The vast region of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, also known as EMEA, is incredibly diverse and complex. EMEA covers three continents, over one hundred countries, and two hundred languages.

For organizations hiring in this region, this complexity requires keeping up with talent expectations, policy and law, market-specific practices, corporate governance codes, language, culture, customs, and more. Recruitment process outsourcing providers can be the best partner to navigate these challenges and bring top talent to the organization.

When we published our first take on this in mid-April, the landscape was already looking challenging, but some of the economic indicators that we were watching then have continued to shift over the last month. This piece has been updated with new information available as of mid-May.

A world of uncertainty. 

This is the reality for many employers today. The landscape changes daily, and of all of the legislative movement and other pandemic responses, one of the biggest challenges is the sheer uncertainty at how long it will last and what the economy will look like on the other side. The RPO provider landscape is not immune to this economic uncertainty. 

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) has been expanding into new geographical regions globally including Asian-Pacific (APAC). This growth is mainly driven by requirements of global clients, who are perpetually looking for ground-breaking solutions to be competitive.

The world may be getting smaller. Still, its demands are growing daily, as are the needs to fill the ever-shrinking market of talent. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) continues to rise to meet these demands.  

Why? It's more than likely this ascension undoubtedly comes from a parallel demand to increase efficiencies of recruitment functions and the need for finding sought after quality hires.

Big Market Research (BMR) published a new report titled “Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Market in the APAC Region 2015-2019.”  Nations assessed in the report are Japan, China, Australia and India.  RPO’s across these continents are now considering expanding their current strength and acquiring more and more business. For example, Hire Velocity recently acquired BHS Hire and convinced the founder and chief executive officer, Jennifer Beck of BHS Hire, to consider the position of CEO. Read press release for more details.  

Who are the major players in the recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) industry? What are some of the recent business transactions in the RPO space? How are firms responding to the evolution of the RPO marketplace? What does the RPO echo system look like now or five years from now? To answer these questions and provide a comprehensive coverage of the RPO marketplace, the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association is launching the RPO Market Report, an online blog featuring top stories and news from the RPO world.

TriWorth, acquired by parent company Advanced Group in 2011, has been rebranded as Advanced RPO. With that rebranding comes an evolution of its identity and its strategic offering for clients. 

Advanced RPO has become laser focused on partnering with mid-market clients that truly see talent acquisition as their strategic advantage to give them a competitive edge. This approach requires Advanced RPO to maintain a deep understanding of their clients’ needs to sell their client’s story. The approach is designed to, not only identify the right skill sets for their clients hires, but also the right cultural fit -- which will ultimately grow their clients businesses.