Why Hire a Consultant?

Why hire a consultant instead of a permanent employee? Do the benefits outweigh the cost?
Aside from the obvious flexibility, there are several reasons why consultants are the right choice for your office team.

You need expertise. Consultants are hired for their knowledge and experience. They are brought in to solve a problem. They have a fast learning-curve, usually with no down time. Your consultant will have a specialized skill set that may not be available within your current staff, but you can bring that skill set to your team as needed and on demand. They have likely worked for several other companies with issues similar to yours; they will provide perspective, proven results, and some innovative ideas.

Consultants supplement your staff. You may know how to fix the problem but don’t have the time or staff to do so. Consultants begin digging into the job immediately without pulling staff away from their usual work. If the project is a one-off item that requires one person or even one hundred people to do critical work, hiring by the project makes total sense – and is the cost-effective choice. Maybe your staff is over-loaded? Bringing in consultants relieves the pressure without the commitment and onboarding of full-time hiring or the possibility of lay-offs when the busy time has passed.

Consultants are not tangled into office politics. Consultants can give impartial advice with an unbiased eye and without being tied to emotion. Consultants offer fresh eyes and suggestions without worry of how previous results were achieved or how new viewpoints will be received.

Consultants are only there to get the job done. Whether it be the unpleasant task of making staff cuts, revitalizing a lagging department, business development, or creating an accounting system that will take your company into the future – your consultant makes it happen.

Groundswell Contract places the right highly-experienced consultants in contract and interim assignments. Accounting, finance, project management, and technical experts hit the ground running at top-tier clients.

Senior-level accounting, finance, and project management professionals on an interim, contract, project, and permanent-hire basis.

Building your team. Growing your business.