Recruitment process outsourcing in India soon
posted in Outsourcing News and Top Outsourcing deals |Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NEW DELHI: Kelly Services India, a staffing company and HR solutions provider, is planning to launch its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) service in India as part of its outsourcing and consulting group. Says Dhirendra Shantilal, senior vice-president (Asia-Pacific), Kelly Services, “We already offer RPO services in other countries like Singapore and will introduce this in India by the second half of this year.”
While RPO is new to India, it is already a big industry globally and some estimates suggest it is worth $30 billion. In high-growth industries, companies need to maintain a steady focus on the core, and it perhaps makes good sense to leave out the non-core business for experts to manage. Says Shantilal, “We are good at recruiting, training and putting people on the job. This way, the human resources function in a company can be freed up from the task of recruiting and training.”
“Earlier HR would keep track of these things. But now the HR can handle more important tasks like employee development,” he added. The advantage in having an RPO is that it significantly cuts down the time taken to recruit a fresh employee.
And this goes beyond pure recruiting. Says Shantilal, “An RPO typically shortlists potential employees, recruits them, and then handles the induction and training and does some handholding as well.”
