You own the talent.
We manage the process.

Need more help than advertising alone? Let us find, source and screen candidates so your team can spend its time interviewing the people who meet your requirements.

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30+ yearsof recruiting experience
on your side

More help with hiring.
A different way to pay.

We review the wider applicant pool so you can focus on the people who fit your role.

We define the requirements with you, source candidates and screen their answers against a customized recruitment questionnaire. Our aim is to give your team a focused group of qualified, interested people to interview.

The agreed recruiting process is priced on time and materials, rather than a percentage of a hire’s salary. You own the talent and make the hiring decision.

A++ candidates are qualified, interested people who closely match your agreed role requirements. Your team makes the final hiring decision.

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  1. 400All applicants
  2. 38Resumes selected
  3. 30Questionnaires screened
  4. 21Potential candidates
  5. 11Top candidatesA++ candidates
Bessire’s
RPO process

Our RPO Process

  1. 01Illustrative HR and operations leaders defining hiring requirements in a manufacturing facility

    Define the need

    Agree on the role, hiring market, required experience and meaningful screening criteria.

  2. 02Illustrative recruiter researching candidate sources in a bright agency workspace

    Find and source

    Use advertising, talent databases and outreach to reach relevant candidates.

  3. 03Illustrative HR professional screening a candidate on a video call

    Screen and qualify

    Review resumes and candidate responses against your agreed requirements.

  4. 04Illustrative hiring leaders reviewing a candidate shortlist on a tablet

    We provide you with the A++ candidates

    Your shortlist brings together qualified, interested candidates who match your agreed criteria. Your team interviews and makes the hiring decision.

For one important role.
Or a larger hiring challenge.

RPO can help smaller employers with a specific vacancy as well as organizations with recurring hiring needs.

Our experience spans hourly roles, skilled trades, management and executive positions. Before accepting an engagement, we evaluate whether the process and available tools can credibly support your needs.

One engagement may create candidates for more than one hire. We work with you to establish the scope and cost up front, and you retain ownership of the talent.

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RPO questions, answered.

What is recruitment process outsourcing, or RPO?

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) means engaging a partner to manage agreed parts of recruiting. Bessire focuses on sourcing, screening and qualifying candidates against your role requirements, giving your team a focused shortlist to interview. You own the talent relationships and make the hiring decision.

How is Bessire’s RPO different from a headhunter or staffing agency?

Bessire prices the agreed recruiting process on time and materials, rather than a percentage of a hire’s salary. We source candidates, screen against agreed criteria and provide a shortlist for your own interview process. We do not provide temporary staffing or operate as a retained-search firm.

How do you screen candidates for our role?

We agree on the role requirements with you and build a customized pre-screening questionnaire. We review resumes, communicate with candidates and compare their answers with those criteria. The goal is a shortlist of qualified, interested people, with the screening work completed before your interviews begin.

What do you mean by A++ candidates?

A++ describes qualified, interested candidates who closely match the role requirements agreed with your team. Bessire reviews resumes and questionnaire responses to provide a focused shortlist for your interviews. Your team evaluates fit, controls offers and makes the hiring decision.

How long does an RPO engagement take, and what does it cost?

We agree on timing and pricing after reviewing the role, location and screening requirements. Bessire’s RPO engagements are typically designed around a four-week recruiting process, but scope and market conditions can affect timing. RPO is a paid service separate from commission-funded advertising management.

Who interviews candidates, and do you guarantee a hire?

Your team interviews the shortlisted candidates and controls offers and hiring decisions. Bessire handles the sourcing and screening work agreed in the engagement. We do not guarantee a hire; candidate fit is evaluated against the role requirements established with you.

Tell us about the role
you need to fill.

We’ll discuss the challenge and whether our recruiting process is a good fit.

Schedule a 15-minute strategy call

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