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Advanced RPO - Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Vendor Analysis
published on Jan 14, 2026
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Report Overview:
This NelsonHall assessment analyzes Advanced RPO's offerings and capabilities in Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
Who is this Report for:
NelsonHall’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) profile on Advanced RPO is a comprehensive assessment of Advanced RPO’s offerings and capabilities, designed for:
- Sourcing managers monitoring the capabilities of existing suppliers of RPO services and identifying vendor suitability for RPO RFPs
- Vendor marketing, sales, and business managers looking to benchmark themselves against their peers
- Financial analysts and investors specializing in the RPO sector.
Scope of this Report:
The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of Advanced RPO’s RPO offerings, capabilities, and market and financial strengths, including:
- Identification of the company’s strategy, emphasis, and new developments
- Analysis of the company’s strengths, challenges, and outlook
- Revenue estimates
- Analysis of the profile of the company’s customer base, including the company’s targeting strategy and examples of current contracts
- Analysis of the company’s offerings and key service components
- Analysis of the company’s delivery organization, including the location of delivery centers.
Key Findings & Highlights:
Advanced RPO provides customized enterprise, project-based, high-volume, and hybrid RPO services. Its candidate-focused services include brand amplification and recruitment marketing support, passive and active candidate sourcing, screening & assessment, contingency administration, employee onboarding, and recruitment transformation & optimization. The company was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Despite being in the RPO industry for ~15 years, the leadership team at Advanced RPO has been involved for over three decades.
In response to client needs, market trends, and uncertain economic conditions, Advanced RPO has shifted its business strategy and offerings to focus on advisory, talent marketing, and recruitment administration, grouping its broader offerings into six categories:
- Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
- Recruitment on Demand
- Talent Marketing
- Professional Search
- Recruitment Administration
- Talent Advisory.
Advanced RPO’s RPO solutions comprise four recruiting delivery models:
- Enterprise RPO comprises all steps in the hiring process: sourcing, engaging, assessing, vetting, hiring, and onboarding
- Project-based RPO includes a defined scope of services and timing generally aligned with a client initiative, such as a product launch or seasonal hiring
- Hybrid RPO solutions reflect a mix of internal client and Advanced RPO services to address the client’s recruiting needs
- High-volume recruitment solutions provide tech-enabled recruiting to meet large-scale staffing hiring requirements.
Advanced RPO acquired Aspirant RPO, based in Pittsburgh, PA, on May 1, 2024. The acquisition broadens Advanced RPO’s service offerings and enhances its market position in the chemical and manufacturing sectors. Although Aspirant RPO is Advanced RPO’s first acquisition, the company states it employs both organic and inorganic growth strategies, suggesting plans for future acquisitions.
Advanced RPO continuously invests in evaluating technology, supporting all recruitment phases, and integrating with its clients’ and third-party technology. Advanced RPO also focuses on developing its recruiting staff, which yields higher employee retention rates, greater service consistency, and greater market price competitiveness.