This guide will help you to define requirements for technical consulting services, to become aware of key considerations and techniques for successfully selecting consultants, and to become familiar with management practices that help ensure the consultant's maximum performance. It is designed to help hiring managers and human resource professionals choose a consulting service agency that is best for you.

With the right planning, consultants can be very successfully integrated into most corporate staffing plans and can often reduce overall staffing costs while increasing specialized skills and expertise levels. It can greatly increase your organizations flexibility to expand grow as quickly as needed.

One of the major advantages of using technical consultants is that your hiring managers and human resource staff can rely on a service agency to manage most of the contracting process, freeing your time to focus on project management and development efforts.

We hope you find this guide useful. If you have any questions or would like assistance in planning and staffing your consulting and staffing requirements, please feel free to call one of our professionals at Pacific NetSoft at
1-800-707-7224.

Contents:

• Understanding Contract Technical Services
• Workforce Planning
• Selecting and Working With a Contract Service Company
• Legal Compliance and Compensation
• Successfully Integrating Contractors into Your Workforce