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Benefits April 11, 2007
Recruitment Outsourcing Sees Dramatic 2006 Growth
April 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by a St.
Petersburg, Florida-based HR research firm has found that
more than a third (34.4%) of companies have outsourced parts
of their recruiting function, compared with 15.4% in
2005.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
A news release by the Institute for Corporate
Productivity said the positions leading the way in
third-party recruiting outsourcing are executives (56.5%)
and experienced professionals (43.5%). The least-outsourced
function is supervisors, at 14.5%.
While outsourcing has doubled, the survey found that the
total number of staff devoted to recruitment after
outsourcing did not decrease. In fact, in most cases it
increased.
“This actually makes a lot of sense,” said Jay Jamrog,
Senior Vice President, Research at the Institute. “We’ve
all heard about the ‘war for talent’ and seen the
demographic projections. As talent becomes a scarce
commodity, companies are naturally applying more resources,
both internal and external, to solve the problem.”
The survey also found that most companies identify which
recruiting measurements are most valuable and regularly
report on them. However, the majority do not bother to
benchmark their recruiting metrics vs. those of similar
companies, their vertical industry or globally.
When measurement is conducted, the study found that 75.5% of responding companies feel that measuring total job openings is most valuable, and more than 71% report on their metrics either monthly or quarterly.
The Recruiting Function Practitioner Consensus Survey was
conducted by the Institute, in conjunction with HR.com, in
March 2007. A total of 188 organizations responded.
For more information contact Greg Pernula at
pernula@i4cp.com or via phone at (727) 345-2226.