building a business case to support your rpo decision

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Building a business case to support your Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) decision

Dawn [email protected]

+1 248 979 5950

As an IBM solution architect and certified personnel consultant, Dawn brings 25 years of experience in the HR industry.

Dawn acts as a worldwide consultant designing global recruiting solutions, working with a network of global colleagues and clients. She has developed and leads a global RPO exchange that shares best practices and lessons learned from around the world. This powerful global RPO “think tank” meets regularly with RPO subject matter experts to discuss RPO trends.

Dawn is a graduate of Ferris State University and has completed the executive training course at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She also has a Global Business Management degree from the University of Phoenix. Dawn and her family reside in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

Val Egan

[email protected] +1 908-771-1915

Valerie Egan is Head of Resourcing, North America for Linde, formerly BOC, a leading gases and engineering company. In this role, she manages the staffing function as well as provides oversight to an outsourced vendor. Prior to Linde, Valerie Egan was AVP, Employment Operations with Aon Human Capital Services. In this capacity, she supported AT&T for 7 years and specialized in management recruitment, college/university relations and non management staffing. Prior to joining AT&T, Valerie worked for Merrill Lynch in New York City for 18 years in various human resources capacities, primarily specializing in technology recruitment, college recruiting and employee relations. She holds a B.S. in Marketing Management from St. Peter's College and a Masters of Business Administration from Pace University. Valerie has been a member of the Morris County New Jersey Chapter of SHRM for the past 10 years where she has held various leadership positions. She currently holds the Board position of Past President. She has also spent many years as a tutor for Literacy Volunteers of America.

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Building a business case to support your Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) decision

Dawn [email protected]

+1 248 979 5950

As an IBM solution architect and certified personnel consultant, Dawn brings 25 years of experience in the HR industry.

Dawn acts as a worldwide consultant designing global recruiting solutions, working with a network of global colleagues and clients. She has developed and leads a global RPO exchange that shares best practices and lessons learned from around the world. This powerful global RPO “think tank” meets regularly with RPO subject matter experts to discuss RPO trends.

Dawn is a graduate of Ferris State University and has completed the executive training course at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She also has a Global Business Management degree from the University of Phoenix. Dawn and her family reside in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

Val Egan

[email protected] +1 908-771-1915

Valerie Egan is Head of Resourcing, North America for Linde, formerly BOC, a leading gases and engineering company. In this role, she manages the staffing function as well as provides oversight to an outsourced vendor. Prior to Linde, Valerie Egan was AVP, Employment Operations with Aon Human Capital Services. In this capacity, she supported AT&T for 7 years and specialized in management recruitment, college/university relations and non management staffing. Prior to joining AT&T, Valerie worked for Merrill Lynch in New York City for 18 years in various human resources capacities, primarily specializing in technology recruitment, college recruiting and employee relations. She holds a B.S. in Marketing Management from St. Peter's College and a Masters of Business Administration from Pace University. Valerie has been a member of the Morris County New Jersey Chapter of SHRM for the past 10 years where she has held various leadership positions. She currently holds the Board position of Past President. She has also spent many years as a tutor for Literacy Volunteers of America.


Agenda

► Welcome and introductions

► Talent acquisition trends

► Challenges in building a business case

► Collecting and understanding your data

► Goal alignment and sponsorship

► Effective communication


Registration questions summarized:Thank you for your answers!

► 69% of Attendees are RPO or HRO providers

► 31% of Attendees are HR practitioners, of these:

o 8% are 1st generation RPO buyers

o 11% are 2nd generation RPO buyers

o 19% have a hybrid talent acquisition model

o 62% have not participated in an RPO in the past but are considering one


Polling question

► What is the total number of annual hires for your organization (exempt, non-exempt, university and executive)?

1. 0-500

2. 501-1000

3. 1001-2000

4. 2001-5000

5. 5001+


Recruitment transformation: client trends (from 1st time RPO Buyers)

► Client conversations

– Discussions HRO and RPO buyers

► Conversation RPO trends

– Recruiting “noise”

• Not the right talent (quality and quantity)

• Process is flawed (time, steps, technology, etc)

• Candidate campaigns inadequate for focus skills (critical jobs going unfilled)

• Employment brand inconsistencies (consistent, extension of culture)

• Are candidates finding us versus are we finding candidates?

– RFI / RFP initiative

– Embedded in larger initiative

• Process is imperfect

• Talent Management is broader interest

• Business case is not developed

• Lack of sponsorship

• No decision


Recruitment transformation: client solution

► Response

– Provide a guideline

• White paper and recruiting cost modeler

– Smarter workforce initative

► Preparation

– Understand your business costs

– Goal alignment

– Executive sponsorship

– Implications for TA team members

– Impact on your business and geographical units

► How do you create and evaluate a business case to address these issues?


► Your business case has a direct impact on your RFP

► Prospective providers need appropriate levels of information on how business needs are connected to the broader strategic vision

► When objectives lack specificity, RFP responses are not as refined as they should be

► Providers resort to submitting basic answers with generic lessons learned, as opposed to more dynamic solutions tailored to your business needs

► What will your recruiting organization look like in 5 or 10 years? The impact of your decisions today will shape your processes in the future.

► What roles will my key players have after transformation?

► Am I aligned with senior executives vision of my organization’s future?

The importance of a holistic business case for recruitment transformation


Ten factors to consider when developing an RPO business case

1. Set realistic expectations around the time and budget commitments needed to develop a business case

2. Identify an executive sponsor for the project

a) An executive sponsor for the project or

b) A Steering Committee of Key Stakeholders

i. Design & Implement a Mini Voice of the Customer to define key issues

ii. Involve Steering Committee in the key issues to be addressed in the RFP

iii. After down selecting to finalists, have them present to Steering Committee

iv. Allow Steering Committee to take part in the final decision

3. Recruiting is more than just technology

4. Understand how your retained organization’s role will evolve

5. Consider the impact of RPO across multiple business units and geographies

6. Ask yourself detailed questions to arrive at detailed objectives

7. Utilize an RPO cost analysis modeler

8. Use industry best practices to help evaluate what processes to retain vs. what processes to outsource

9. Align the ultimate goals of your business case align with the C-suite’s business objectives

10. Internal support for your business case increases the likelihood for a successful conclusion to your RFP


Understanding your data – the IBM Recruiting Cost Modeler

► How can you improve what you haven’t or can’t measure?

– Provides a holistic analysis of your current-state recruiting program

– Contributes to the development of a solid recruitment process outsourcing business case

– Provides unique data (yours) to measure against in a credible process in which to base decisions for recruiting

– Leverages intellectual capital and solution architect expertise gained over numerous engagements


Overview and demonstration of the IBM Recruiting Cost Modeler

HR cannot conduct this effort alone – you are going to need input!

Importance of data collection, the value of analytics and being able to run “what if” scenarios

Talent acquisition Business leaders Procurement Marketing and IT

► Hiring volume by location

► Number of resources that affect the recruiting process with salary information

► Hiring forecasts► Referral program

details► Segment hiring into

four categories: university, hourly, salary, executive

► Hiring forecasts► Critical job categories

and key skills needed for growth

► Core competencies for new hires

► New market growth goals

► List of agencies with terms

► Technology contracts (job boards, applicant tracking system contracts, sourcing contracts, etc.)

► Travel agreements (to determine costs for job fairs)

► Marketing material costs for job fairs

► Display costs► IT considerations► Maintenance costs for

ATS and recruiting technology

► Report writing costs for hiring analytics


Polling question

► Do you know the cost per hire for your organization?

1. Yes

2. No


Demonstration of the IBM Recruiting Cost Modeler


Summary of benefits to the IBM Recruiting Cost Modeler

► Provides a holistic analysis of your current recruiting program

► Contributes to the development of a solid recruitment process outsourcing business case

► Leverages intellectual capital and solution architect expertise gained over numerous engagements

► Logically analyzes costs in your recruiting organization

– Hiring data

– Recruiting costs

– Staffing

► Provides you internal and external benchmarking options

► Builds a detailed view of people, process and technology

► Presents actionable outcomes


Polling question

► How do you benchmark your costs per hire?

1. We benchmark internally

2. We benchmark with external research

3. We do not benchmark


Talent acquisition transformation: How good do I need to be?

1. Talent acquisition process

– Meeting the needs of the business

– Adjust for varying business needs (white glove, volume hiring projects)

– Cost per hire

2. Talent acquisition staff

– The right resource for the activity

– Strategic versus tactical

– Involvement with business decisions

3. Technology

– Enablement for recruiting

– Create a technology eco-system that helps you run talent acquisition


1. Aligning talent acquisition to company goals

– Do we have a sustainable / flexible talent acquisition model?

– Do we have an integrated technology platform?

– Have we leveraged innovation to streamline processes?

2. Cost savings

– Do we have a clear understanding of where are costs are today?

– Do we understand the impact of building a new infrastructure?

– Can we show year-over-year cost savings as the new model is implemented?

3. Process efficiency

– Do we have the “right” resources doing the work?

– Do we have harmonized systems?

– Are we leveraging technology and innovation?

How to present efficiencies and cost savings to leadership


Val EganDawn [email protected]

+1 248 979 5950

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