Contract-to-Hire Means Flexibility for Everyone

The contract-to-hire option can be an attractive method for corporate clients and candidates to find the right fit before making a long-term commitment. In a contract-to-hire arrangement, the candidate is brought in-house as a consultant, with the understanding that a direct hire position may become available in the future.

Although the specific scenario may vary, the basic advantages of the contract-to-hire method are as follows:

• Before extending a direct hire placement offer, the corporate client has the opportunity to assess his or her own needs while also evaluating the individual consultant’s work and personal performance.

• The consultant can enjoy the opportunity to confirm his or her perception of the organization and the position before becoming an employee.

Contract-to-hire arrangements may arise for a variety of reasons, including the following:

• A company may not have the immediate need or budget approval to bring on a full-time employee. However, the company expects to make such a move in the future. So the company enters a contract-to-hire agreement. Then, if all goes well, the consultant may become a direct hire employee in the future.

• If a company does not yet have the signatures and/or approvals needed to bring on an additional employee, the contract-to-hire option is a convenient way to start a candidate until the paperwork is completed.

• A short-tem requirement may grow to the point that the corporate client wants to convert a consultant to full-time employee.

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