From the course: Managing Temporary and Contract Employees
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Converting contractors to full-time
From the course: Managing Temporary and Contract Employees
Converting contractors to full-time
- You may be considering converting temporary staff to full-time employees. After all, temporary and contract employees are nimble workers with varied experiences. They can be quite innovative and a real catalyst for positive change within your organization. Let's look at the pros and cons of acquiring talent this way. The most obvious pro is you can try before you buy. When you work with contractors, you learn their strengths, weaknesses, work ethic, responsiveness, attitude, and communication styles, all qualities that can help you decide if they are a culture fit. Traditionally, you try to determine these qualities during the interview process. But as we know, predicting performance in a series of brief interviews where everyone is on their best behavior is difficult, even for the best skilled interviewer. Working with someone for even a few weeks is far superior to the most robust interview process. Hiring temporary workers also ensures that the potential new hire likes you, the…
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