Contract Staffing v. Hiring from Fiverr or Upwork

Contract Staffing

Apr 7

Contract staffing is not the same things as a contract hire or freelance hire. Should you find a freelancer on Fiverr or Upwork or hire through contract staffing? What the heck are the differences and which is best for a founder-led team?

Here are the Key Differences:

Quality of talent: Contract staffing agencies (like us😏) have a rigorous screening and selection process to ensure that they provide A Players for you. At Remote First Recruiting, we filter out everyone but the cream of the crop and focus on quality candidates over quantity. AKA we won’t overwhelm you with handfuls of B Players. We typically find the right fit within the first 3-5 candidates shared with our clients. On Upwork or Fiverr, you’ll have to sift through a large pool of candidates to find the right fit and take on the screening process on your own which is incredibly time consuming.
Accountability: Contract staffing agencies typically have a more structured process for managing and monitoring their contractors. At Remote First Recruiting, we clearly communicate what being a contractor looks like, how they’ll get paid, what it looks like to track their time, and how they’ll report to you. We check in with them regularly to make sure they’re supported, accountable and performing like the A Player we know they are. This provides additional accountability (and great feedback for you) compared to hiring an individual contractor on Upwork or Fiverr.
Time savings: Contract staffing agencies can save you time by handling the screening, hiring, and onboarding process for you. And that’s exactly what we do at Remote First Recruiting! We help you strategize the role, finalize your job description, get your job live on our job board (Dynamitejobs.com) and lead the hunt for your hire. We sort applications, screen candidates, administer assessments and you interview the top 3-5 candidates and decide who is the perfect fit for your team. We take care of the final offer, contract, and help you onboard them quickly. So they can get to work and help scale your company. On Upwork or Fiverr, you have to spend your valuable time vetting candidates and managing the lengthy hiring process yourself.
Ease of Hire: In contract staffing, the contractors are considered employees of the staffing agency, not the client company. This means that we’re responsible for paying wages, taxes, and benefits. In contract hiring, the individual contractor is responsible for their own taxes and benefits, and you’re in charge of paying them and accounting for their hours worked.
Scalability: Contract staffing provides more scalability than contract hiring since we can quickly provide additional contractors to support your growing business needs. In contract hiring, finding and hiring new contractors takes more of your time and effort. We’ve helped clients hire handfuls of contract employees and scale successful remote teams all over the globe.

We pride ourselves in taking the guess work, frustration, and time out of contract hires. We do 90% of the work for you, so you can focus on scaling your business.