IT Staffing Solutions

By Mike Danick

Has your company reached a point where you are considering using an IT staffing company to help you with your technical hiring needs? As a hiring manager, you may feel overwhelmed with the amount of candidates out there, and you likely don't have nearly enough time to find the right matches for the available positions at your company. Requesting the assistance of a third party recruiter may save you a ton of time and effort, while freeing you up to take care of more pressing issues at your job. If you have never worked with an IT staffing company before you probably have some valid questions and concerns that need to be answered before you choose the right recruiting firm.

First you should figure out if you need to hire staff on a permanent or contract basis. If the positions you are attempting to fill are permanent positions, an IT staffing firm will typically request a fee based on a percentage of the candidates first year salary. This percentage is typically negotiable with most firms. It is in both parties best interests that this fee be negotiated prior to the candidate submittal process. There should also be a stipulation in the contract which defines a period of time where if the candidate does not work out and is let go, a full or partial refund, or future credit is given to your company. This probationary time frame is usually anywhere between 30 and 90 days.

It may be a better option for you to hire your IT employees on a contractual basis. This enables your company to gain the assistance it needs for a specified period of time. A contract usually last 3, 6, or 12 months. During this period, the worker is an employee of the IT staffing firm, contracted out to you for the entire contract period. The staffing company takes care of the payroll while the employee works on your project. Sometimes the hiring company and the recruiting firm will work out a contract-to-hire agreement, allowing the company to hire the employee to a permanent position at the end of the contract period. There is typically a conversion fee associated with this type of scenario based on the salary offered to the employee. This is a great way for your company to get to know an employee without making a hiring commitment right away.

There are plenty of ways that an IT staffing company can help you hire the employees you need to do the job. These agencies typically have relationships with some of the best and brightest IT professionals in the industry, and these candidates aren't easily found on the usual employment boards. Depending on your companies hiring needs, working with an IT staffing firm can help lift your company's IT department to a higher, more productive level.

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