| Description |
xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Contingent Hiring in Today's World of Work -- 2. Writing a Resume and Getting Hired by a Contingent Staffing Firm -- 3. What to Expect If You Work for a Staffing Firm -- 4. Making Contingent Employment a Career -- 5. When Are Contingent Employees the Answer? -- 6. Teams, TQM, Work Groups: Integrating the Contingent Hire -- 7. Selecting a Staffing Provider -- 8. Developing a Strategic Alliance with a Contract Staffing Provider -- 9. How to Get the Contract Employee You Need -- 10. Evaluating the Contingent Hire |
| Summary |
If you're an engineering or manager, you've noticed the change: contract engineering is growing apace while staff employment shrinks. This unique resource tells you how to make this paradigm shift work for you, whether you're hiring or looking for an engineering job (or expect to have to). The only practical guide to focus on the concerns and needs of engineers and managers, Contract Engineering shows both sides how to use this new paradigm to achieve win-win results. With instructive case histories, personalizable worksheets, and contact information on contact employment firms nationwide, Contract Engineering gives you the motivation, strategies, and resources that enable you to prosper - professionally and personally - in this dynamic and flexible new industrial environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index |
| Subject |
Contractors' operations.
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Engineering contracts.
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Engineering -- Vocational guidance.
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Engineers -- Vocational guidance.
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Self-employed.
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| Author |
Radeloff, Roger L.
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| LC no. |
97013036 |
| ISBN |
007068474X |
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0070684987 (acid-free paper) |
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