Finding the right people is harder than it should be
Good candidates move fast. Hiring processes often don’t.
With 30+ years of experience across contingent and permanent hiring, we help you find the right people without slowing things down.
FIND TALENT
Finding talent for every stage of growth
We help you find and engage talent that actually fits, whether that’s one critical hire or a steady flow of contractors.
Everything you need to hire properly
From finding the right people to managing the whole hiring process, we help you build high-performing teams with confidence.
Permanent & contract hiring:
Find the right people without rushing decision.
Flexible hiring support:
Scale hiring up or down as demand changes
Vetted talent networks:
Access trusted talent pools, not just active applicants.
Smarter hiring process:
Keep recruitment workflows efficient as hiring volumes grow.
Visibility on spend:
Keep recruitment costs clear, controlled and easier to manage.
Support beyond the hire:
From engagement to payroll and compliance, we keep everything running properly.
See how it works
Why top companies choose CXC
Stay in control
We understand our clients want to eliminate the hassle involved with talent sourcing, not lose control altogether. With our transparent partnership models, you’ll always have 100% control over your talent pipeline.
Find talent globally
We’re a global organisation. That means we won’t let small obstacles like international borders get in the way of connecting you with the best possible talent — wherever they happen to live.
Keep costs predictable
We offer various pricing models for our recruitment services, but they all have one thing in common: transparency. That means no more skyrocketing agency fees, hidden costs or unpredictable budgets.
How it works
We start by understanding your hiring goals, then build a solution that fits your business. From sourcing talent to ongoing workforce support, we help you find the right people and keep your hiring moving.
Flexible support for different hiring needs
From finding the right people to managing the whole hiring process, we help you build high-performing teams with confidence.
SUCCESS STORY
How Transurban Maintained Hiring Momentum with On-Demand Recruitment Support
Discover how Transurban maintained hiring momentum during a critical recruitment capacity gap with CXC.
See how an embedded Recruiter on Demand solution provided immediate recruitment expertise, integrated seamlessly with Transurban’s TA team and helped maintain business-critical hiring without adding permanent internal headcount.
FAQ's
What does finding talent mean in workforce planning?
Finding talent means identifying, attracting, assessing and connecting suitable people to the skills and workforce needs of a business.
It is part of workforce planning because it helps organisations decide where talent should come from, what capabilities are required and how quickly those people need to be available. This may include permanent employees, contractors, freelancers or other contingent workers, depending on the role and business objective.
Effective talent sourcing goes beyond advertising vacancies by using market research, targeted outreach and structured candidate identification. When aligned with workforce plans, it helps businesses respond more effectively to growth, project demand and emerging capability needs, while creating a clearer route from talent requirement to suitable candidate.
What are talent sourcing solutions?
Talent sourcing solutions are services that help businesses identify, attract and connect with suitable candidates, contractors or specialist workers.
They can include market research, candidate outreach, search support, initial screening, recruiter capacity, talent pool development and insight into candidate availability. The right approach depends on factors such as hiring volume, role complexity, geography, urgency and the capability of the internal team.
Rather than relying on a single recruitment channel, these services give businesses a structured and flexible way of finding talent across different markets and worker types. They sit above individual sourcing models, allowing organisations to choose the level and type of support that best fits their current workforce plans without committing to full recruitment process ownership.
How is finding talent different from recruiting talent?
Finding talent focuses on identifying and attracting suitable people, while recruiting talent covers the wider process of selecting and hiring them.
The finding stage may include market mapping, candidate research, targeted outreach, pipeline development and shortlisting. Recruitment can continue into interviews, offers, employment setup and onboarding.
This distinction matters because some businesses need stronger access to talent without outsourcing the entire hiring process. Talent sourcing solutions support the earlier stages by helping internal teams reach more relevant candidates and build stronger pipelines.
Where a business needs full recruitment process management rather than sourcing support alone, a broader RPO model may be more appropriate.
When should a business use talent sourcing solutions?
Businesses should consider talent sourcing solutions when they need faster, broader or more specialist access to suitable candidates.
Common triggers include scaling a team quickly, entering a new market, hiring for a specialist role, building a contractor pipeline or improving visibility into candidate availability. They can also be valuable when internal teams need additional sourcing capacity or when different departments rely too heavily on ad hoc agency support.
A structured approach to finding talent gives the business clearer search priorities, more consistent outreach and better insight into where the right people can be found. The service can then be adapted around role type, location, hiring volume and urgency, rather than applying the same model to every workforce requirement.
What should a talent sourcing strategy include?
A strong talent sourcing strategy should connect the workforce need with the most relevant candidate markets, channels and search methods.
It should begin with a clear definition of the role, required skills and target candidate profile. From there, the strategy should cover market mapping, channel selection, outreach messaging, screening criteria, pipeline management and regular reporting.
Feedback loops between sourcing teams and hiring managers are also important, as they help refine search priorities and improve candidate relevance over time.
Good talent sourcing solutions should adapt to market conditions, role complexity and candidate availability rather than relying on a fixed process. The focus should remain on finding talent and creating access to suitable people, not managing the full hiring lifecycle.
How do talent sourcing solutions help companies access global talent?
Talent sourcing solutions help companies access global talent by identifying and approaching suitable candidates across different countries, regions and labour markets.
This can include using local market knowledge to understand talent availability, salary or rate expectations, language requirements, location preferences and the sourcing channels most likely to reach relevant people.
Global talent sourcing allows businesses to look beyond their immediate market and build a wider, more diverse candidate pipeline. It also helps teams compare where certain skills are available and how candidate expectations differ by location.
Once the right person has been identified, a separate engagement or employment route may be needed to bring them into the business appropriately.
How can talent sourcing solutions improve candidate quality?
Talent sourcing solutions improve candidate quality by using clearer targeting, stronger search methods and more relevant screening before candidates reach the hiring team.
A well-structured approach starts with accurate role calibration, supported by market research and skills-based search criteria. Outreach can then be tailored to candidates who are more likely to match the role, rather than relying on high-volume advertising alone.
Early suitability checks help filter for experience, availability, location and project fit, creating more focused shortlists.
This makes finding talent more effective because hiring managers spend less time reviewing unsuitable profiles and more time engaging with people who can meet the business need. It does not guarantee a hire, but it improves the quality and relevance of the pipeline.
What is the difference between talent sourcing, direct sourcing and on-demand sourcing?
Talent sourcing is the broad activity of finding suitable people for permanent, contingent or project-based work.
Direct sourcing is a more specific model that uses a company’s employer brand, talent communities and existing candidate relationships to create direct access to known or interested workers.
On-demand sourcing provides flexible recruiter or sourcing support when hiring demand increases, specialist roles emerge or internal teams need additional capacity.
Talent sourcing solutions act as the broader entry point, helping businesses decide which route best fits the role, hiring volume, location and internal capability. This means the Find Talent service can guide clients towards the right sourcing model without treating every requirement in the same way.
How does CXC help businesses with finding talent?
CXC helps businesses with finding talent through flexible sourcing models, experienced people, intelligent technology and global workforce knowledge.
Our Human+ approach combines practical human expertise with tools that support stronger research, outreach, pipeline visibility and decision-making.
We’ll help clients choose the right sourcing route based on hiring need, role type, location, urgency and internal capacity. That may include on-demand talent sourcing, direct sourcing or RPO, with EoR or AoR support available once the right person has been identified.
CXC’s talent sourcing solutions are backed by 34 years of operation, services across more than 100 countries and a 98% client retention rate. The result is a more connected path from workforce need to suitable talent and, where required, onward engagement.
Why choose CXC for talent sourcing solutions?
Choose CXC for talent sourcing solutions when your business needs a flexible partner that can support permanent, contingent, contract or project-based talent requirements across different markets.
CXC helps clients move from workforce need to sourcing model to the most appropriate engagement pathway, without forcing every requirement into the same recruitment process.
Depending on the need, support can include finding talent, on-demand sourcing, direct sourcing, RPO, EoR or AoR engagement and contractor management. This broader service ecosystem means businesses can begin with targeted sourcing support and add further services as workforce needs evolve.
CXC combines global delivery, local knowledge, technology and experienced people to create a more joined-up talent journey. For organisations reviewing how they access and engage talent, a conversation with CXC can help clarify the right starting point.
Talk to us about your hiring needs
If roles are taking too long to fill, or you’re not finding the right people, we’ll help you get things moving properly.
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