Contractors in the IT field not only have a lot of job offers (full time/permanent employment), but also many project oriented opportunities (freelance contracts). These can be short-term as well as long-term projects, which are provided by the contractors themselves or in cooperation with a personnel agency.

Bodyshopping is a very popular service used by companies/clients at personal agencies. It is about searching for experts for specific projects, which have a clearly defined range of services and time. This type of cooperation saves companies not only personnel, but also other costs.

If you are not a contractor yet and you are considering became one, read the article - How to become a freelancer/contractor (coming soon) as well. 

Advantages of cooperation with a personnel agency (from the viewpoint of the companies/clients):

  • We will find required specialist for you
  • We have our own pool of available contractors
  • We will guide you through the whole process and take care of everything (including contracts, timesheets, invoices ...)
  • We are your business partner and always looking for a win-win solution
  • In some cases, we can negotiate better MD rates with contractors

Advantages of cooperation with a personnel agency (from the viewpoint of the contractor):

  • We will contact you with a specific project and inform you about its details before the interview
  • We will guide you through the whole process and take care of everything (including contracts, timesheets, invoices ...)
  • We are your business partner and always looking for a win-win solution
  • In some cases, we can negotiate better prices with companies/clients
  • We are happy for long-term cooperation, we have a lot of clients = several projects we can offer to you

How does the cooperation company - personnel agency (PA) - contractor work?

  • PA receives the project assignment, start addresses the contractors from their database, in other case they contact new specialists.
  • PA tells the contractor obscured information about the project (when signing the NDA, the information are specific).
  • PA presents the contractor to the project/hiring manager together with information about the MD rate, availability, start date ...
  • If the company is interested in the contractor, the PA signs NDA with contractor - Non-disclosure agreement (if it has not already been signed).
  • The PA arranges an interview, someone from PA is also attended (if necessary there is also preparation for the interview and provided additional information to the contractor).
  • After the interview, the PA provides feedback from both parties.
  • Depending on the selection procedure, there may also be a case study or 2nd round with the company/end client of the project after the 1st interview.
  • If company/client will hire contractor for a project, the contractor signs a subcontracting agreement/cooperation agreement with PA.
  • If company/client will hire contractor for a project, they will sign SOW with PA.
  • The company/client may provide a laptop and other necessary tools for the performance of the work of the contractor, who is also assigned responsible manager of the company/project.
  • Each month (at the end, the 30th/31st) the contractor sends a timesheet (attendance) for approval to the assigned responsible manager of the company/project in a copy with the PA, as soon as the manager approves the timesheet the contactor is obliged to issue an invoice towards the PA.
  • PA prepares an invoice for the company/client, where it takes into account the contractor's MD rate + its business margin. 

In some cases, it is also possible, that contract will be sined between client and contractor directly. So whole process will be little bit different. 

Does it look complicated? Believe that it is not and in fact it is a very simple and smooth process :)

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