| In my experience, internal recruiting departments have | | | | to the price paid. Utilizing offshore recruiters who are |
| to cope with many statistics measured on process | | | | efficient and affordable has proven to dramatically |
| adherence and service delivery to internal customers. | | | | increase return on investment – as many |
| RPO's and 3rd parties are constantly seeking both | | | | corporations and major staffing firms themselves have |
| new technologies and techniques to drive greater | | | | experienced. |
| efficiency. | | | | Some of the cost effectiveness of using an offshore |
| While corporate recruiting plays a vital role in traditional | | | | recruiter comes from the savings in commissions, |
| lower level, support oriented and re-occurring type | | | | payroll costs, medical and dental insurance, |
| roles, it is in the best interest of the corporation to | | | | administrative costs, infrastructure and paid vacation. |
| employ an external service provider who has access | | | | Obviously, the right offshore team will have the |
| to the latest technologies and is also skilled at using | | | | required expertise, extensive database of resumes |
| them, for the other roles. A corporation biggest | | | | and technology at its disposal, along with the skill to |
| challenge in recruiting is always managing the internal | | | | derive the maximum from their resources. |
| recruitment process for the higher level, hard-to-find | | | | Recruiting aspects that are of strategic importance, like |
| passive candidates for vital roles. With the exception | | | | final interviewing and selecting top candidates, should |
| of a few, the way corporations source candidates | | | | be retained. However, it would make more corporate |
| needs to be refined. Technologies if used appropriately | | | | sense if those that are not of strategic importance to |
| can improve the efficiency of the recruiting process | | | | the company, like applicant tracking, sourcing and |
| resulting in time and money saved. | | | | screening are off shored. |
| Everyone knows (though some may deny it) that | | | | I do not say that corporate recruiters lack talent or |
| whether a corporation employs its own internal | | | | commitment to their work, but wouldn't it be better in |
| recruiters or utilizes the services of staffing agencies, | | | | the corporation's interest to entrust the same work to |
| (at the expense of large commissions or placement | | | | an off shore team that has the same capabilities, at a |
| fees) they do not obtain expected results compared | | | | much lower price? |