Issue link: https://insights.randstadsourceright.com/i/940092
the situation Headquartered in the U.K., one of the world's largest professional services firms faced daunting challenges when recruiting and retaining quality talent for permanent entry-level roles. With other major industry players hiring associates and senior associates during the same peak seasons, this employer needed more flexible processes and resources to meet varying demand, and to engage the right candidates before losing them to the competition. Previously, the client had a reliance on agencies and lacked the visibility it needed to ensure compliance and a positive experience for talent. These hurdles, combined with the rising costs of sourcing both contractors and permanent hires, drove the organization's talent leaders to seek out recruitment transformation. the solution Randstad Sourceright answered the call with a tailored end-to-end RPO solution, combined with a flexible MSP program, that is exceeding the client's expectations. With support from shared services resources in Randstad's London and Budapest recruitment centers, the blended solution is creating greater flexibility and standardization in hiring, while improving quality of candidates and drastically reducing the client's agency fees. Through end-to-end RPO, Randstad Sourceright provides support for the employer's permanent hiring activities, filling approximately 1,600 senior associate roles each year. Providing additional project-based RPO, Randstad Sourceright also delivers recruiting services for an important diversity initiative designed to help women return to the workforce, and advances the company's talent retention strategy by providing interviewing services for internal mobility projects. CV-sifting support services help the client's in-house recruiting team identify right-fit talent for manager-level roles and above within 48 hours. Realizing the benefits of expertise provided by several sourcers in Randstad Sourceright's recruitment centers, the client plans to expand its use of these sourcing services. Randstad Sourceright's MSP services are also in place to support all of the client's temporary and contractor resources and solutions, including a summer work experience program. Working with on-site recruiters, sourcers from Randstad Sourceright's recruitment center in London help find the temporary talent the professional services firm needs for project- based engagements much more quickly, while two compliance specialists in the Budapest recruitment center handle onboarding to reduce risks and provide an excellent candidate experience. Through RPO and MSP, this global professional services firm is experiencing increased hiring efficiency and supporting compliance, while reducing costs and time to offer. By utilizing both the London and Budapest recruitment centers, talent is more thoroughly vetted in less time, helping the industry leader stay ahead of its competition, enhance the candidate experience and sustain a flexible talent acquisition function that aligns with business goals. © Randstad Sourceright. 2018 human forward. multinational professional services leader boosts candidate satisfaction with blended talent solution.