Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions

Enhance your organisation’s talent strategies with the ability to identify, engage, and onboard new skills and expertise at scale. 

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Unlock the power of RPO with Hays

In a rapidly evolving talent landscape, traditional recruitment methods often fall short. Hays’ Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions are designed to embed expert capability directly within your organisation, delivering scalable, creative, and data-driven talent strategies that fuel your growth and ensure you have the right people in place to achieve your ambitions.

How Hays' Recruitment Process Outsourcing can benefit your business

  • Strategic partnership that scales with you

    Talent acquisition is complex and increasingly costly to manage. But with Hays RPO, you gain a dedicated team of specialists, cutting-edge technology, and proven best practice, all embedded within your business. From forecasting future demand and optimising sourcing, to delivering assessment and onboarding, we ensure you have the right people in place to achieve your ambitions.

  • Access to dynamic talent networks

    Leverage our extensive networks to engage a diverse mix of expertise, including specialist skills in technology and beyond. Our RPO hiring strategies connect you to the talent you need, while our engagement approach ensures your brand is front of mind for top candidates.

  • Intelligent, data-driven decisions

    Together, we’ll make smart choices about demand levels, critical talent gaps, and sourcing strategies, reducing the time spent approaching and onboarding the people who will power your growth.

  • Elevate your employer brand

    In a talent-scarce market, professionals care about more than just about remuneration. We help you build a compelling employer value proposition (EVP), aligning your branding, culture, and messaging to position your organisation as a great place to work.

     

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What does this service involve?
 

Leading talent acquisition technology

Whether you need to optimise your existing platforms or explore new ones, we’ll deliver an integrated suite of technology designed to increase efficiencies.

Elevated insights and decision-making

Our goal is to help you get work done, better. We’ll offer actionable insights and a wealth of contemporary market data to inform a smarter workforce strategy and provide a competitive edge.

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Are you ready to enhance the reach of your in-house capability? Talk to our Enterprise Solutions team today.




What is Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)?

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is a strategic partnership where experienced recruitment partners manage all or part of your hiring process. It’s a flexible, scalable solution that aligns with your goals and improves efficiency, control and outcomes - whether you’re outsourcing recruitment for the first time or looking to optimise an existing approach.

 

How does Hays RPO work?

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    Leading talent acquisition tech

    Optimise your existing platforms or explore new ones, we deliver integrated technology solutions that boost efficiency.

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    Elevated decision-making

    We provide actionable insights and contemporary market data to inform your workforce strategy and give you a competitive edge.

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    Tailored solutions for every need

    Whether you need support for a sudden surge in demand or a long-term strategic partner, Hays offers flexible RPO solutions.

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    Embedded partnership

    Our experts operate as part of your organisation, seamlessly integrating with your teams and systems.

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    Fast, scalable support

    Modular services - like sourcing, screening, onboarding, or tech optimisation - deployed quickly to meet your goals.

RPO solutions tailored to your permanent hiring needs

RPO Essentials: cost‑effective recruitment support
If keeping costs low is critical, RPO Essentials provides an integrated recruitment solution without the need to invest in your own technology stack. Hays delivers an end‑to‑end service, including an Applicant Tracking System configured to your organisation and optimised by our experts.

With RPO Essentials, you benefit from a wide range of complementary recruitment technologies and expertise, all designed to deliver efficiency and value while working within your budget.



RPO for Tech: attracting scarce and emerging skills
For organisations hiring in competitive or emerging skill areas, RPO for Tech offers a specialist approach designed to engage hard‑to‑reach talent and accelerate hiring outcomes. One size does not fit all - strategies that work for one function or discipline may not translate to others.

Our RPO for Tech service is tailored for organisations building new capabilities or recruiting in fast‑moving technology markets. It recognises the demands and preferences of highly sought‑after skill sets, using streamlined processes and targeted engagement routes to help you outpace the competition.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) FAQs

RPO is when an organisation partners with an external specialist to manage all or part of its hiring process. An RPO provider acts as a part of your team, delivering expertise, technology, and scalable solutions to attract, assess, and hire the right talent, faster and more efficiently. This approach helps businesses reduce costs, improve candidate quality, and create a better hiring experience. 

Recruitment agencies focus on sourcing candidates, while RPO companies design and implement strategies across the full recruitment process, supporting your business from workforce planning through to onboarding and development.

Absolutely. We’re experienced at optimising and delivering RPO services across a variety of platforms and systems, supporting you in the development and management of your recruitment technology.

RPO is an ideal solution for quickly and cost-effectively scaling your hiring to meet peaks in demand. At Hays, we offer modular RPO services that can be deployed quickly to meet urgent or short-term hiring needs. From sourcing and screening to onboarding and tech optimisation, we’ll tailor the right mix of support to help you scale fast, without the overhead of a full RPO programme. 

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