despite global economic recovery, more than half of recruiters worldwide are still experiencing difficulties finding the right staff.

a majority of organisations plan to use recruiting firms in their hiring efforts. those in apac are more likely to use recruiters than their counterparts:

apac emea the americas

overwhelmingly, “shortage of skilled staff” was the main reason cited for the enduring problem of recruitment. other reasons include:

salary offered not competitive

recruitment process outsourcing (rpo)

understanding of rpo

55% have a good understanding. 45% have a vague knowledge or none at all.

11%

31%

58%

location not desirable

current recruitment processes not effective

permanent staff hires are down only marginally from last year (94% compared with 96% in 2010)

plan to hire temporary staff

plan to hire graduates

plan to hire 100+ graduates

consider “faster to hire”

the main benefit of rpo.

68% cited “lower cost to recruit”

banking & finance is the most active

industry when it comes to hr outsourcing

thinking outside

hr functions being outsourced

performance management

compensation

benefitstraining

payroll

recruitment

Hris

of firms currently outsource all or part of their hr function

33%78%

94%

53%

79%42% 33%33%

60% 55% 49%

80% 83% 17%

criteria for selecting an rpo partner

51%

cost

61%

recruiter quality

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