing, holistic approach toward improving your talent function. It optimizes processes, helps you scale, and accelerates key hiring metrics over time to showcase value and impact. Because it involves a degree of change management and buy-in, without the right alignment, implementation can be a lengthy process. However, project RPO allows for a pilot project angle, where smaller initiatives with a quicker turnaround can be achieved without the obligation of a longer-term solution in place.

There are many reasons why an organization may need a more project-focused RPO partner than a larger-scale RPO solution, of course. And some of these organizational needs may span a one-off project or eventually grow into an enterprise RPO solution.

Based on our experiences, the following are the top challenges for our clients that benefit most from project-based support:

• Changing business strategy or structure: This includes expanding to new locations, and supporting or restructuring a new team function
• An expanding volume of work: Support for recently right-sized teams that need more resources to deliver for the business, sudden spikes, or seasonality in business and hiring trends
• Defined needs in critical areas: This ranges from increased skill-specific hiring needs, whether it’s tech, high-volume roles, or any other business areas due to growing gaps

Since none of our RPO solutions are one-size-fits-all, in a project-based solution, you can count on selecting any or all the following for WilsonHCG to deliver:

• Talent market intelligence
• Recruitment strategy
• Advanced sourcing
• Screening
• Interviewing
• Offer management
• Reporting
• Tech stack (as needed)
• A dedicated partnership team

By choosing WilsonHCG as an RPO partner, you can access a team of industry experts dedicated to meeting your unique needs. We’re eager to demonstrate ways we can support clients' RPO needs, whether they’re project-focused or longer-term. Contact us now to schedule a consultation and see what we can do for you!