Have you been in staffing and recruiting for a while and want to transition to recruitment process outsourcing?
Have you started offering recruitment process outsourcing services and need guidance to navigate this niche space and grow your business?
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is a niche recruitment model launched in the late 1990s and has shown strong resilience and experienced phenomenal growth over the past decade. Business leaders who attempt to transition from a traditional recruitment model to recruitment process outsourcing face many challenges and can feel overwhelmed by the experience.
The Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association has partnered with industry leader and recruitment process outsourcing pioneer Kim Davis on a 4-session workshop for leaders interested in building and /or growing an RPO business.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for CEOs, founders, and managing partners of recruiting and staffing agencies who are looking to start a recruitment process outsourcing business or grow their existing business.
Session 1 Agenda (February 8, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET)
RPO Definition: What is RPO? What isn’t RPO?
How big is the recruitment process outsourcing market?
Why do employers buy RPO services?
Why RPO?
What will RPO do for your business?
Where are you today in your RPO journey?
Requirements for being an RPO Provider
Session 2 Agenda (February 15, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET)
Pricing models and pro forma pricing calculation
How to deliver RPO services
How to staff your RPO business
How to scale
Types of technology to consider
How to automate your systems using AI (artificial intelligence)
How to unbundle services to drive growth and scalability
Session 3 Agenda (February 22, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET)
How to sell and how to win RPO deals
Pre-qualifying sales leads
Crafting a successful marketing campaign
List of marketing channels for RPO businesses
Tips for success and what to avoid
Case study of a successful RPO business
How to create a successful strategic sales system
Session 4 Agenda (February 29, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET)
Technology landscape - Kery RPO tools and apps
Tips for successful RPO implementation
Key strategic indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs)
Crafting an RPO agreement
Strategic selling
Client responsibility and ownership
Setting realistic expectations
How to calculate the return on investment (ROI)
Certification and Session RecordingParticipants in this workshop will receive a certification of completion from the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) and access to session recordings for 90 days.
Note: RPOA Gold members receive 20% discount.
For questions, email info@rpoassociation.org.
What past participants said about the workshop:
"This was amazing. There was so much great information especially understanding different pricing models."
"Presenter was very knowledgeable, spoke a great pace, really presented the data well."
"[The workshop] Provided a solid base on what is RPO, what a client is seeking, introduced what you will need to deliver to meet client expectations and, how long it might take to launch an RPO business."
About the Presenter
Kim Davis is a highly recognized RPO consultant helping firms successfully start, grow, expand, and sell their RPO business. He is an operating partner at Vistria Group, a large Chicago-based private investment firm, helping them explore the RPO vertical. Kim is also a Senior Advisor at Future Solve, an HR consulting firm focused on the mid-market.
Before his current roles, Kim started and sold three talent acquisition firms, including a fourth largest career transition firm, a top 10 contingency recruitment business, a top 15 retain search firm, a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm ranked #5 on the HRO Today RPO Baker’s Dozen list, Inc. 500 Company, and the first talent acquisition firm to be ISO 9001 registered and Q1 certified.
Kim helped two major corporations (Pontoon/Adecco and Sourceright/Randstad/Spherion) start their RPO practices as global industry leaders. He led Yoh RPO in getting recognized as only 1 of 4 global RPO providers as a Shining Star and Leading Contender on the Everest Group's RPO PEAK Matrix report. He also helped Yoh achieve #3 status on the HRO Today Total Talent Management Baker’s Dozen list.
Kim led Spherion’s strategic account and temporary staffing national sales program. In just two years, he grew the group from 2 to 33 strategic accounts and $10 million to $750 million in sales. Kim has significant experience in M&A, coaching, and leadership consulting. A former Vistage Chair, he helped CEOs and senior executives become better leaders, make better decisions, deliver better results, and grow both professionally and personally. Kim acted as a personal advisor and coach to CEOs of several large national and global recruitment firms.
Kim is a renowned speaker featured in webcasts and conferences. He authored numerous articles and whitepapers published in several trade publications with topics ranging from the future of talent acquisition to, most recently, the myths and features of RPO. In addition, Kim served two terms as an HRO Today board member, providing vision and direction for the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provider (MSP) verticals. Kim acted as personal advisor and coach to CEOs of startups, small, midsize, and enterprise national/global recruitment firms.
