One of the critical components involved with contract placements is the back-office component. There are countless administrative, legal, and financial duties associated with contracting. Perhaps more importantly, these are time-consuming duties, ones that can distract any recruiter from their core…

Many recruiters might be saying to themselves, “Okay, how in the world do I get started in contracting? I don’t know the first thing about it.” Don’t worry about that. You do know something about being a recruiter, and that’s…

In today’s day and age, you must be extremely careful about the questions that you ask a candidate during an interview, as well as the questions that your client companies ask. The reason is simple—so that you can avoid accusations…

In a previous post, I offered “Six Tips for Finding More (Contract) Candidates.” I’d like to add to the information in that post by listing four additional ways in which you can uncover a wider diversity of qualified candidates—including qualified…

When you offer contract staffing as part of your business model, you’ll be able to make more money for a longer period of time due to the better relationships you’ll build with your clients. The majority of companies prefer to…

At the end of September, I also had the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas for the 2009 National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Conference. The event was held on Wednesday, September 30, through Saturday, October 3, at the Red…