Place & Search, RPO

Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2017 - RPO and best source of hires

1 December 2017

  • 50% of surveyed companies report using recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
  • Report provides distribution of respondent involvement with RPO
  • Report also provides survey responses on most effective source of hires

Workforce Solutions Ecosystem: 2017 Update

28 September 2017

  • This report is the second update to Staffing Industry Analysts Workforce Solutions Ecosystem, initially released in September 2015. 
  • Reviews the current state of play as we perceive it in September 2017. 
  • Report includes updated market sizes for each segment of the Ecosystem.

The Global Direct Hire Market: 2017 update

24 May 2017

This report contains SIA's market size estimates for the global Direct Hire market, including estimates for the size of the larger national markets.

We also provide a ranking of the 20 largest providers of Direct Hire services globally, based on revenues generated in 2016.


Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Pricing Template

31 March 2017

  • Pricing template for RPO RFPs 
  • Enables pricing comparisons

RPO Essentials for Success

28 March 2017

  • Findings from SIA's recent Global RPO research
  • Trends in the market and key investments in this space
  • 1 hour webinar discussion

Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey 2016: Temp-to-hire conversion rates, fees, and policies; Direct hire fees

23 March 2017

  • Median direct hire fee: 13%
  • Median temp-to-hire conversion fee: 10%
  • 77% of staffing firms forego conversion fee after specified temp tenure

Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2016: Trends in supplier management strategies

6 March 2017

  • Offshoring is most popular of strategies listed, with 75% of respondents noting it is in place today
  • The most popular strategy to explore within two years was including contingent workforce management into strategic planning, selected by a majority of respondents
  • The master supplier model is... More

Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey - Recruitment Process Outsourcing

22 February 2017

  • 45% of companies surveyed use recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
  • Roughly one third of companies that use RPO use it to fill 10% or less of their permanent hires
  • Top reasons why buyers use RPO

Most Attractive Staffing Markets Globally 2017

9 February 2017

  • SIA's own methodology for evaluating the potential of each staffing market. 
  • We have assessed 60 different staffing markets across six Continents. Strong prospects were identified among both emerging and established staffing markets.
  • Download a copy of the report as well as the accompanying... More

Workforce Solutions Ecosystem: 2016 Update

14 September 2016

  • This report is the first update to Staffing Industry Analysts Workforce Solutions Ecosystem, initially released in September 2015. It aims to highlight interconnected networks comprising the Staffing Industry and other types of Workforce Solutions and notes the changes to the industry in the last... More