CONSULTING & STAFFING 

Consulting and Staffing fall under the general heading of "Staff Augmentation". Wise use of Staff Augmentation Strategy is critical to achieving your business goals. While there is no hard and fast formula for determining the best mix of staff ("permanent") employees versus augmented employees, you can maximize your effectiveness and minimize your costs by following some basic principles

You should hire full-time employees only for roles that require a deep understanding of your core business and directly affect that core business. Consulting and temporary employees are best utilized for all other roles. Consulting, Staffing and Staff Augmentation should be used when:

• Filling the Gap - when a business increase demands greater labor inputs.
• A New Project - Unexpected work or new projects necessitate a temporary boost in labor resources.
• Timely Response - There are times in all of our business lives when we are placed in a "crunch" situation. Intelligent use of Staff Augmentation Services allows you to respond on a timely basis during these stressful periods.
• Specialized Knowledge - There is always information or skills that we do not have, and need immediately, for a discrete period of time to implement a technical project or plan.
• Knowledge Transfer - When information or particular skills are needed by your staff, and are needed quickly. The use of a Hallmark consultant can bring vital skills into your company and transferr that knowledge to your employees, effectively and efficiently.
• Testing the Waters - when you believe that there is a market upturn, but are not ready to make the long-term commitment necessitated by a staff employee.
• Cost Reduction - Consulting, Temporary and Contract Employment programs almost always cost less than directly hiring an equivalent internal employee.
• Keeping Head Count Down - It is always in a company's best interests to keep the head count of staff employees down. Consultants, Temporary Employees, and other Staff Augmentation programs allow the flexibility of staffing up, or down, as your business environment dictates.
• Staffing Up - Consultant to Hire and Temp to Hire programs are frequently the most cost effective ways of bringing on new staff. You review a potential employee in action before making a hiring commitment. Hallmark’s unique programs allow you to hire our employees in as little as 6 months to 1 year with NO FEE!

Staffing is a delicate balancing act. Hire too few people and you face an overburdened internal workforce that may actually impede growth and reduce morale. Hire too many, however, and you waste money. The goal of staffing should be to make the biggest impact at the lowest cost. The wise use of Hallmark's Staff Augmentation Services will go a long way towards helping you achieve this balance.