Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Employers Turn to Temporary Help; Can this Strategy Help You?

As jobs appear to be opening up, why are employers leaning towards staffing agencies and recruiters to find them temporary help when they could hire their own employees? The answer is that as companies are beginning again to grow, they like the option offered by the agencies; a "try-before-you-buy-strategy," allowing companies to avoid the extra costs of health care and retirement expenses while still reaping the benefits of the extra talent.

Temporary and Contract Staffing services has added 44,000 jobs since July 2009 and has seen the demand for contract employees climb significantly in the last year within such industries as manufacturing, IT/technology, tax accounting/Finance, compliance/quality and customer service. The needs for contract workers are increasing as companies are beginning to recover and looking down the road to convert contract staff to permanent hires.


In terms of the outcome of most placements, companies are more often than not bringing on the contract worker permanent after a specific amount of time. The contract period allows employers the opportunity to evaluate performance and cultural fit prior to making their actual hiring decision; a choice which is proving itself to be the most economically efficient one.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Online payroll services speed up everything about payment and it gives them a thought of reapplying for a new job. They think of easy money and better payment method. Outsourcing payroll from other existing financial-based group is the main reason behind this success.
It's a good thing, isn't it?