Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Hire better. Hire faster. Without hiring a bigger HR team.
Every unfilled position costs money: lost productivity, overtime for covering staff, missed opportunities, and declining team morale. But building an internal recruitment capability is expensive, slow, and risky. Rabt Group's RPO service delivers the sourcing reach, screening rigor, and candidate experience of an in-house recruitment team—without the headcount, overhead, or learning curve. You get quality hires on your timeline, with your culture, under your brand.
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The Hiring Bottleneck
The Problem (Before):
- Your HR team posts jobs on one portal and hopes for the best—quality candidates are rare and competition is fierce
- Screening resumes consumes 70% of recruitment time, leaving no capacity for candidate engagement or employer branding
- Top candidates drop out because your response time is 2 weeks and your interview process is disorganized
- Hiring managers blame HR for slow hiring, and HR blames hiring managers for unclear requirements
- You made a bad hire because you were desperate to fill the role, and now you're paying the cost of turnover and re-recruitment
The Solution (After):
Rabt Group's RPO model delivers:
- Sourcing Scale — Multi-channel candidate attraction: job boards, social media, professional networks, passive candidate outreach, and Rabt Talents database. Your vacancy is visible to the right people, not just the active job seekers.
- Screening Rigor — Structured assessment: resume screening, competency-based interviews, technical evaluations, reference checks, and culture fit analysis. Quality gates at every stage.
- Candidate Experience — Professional communication, timely feedback, transparent process, and respectful treatment. Your employer brand is protected with every interaction.
- Hiring Manager Partnership — Structured intake sessions, calibrated scorecards, and collaborative decision-making. Alignment from the first conversation to the offer letter.
Etihad Global RPO Process
1. Intake & Strategy (Week 1)
- Hiring manager alignment session: role requirements, success criteria, culture fit
- Job profiling and competency framework definition
- Sourcing strategy: channels, timeline, candidate pool analysis
- Employer branding alignment: messaging, values, candidate value proposition
- SLA definition: time-to-fill, candidate quality metrics, communication protocols
2. Sourcing & Attraction (Weeks 2–3)
- Multi-channel job posting and promotion
- Passive candidate identification and outreach
- Rabt Talents database search and matching
- Social media and professional network sourcing
- Employee referral program activation (where applicable)
3. Screening & Assessment (Weeks 3–4)
- Resume screening against competency framework
- Structured phone/video interviews
- Technical or skills assessment (customized per role)
- Reference and background verification
- Shortlist presentation with candidate profiles and assessment summaries
4. Interview Coordination & Offer Support (Weeks 4–5)
- Interview scheduling and logistics
- Interview feedback collection and consolidation
- Offer negotiation support
- Candidate communication and relationship management
- Declined offer analysis and pipeline adjustment
4. Onboarding Handover (Week 6)
- Pre-boarding communication and documentation
- First-day coordination
- 30/60/90-day check-in schedule
- Hiring manager feedback collection
- Process retrospective and optimization
Recruitment You Can Trust
Sourcing Capability:
- Multi-channel candidate attraction expertise
- Rabt Talents database access (pre-qualified candidate pool)
- Passive candidate research and outreach capability
- Social media and professional network sourcing
- Employee referral program design and management
Assessment Rigor:
- Competency-based interview training for consultants
- Technical assessment partnerships (coding, language, psychometric)
- Structured reference checking protocols
- Background verification services
- Culture fit assessment frameworks
Quality Guarantees:
- 90-day replacement guarantee for standard hires
- 12-month replacement guarantee for executive placements
- SLA commitments: time-to-fill, candidate quality scores
- Hiring manager satisfaction tracking
- Continuous process improvement based on feedback
Our case studies
Compliance Without Compromise
Manufacturing — 50-Operator Bulk Hiring Campaign
A new food manufacturing facility needed 50 production operators within 60 days of launch. Rabt designed a bulk hiring campaign with assessment centers, skills testing, and structured interviews. Result: 48 qualified operators hired within 55 days, 92% retention at 6 months, zero safety incidents attributed to inadequate training or screening.
Professional Services — Senior Consultant Search
A management consulting firm needed a senior consultant with specific industry expertise and client-facing capability. Rabt conducted a passive candidate search across 3 countries, assessed 12 candidates with case study interviews and psychometric testing, and facilitated the offer process. Result: Hire made within 8 weeks, candidate exceeded revenue targets by 30% in year one, client satisfaction score for the hire's projects at 4.8/5.
Retail — Multi-Location Store Manager Expansion
A retail chain expanding from 8 to 15 stores needed 7 store managers with retail operations experience and leadership capability. Rabt implemented a structured RPO process with competency-based interviews, store simulation assessments, and reference verification. Result: All 7 managers hired within 10 weeks, 100% retention at 12 months, new store openings on schedule with fully staffed management.
Complete Your Talent Acquisition
Payroll Processing & Management
Integrate new hires into accurate, timely payroll from their first paycheck.
HR Administration & Compliance
Ensure every hire has compliant contracts, Social Insurance, and documentation from day one.
Employee Onboarding & Offboarding
Turn new hires into productive team members with structured onboarding.
BPM Consulting
Optimize your recruitment and hiring processes for speed, quality, and candidate experience.
Every Unfilled Position Is Costing You Money.
Book a free Recruitment Strategy Review. We'll analyze your current hiring process, identify bottlenecks, and design an RPO solution that delivers quality hires on your timeline.