RPO for Skills

Transform your recruitment capability, and your workforce with our new solution – RPO for Skills

Skills-based hiring unlocks top talent faster by focusing on a candidate’s specific capabilities, not just their previous job titles. But transforming your recruitment function from hiring for job titles to hiring for skills is complex and time consuming.
 
Hays RPO for Skills can evolve your talent acquisition team function to create a skills-first recruitment capability to build a workforce of highly skilled, adaptable teams that continuously evolve to meet current and future business needs.
 
RPO for Skills offers:
 
  • A comprehensive, skills-based talent acquisition strategy.
  • Skills taxonomy and assessment framework.
  • Skills-based sourcing and talent pool development.
  • Streamlining and scaling candidate evaluation based on skills.
  • AI learning and continuous improvement of selection methods.
  • Enhanced candidate experience.
  • Advanced analytics and reporting.
Our team of talent acquisition specialists, powered by advanced AI Skills Assessment technology and Hays proprietary skills-based talent acquisition methodology, can operate as an extension of your in-house team while simultaneously transforming your recruitment capability to bring all the benefits of skills-based hiring to your organisation.
 
Transform your talent acquisition today.

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Close the skills gap with skills-based hiring

Australia and New Zealand have been facing skills shortages for the best part of a decade, and rather than the gap closing, the shortage is only going to get more acute. In the Hays 2025 Skills Report, 85 per cent of hiring managers reported a gap that was negatively impacting performance.
 
Our recent research demonstrated that 86 per cent of respondents are turning to skills-based hiring as a strategy to close the gap. Skills-based hiring liberates organisations and individuals from the confines of a job title to allow greater agility, effortless cross functional collaboration and more meaningful projects of work by recognising people holistically rather than through the lens of a job title.
 

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Features of RPO for Skills

RPO for Skills can help you implement skills-based hiring practices to reap the benefits of this unique recruitment strategy to secure the skills you need.
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Access to talent 

No matter how many workers you need, or how specific the skills you’re after, with a wide-reaching, local and global database spanning more than 30 industries, you’ll be supported by our team of consultants to access the talent you need.

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Flexible engagement models 

RPO for Skills ensures that you can integrate skills-based hiring into your recruitment strategy in a way that best suits your organisational needs and technology infrastructure, tailored to your specific hiring needs, when and where you need it.

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Advanced analytics and reporting

In-depth analytics and reporting provides valuable insights into applicant performance, skills gaps and hiring metrics, enabling clients to make better, more informed decisions to continuously improve their recruitment strategies. 

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AI powered technology 

With an AI-powered assessment building technology, we create customised skill assessments based on the specific requirements of each placement. This assessment, coupled with AI-powered scoring and evaluation, we can deliver faster, more consistent candidate assessments. 

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Skills profiles and job matching 

Delivery of a skills-based recruitment platform where candidates are assessed and ranked based on the competencies they demonstrate. We can then recommend candidates that are not just a good fit based on experience or education, but also on their proven, job-relevant skills and capabilities.

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Scalable and flexible solutions 

The operating model is scalable, allowing organisations to handle high volume recruitment processes and adapt to fluctuating talent needs. With a focus on quality, compliance and efficiency, we ensure your workforce management remains streamlinedand aligned to yourrequirements.

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Are you ready to enhance the capability of your HR and Talent Acquisition teams with skills-based hiring?
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FAQs

What is RPO for Skills?

RPO for Skills is a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution designed to help organisations transition to a skills-based hiring approach. It focuses on evaluating candidates based on their capabilities rather than previous job titles and qualifications. Additionally, it helps upskill a client’s talent acquisition function to be able to hire for skills moving forward.
 

How does skills-based hiring differ from traditional hiring methods?

Traditional hiring often relies on job titles and previous roles as indicators of suitability. Skills-based hiring, on the other hand, evaluates candidates on specific, demonstrated capabilities, leading to better alignment with actual job requirements and more adaptable teams. It also helps organisations identify transferrable skills and work towards removing bias in the hiring process. This in turn helps organisations reach a larger talent pool so they can unlock top talent, increase workforce agility and enables organisations to better meet fast evolving business needs.
 

How long does an RPO for Skills solution take to implement?

Depending on the size and solution your organisation requires, our team can work to ensure your deadlines are achieved while maintaining the correct structure and governance required.
 

How much does an RPO for Skills cost?

As all of our RPO solutions are bespoke we offer a range on pricing models dependent on your organisation’s needs, get in contact with our team via the form above to discuss options.

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