Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

An Extension of Your Team 

Robertson RPO is simply a flexible and scalable extension of your talent acquisition team. Our experienced recruiters work alongside your talent acquisition team to augment their capacity and enhance their skills without adding head count. You retain control of recruitment.  

Robertson RPO specializes in building unique solutions for complex organizations and unique recruiting challenges. Every program is designed from the ground up to address your unique recruiting needs and compliance requirements, so you can hire quality talent at scale, faster.  

Our RPO solutions are customized to address a variety of client needs including:

Project

Provides extra capacity and specialized expertise when hiring for expansion projects, niche sectors, or by job category, delivering results within your timeline. 

On-Demand

Contract recruiter support, supplementing internal recruitment resources and delivery strategies to deal with surges in recruitment volume.  

Contingent

Robertson recruits contract employees, alongside permanent employees. This unique solution  provides a holistic view of your talent for better workforce planning and help you reduce costs 

Enterprise

Outsource all aspects of recruiting; from employee branding to onboarding. Robertson RPO becomes HR’s Talent Acquisition function and strategic partner. 

Technology Experts

As experts in talent acquisition technology, we understand that no single suite of technologies can meet everyone’s needs. As technology-agnostic advisors, we recommend solutions that suit our clients’ requirements using various technology stacks based on their recruiting volume. We can integrate into any Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to ensure an efficient technology ecosystem for recruitment operations. 

We deliver results

Robertson RPO delivers recruiting results in challenging situations. We have a proven track record of finding talent for specialized roles that are hard to fill and doing it fast and cost-effectively. Finding good talent that stays and performs well is table-stakes for any recruiter. As a strategic recruitment partner, clients trust Robertson not just to deliver quality hires, but to help them make their recruiting processes more effective and provide comprehensive reporting that helps them mitigate talent risk and improve the ROI of their recruiting budget.  

Learn about our approach

Explore our recruitment process outsourcing case studies.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)​ FAQ

RPO is a model in which an organization outsources all or part of its recruitment function to an external partner like Robertson. Robertson designs each RPO solution from the ground up so companies can hire talent at scale — faster when they internal capacity constraints or capability gaps for certain types of talent.

Robertson offers four RPO models: Contingent, Enterprise, Project, and On-Demand. Each is built around a different need, from full-function outsourcing to targeted, temporary support.

  • Contingent RPO — recruits contract employees alongside permanent staff, which can save up to 20% on overall spend and improve workforce-planning visibility.
  • Enterprise RPO — outsources all aspects of recruiting, from employer branding to onboarding, becoming HR's talent-acquisition function and strategic partner.
  • Project RPO — adds capacity and specialized expertise for expansion projects, niche sectors, or specific job categories, on your timeline.
  • On-Demand RPO — provides contract recruiter support to supplement internal recruitment resources when needed.

A staffing agency fills individual roles, whereas RPO takes ownership of the recruitment process itself — or a defined part of it — as an ongoing partner. RPO is designed to improve quality, speed, and cost across many hires, not just to place one candidate at a time. 

Robertson RPO is designed to help organizations hire at scale for less than internal teams or external agencies, and its Contingent model can save up to 20% on overall spend. Clients also typically see time-to-hire fall by 30–80%. 

Robertson designs each RPO solution around your specific requirements, so it can supplement your internal team or operate as an extension of your talent-acquisition function. The On-Demand and Project models add capacity where you need it, while Enterprise RPO acts as an embedded strategic partner. 

Contingent RPO is a model in which Robertson manages both contract and permanent hiring under one program. It gives you a holistic view of your talent for better workforce planning and can save up to 20% on overall recruitment spend.

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