What is a Vendor-on-Premise Service?
Posted August 12th, 2015
If you regularly make use of contract or work-to-hire employees, a vendor-on-premise service could be a valuable addition to your company. In this arrangement, a representative from your contract recruiting partner works at your location and within your human resources department every day. They are still employed by your partner, but they become an embedded part of your organization.
If that arrangement sounds esoteric, it is. But as contract and work-to-hire employment has steadily increased throughout the IT industry, companies are finding that a vendor-on-premise solution proves to be the best available option. The client (you) dictates the terms of the arrangement based on your organizational structure, staffing philosophy, and recruiting requirements.
In practice, a vendor-on-premise service delivers a number of benefits to the client. First and foremost, it expedites the staffing process. As soon as you need to fill a vacancy or add a new staff member, and want to go with a contract or work-to-hire option, you have someone on-site to discuss your needs with. Ultimately, that leads to the role getting filled faster than if you were making calls or sending emails.
But in addition to the speed of hiring, the quality of the candidates produced is superior. Since the vendor-on-premise representative spends his or her days at your company and inside your human resources department, they develop an acute understanding of your staffing needs. They witness your company culture firsthand, they speak with stakeholders throughout your organization about your strategic goals, and they get to know the kind of professional that thrives as a member of your community. When a staffing need does arise, they are uniquely poised to find the very best candidate for the job, not just the one with the necessary credentials.
A final, but not insignificant benefit is that when you have someone who is always around to handle your contract and work-to-hire staffing needs, the rest of your human resources staff is freed up to focus on their core responsibilities and big-picture objectives. You get all the benefits of adding a new member to your staff, but you don’t have to pay them a salary or give them benefits.
A vendor-on-premise arrangement is really a way to create a seamless link between you and the staffing partner you rely on to provide you with key pieces of your workforce. If you would like to explore this option in further detail, contact the team at Bayside Solutions.
