Manpower Inc. to Execute World's Largest and Most Complex Recruitment Process Outsourcing Program
SYDNEY, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc., (NYSE: MAN) a world leader in the employment services industry, announced today that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) selected Manpower to lead its outcome-based recruiting services program. Delivering the largest and most complex Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) program in the world, Manpower, the global leader in RPO, will manage ADF's complete recruitment-process life cycle as a seamless extension of the company's human resources department.
"Manpower's capability in managing and delivering large-scale and complex recruitment services is necessary to attract the calibre of military recruits that we are looking for," said the Director General of Defence Force Recruiting. "The breadth, nature and complexity of this recruitment program can be considered critical to national security."
"We take very seriously the workforce strategy challenges that our clients face, and finding the talent that an organization needs is what we do best," said Lincoln Crawley, Managing Director, Manpower Australia & New Zealand. "We are proud of the confidence that the ADF has instilled in Manpower to manage this critical function at such a critical time.”
Providing ADF end-to-end recruitment services from marketing and promotion to on-boarding, Manpower will improve ADF's efficiency, reducing the cost and time to fill position vacancies and enable the Defence Force to focus on achieving its primary objectives. Under the $200 million contract, Manpower will employ approximately 300 staff over the next 27 months. The transition period will begin immediately and continue until the February launch of the formal program.
"Our expertise as the world leader in RPO, combined with our previous experience and relationship with ADF, make us uniquely qualified and committed to transitioning the business smoothly," said Darryl Green, Manpower Inc. President of Asia Pacific and Middle East. "We plan to retain the current capability of the Defense Force Recruiting workforce, and ensure continuity of services for ADF recruits."
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