PeopleScout Recruiter On-Demand™: Scale Quickly for Lasting Impact

Project-based RPO and Recruiter On-Demand are terms used interchangeably to describe outsourced recruitment solutions designed to meet demands that in-house talent acquisition teams may be unable to meet. Project-based RPO, in particular, provides focused support for organizations across all industries during difficult periods of the recruitment cycle, such as seasonal hiring, hard-to-fill positions, compressed timeframes, and more.

While these types of programs typically begin with a defined timeline and scope, PeopleScout is dedicated to evolving to meet our clients’ needs.

The biggest difference between Recruiter On-Demand solutions and traditional RPO programs is that Recruiter On-Demand is a pay-per-hour model, rather than a pay-per-hire model. It’s a great option for organizations that don’t need or want a full RPO engagement, but still feel that they could benefit from some extra talent acquisition expertise and a small number of extra recruiters (or even just one).

Typically, the implementation takes between two to four weeks, depending on the information we receive from clients to support the project start. We pride ourselves on delivering a quick and seamless implementation process through a virtual delivery model, regularly meeting and exceeding our rapid recruiter deployment schedule.

While we understand the need to move at speed, we never sacrifice on quality. We take the time to understand your goals and vision and train our recruiters according to your hiring guidelines.

We’ve supported clients with project-based recruitment for anywhere from 16 weeks to over 2 years.

Recruiter On-Demand is a pay-per-hour model, rather than a pay-per-hire model.

Yes! Whether you’re partnering with PeopleScout for RPO or another provider, PeopleScout’s Recruiter On-Demand is the perfect way to supplement your existing RPO program for a short-term boost or when you have specialized roles to fill that fall outside your current program.

No. Recruiter On-Demand is designed to work alongside your in-house talent acquisition team, to augment your recruitment capabilities. It’s a fantastic option for companies that want to keep their talent acquisition team but could use some extra talent acquisition expertise and a few extra recruiters (or even just one).

Yes. One of the common use cases for Recruiter On-Demand is for volume hiring. Our clients favor this kind of engagement when their internal talent acquisition teams lack the time or bandwidth to find sufficient qualified candidates to keep up with volume roles. This might be the result of a hiring surge, a seasonal peak, rapid growth or an expansion.

Our flex teams and global delivery centers mean that we can scale up and down quickly as your needs fluctuate. Plus, our recruiters are equipped with Affinix™ Talent Finder for AI-powered candidate matching that sifts through millions of passive candidates—cutting sourcing time in half.

Our project-based Recruiter On-Demand is ideal when you need a short-term recruiting service for urgent hiring needs. The solution is designed to be flexible. You choose when and for how long you need recruitment process services based solely on your needs. We can rapidly disengage our on-demand team when the engagement ends, and then re-engage should the need arise again.

Yes. Recruiter On-Demand is a great way to augment your in-house team by taking over the recruitment process for specialized positions or hard-to-fill roles due to skills shortages. We’ve worked with many organizations to support specialized IT, healthcare and manufacturing hiring when they were struggling to source qualified candidates.

Yes. One of the common use cases of Recruiter On-Demand is top-of-funnel sourcing. In this scenario, your ROD team works to fill the top of your recruitment funnel with more candidates. This gives your internal teams back time to review applications, interview candidates and make hiring decisions.