Dear ,   I just returned from the NAPS conference in San Antonio where I spoke to a gathering of Health Career Agents' owners.  My topic was how to execute large hiring projects and implement RPO best practices.  Our firm, Health Career Professionals, LLC, has been pioneering RPO projects in the health care marketplace. ERE Media has recently published a report on RPO's.  Here is a summary of some of their findings... Summary of Select Research Findings Full lifecycle RPO is not prevalent among the survey respondents. Half of all survey respondents indicated they outsourced all or part of their recruiting function; half said they did not. Of the 165 respondents that indicated they did not outsource any part of their recruiting activities or functions, only 9% said they would do so in the near future. Most respondents consider the use of a third-party search firm recruitment outsourcing. Of those that indicated outsourcing recruitment, 57% said they used a professional staffing firm, and 66% said they used more than one vendor, specifically to augment acute hiring needs or fill niche positions. Sourcing, background checking and drug testing, and screening and assessment are the most commonly outsourced processes among the survey respondents. These services are provided by all vendor types – professional staffing firms, RPO services firms, HR consulting firms, and technology vendors. Cost savings alone is not the most important reason for outsourcing recruitment. organizations want to increase their recruiting effectiveness by delivering better-quality candidates to hiring managers. Here are the links to two recent articles related to this subject: HR Outsourcing for Small Firms Predicted to Double by 2014 PEO Network is a consulting firm to the HR Outsourcing industry. President Carrie Aaron has over 24 years of HR Outsourcing industry experience and founded ...    HR outsourcing on rise Not long ago, most companies handled their human resources workload in-house. Please give us a call for a complimentary initial consultation. Sincerely, Richard Yadon, CPC President & CEO 866-371-0687 ext. 110 www.HealthCareerProfessionals.com