What RPO means at Barclay
Barclay provides recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) through a monthly retainer model that embeds recruitment capability directly into your business. Instead of paying a fee for every hire, you gain a dedicated recruitment partner who builds talent pipelines, fills roles and supports workforce planning. Where needed, Barclay can embed a recruiter or an entire recruitment team inside your organisation, supported by our systems, database and industry expertise.
The result is faster hiring, lower cost per hire and predictable
Why traditional recruitment does not always work
Talent shortages across construction, engineering and infrastructure continue to tighten the labour market
Transactional recruitment is reactive and becomes costly when multiple roles need to be filled
Growing businesses need consistent hiring capability, not one off recruitment support
What RPO is designed for
If your hiring volume and growth pressure are outpacing internal capacity, RPO gives you an embedded recruitment engine.
RPO is for you if:
- Your company is growing faster than your internal recruitment capability can handle
- Winning new projects means you suddenly need to ramp up teams quickly
- You need speed and predictability across multiple hires, not one-off recruitment support
- Your organisation has reached roughly 100–400 employees and $20M–$50M+ in turnover
- You regularly have multiple roles open at the same time, often between 4 and 30
- Your HR team is managing recruitment alongside everything else and it is stretching capacity
- You are preparing for sustained demand and ongoing industry talent shortages
Performance you can measure
Measurable outcomes, backed by embedded delivery and data.
Measurable outcomes
RPO turns recruitment into a predictable capability rather than a reactive process. The result is faster hiring, lower costs and stronger long-term hires.
Typical outcomes include:
- Up to 40% faster hiring
- Up to 30% lower cost per hire
- 85%+ candidate retention after 12 months
What this means in practice
When recruitment runs with structure and dedicated ownership, day-to-day hiring becomes significantly smoother for leadership and hiring managers.
- Critical roles move quickly from vacancy to shortlist
- Hiring managers spend less time chasing candidates and coordinating interviews
- Recruitment runs consistently across teams and projects
Data-led recruitment performance
RPO provides clear visibility into hiring performance so your business can continuously improve recruitment outcomes.
- Time-to-hire tracking to measure recruitment efficiency
- Candidate funnel analytics to understand sourcing performance
- Market intelligence on salary benchmarks and talent availability
- Quality of hire insights including behavioural assessment data
- Bottleneck analysis to identify where hiring slows down and how to fix it
Embedded delivery model
RPO works because recruitment capability sits inside your business, not outside it.
- A dedicated Barclay recruiter embedded in your organisation
- Supported by Barclay’s specialist recruiters and industry expertise
- Access to additional talent advisory support when needed
- Connected to the broader Verity network of specialist partners
Barclay RPO Models
Barclay RPO provides three ways to embed recruitment capability into your business, depending on your hiring volume, growth stage and project demand.
The Financial Case
What makes Barclay Recruitment different
More than recruitment. We have integrated support when growth creates complexity.
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