Welcome to PTC’s first blog! We welcome you to repost this blog or submit any comments regarding your thoughts and/or personal experiences.  PTC recruiters have a vast amount of knowledge in this industry and I feel it would be useful to share their thoughts on the top reasons to hire a contract professional. I hope you find this interesting.

Companies trust us in finding ‘subject matter experts’ within the accounting/finance field

Bringing in a contractor with knowledge that your current employees don’t have is a great benefit to your team—everyone can gain from a new skill set.

Some urgent need has occurred and they need a resource urgently to solve the problem

Require the expertise of an individual that has a proven track record and experience for a project.  A skill that can not be found internally, a skill that once utilized is no longer required on an ongoing day to day basis.

This weeks blog was contributed by Heather Labucki. Heather has been with PTC for 8 years, she started as a Recruiter and is currently a Client Relations Manager. This blog is about "best practices when meeting with a recruitment agency"

Today's blog focuses on commitment, Paul Orzech, one of our senior recruiters contributed to this weeks blog..

Main Entry: com·mit·ment
Pronunciation: k&-'mit-m&nt
Function: noun
1 a : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future; especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date b : something pledged c : the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled commitment to a cause> 

What does commitment mean to you?

This is a great article on common resume mistakes people make:

http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/crossroads/index.htm?op=view&id=4508&newsletter_id=1011&archive=1