Contract staffing is a great way to supplement your direct hire placements with a steady stream of income. We’re talked before about the many reasons why this is the case: Your clients are already hiring contractors. The problem: they’re NOT…

Top Echelon Contracting has made it even easier to make contract placements. That’s because we’ve partnered with industry trainer Barb Bruno, CPC/CTS to produce a FREE video series about contracting! That video series is called “Contract Staffing Fundamentals for the…

Have you considered hiring extra staff for your office, but hesitate because of all the hassles and liability tied to W-2 employees? Did you know that you can add staff to your office and outsource the employment of that worker…

Using a contract staffing back office is a great way to reap the benefits of placing contractors without the hassle and risk that comes with employing those contractors. The question is which back office should you entrust to be the…

Okay, I’ll cut right to the chase. If you’re not making contract placements, you need to start. A recession is going to hit the economy. It could be in 2018 or 2019, but it doesn’t matter. It’s going to happen…

When you’re a member of a recruiting network like Top Echelon, you can make placements outside of your niche. It can happen. It does happen, as a matter of fact. All of the time. The placements that you make in…

Negotiating a contractor’s pay rate can be one of the most difficult parts of placing a contract candidate. Where do you start, especially if you’ve had little experience placing the particular position in question? Luckily, there are a couple of…

Several months ago in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, we looked at “5 Misconceptions Candidates Have About Contracting.” This week, we’re going to address how flexible contract staffing is for candidates. It’s no secret that the American workforce is changing.  More…

How can you earn a free month of membership in Top Echelon’s recruiting network? The same way you can earn two free months. Or three. Or four. By referring other recruiting agencies for Network membership! Last year, we made two…

Recruiters who can satisfy ALL of their clients’ staffing needs as sole-source providers could find themselves in demand as companies look to streamline hiring processes. Just as employers utilize contractors to run leaner and cheaper, they are also looking to…