5 Vital Reasons for HR Outsourcing

HR is one critical function that decides the foundation of an organization. People management plays a key role in writing the success story of any organization. So for any company to rise high on the success chart its core HR services should not only be intact but also impactful. With so many players entering the market the companies have to have the best talent to execute their business plans to excel over their competitors. For the smooth and effective running of a business it is very important that the people management in the company is highly valued and retained.HR services not only fetch competent people in the company but help to add resources that add value to the company and are the key contributors in the ROI.HR outsourcing has been into practice in the market since a long time but it gained momentum in the economic downturn of 2008.Verticles like payroll and accounting are of critical importance and account for proficiency, expertise and cost. Such verticals are outsourced by companies to save both time and money. Now with time outsourcing has gradually become a practice for all the companies irrespective of their domains. The process of outsourcing not only unwinds the company from the burden of looking for apt people for their company, train and manages them but also helps as a helping hand to focus on their goals and market strategy for better deliveries. With the changing market dynamics outsourcing is not just a trend but has become the need of the hour. There are various reasons for which the companies should and must consider outsourcing their HR services. Some of them are as stated below.

Cost Effective : Hiring a candidate not just involves an interview process as it looks on the face value but it is a process that involves a detailed and descriptive analysis of the job concerned, the key skills required for the job and the espective KRA’s related to it. There is a lot of research work that goes behind creating a position required in the company, preparing the Job description, deciding on the remuneration part, screening the candidates, interviewing them, taking them on board, handling their joining formalities, train them, maintaining and cross checking their documents, handling their salaries and their performance reviews etc. All these activities in turn are the cost to the company as it involves a lot of time and contribution. So now an all time solution for this problem is outsourcing the HR services to a third party which would take care of the entire people management at their end and the render their services for the company concerned.

Saves Time :   Once the services have been outsourced to a third party the company is only concerned about the delivery part. The management is not required to invest their time on people management for their company. They can rather focus on the USP and the much required marketing strategies to stay ahead of their competitors in the market. It saves a lot of time which can be utilized for studying the market trends, their competitors, the changing market trends and dynamics and formulate their marketing strategies accordingly. The best part of outsourcing the HR services is that the responsibility of the most critical function i.e. people management rests on the shoulders of the third party which in turn gives them ample time for a SWOT analysis which gives them a clarity on the performance chart as an organization.

Expands Knowledge Base : Outsourcing the HR services gives an avenue to the corporate to get in touch and interact with the HR experts in the market who are fully aware and acknowledged to the changing market dynamics and its requirements and source candidates and HR processes accordingly. It helps them to get connected and partner with experts who act as HRprenuers. They take the entire ownership of the HR process and manage them starting from recruiting the candidates up to managing them.

Helps to focus on the greatest competitive strength :  When the management becomes free from the stress of HR functions it can entirely focus on the key functional areas and core competencies of its business strategies. This helps them do a complete SWOT analysis, study and analyze their USP’s and core competencies and do the necessary changes as and when required to keep pace with the changing trend in the volatile market and benchmark its services and maintain the brand value of the company in the market. It also helps the companies keep a track of the pool of talent available with the competitors and trace and track them through lateral hiring or head hunting.

Builds Employer Brand :   With so many players in the market it becomes very important for any company to maintain a brand value for the company.Outsourcing of the HR services helps the company get a professional and polished image. As when the company hires a third party to manage its HR services it is actually providing a platform for its  brand image to be portrayed and carried forward among the candidates as well as the corporate which helps in brand building.