--- title: "IT Talent Acquisition and Contract-to-Hire Solutions | Smart Data" url: https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/direct-placement description: "Contract-to-hire and direct placement for IT roles. Smart Data recruiters source and screen candidates, with technical screening from engineers who do the work." source: "Smart Data (smartdata.net). Markdown copy of the page; the HTML page is canonical." --- Direct placement # Contract-to-hire and direct placement Our recruiters find, screen and present candidates for permanent IT roles, as a direct hire or after a contract-to-hire period. Engineers from our own delivery teams help with the technical screening, so the people you interview can do the work. Compare the models ## How the four models compare When each one fits, who owns the work, how involved your team is and how it is billed. What it is Our team manages some or all aspects of your platform for you. When to choose it You want someone else to support and maintain an application or platform. Your involvement Lower. You set priorities and service levels; Smart Data handles monitoring, support and updates. Project ownership Smart Data. We own the deliverables, you review the outcomes. Billing model Usually a monthly contract, set by the systems covered and the response times. Best for Application or platform maintenance and other managed service needs. A discrete set of work that Smart Data manages and delivers from beginning to end. You have a specific project that you want estimated and executed by a partner. Lower. You set the goals and review milestones; Smart Data plans, builds and delivers. Time and materials or fixed bid. Both options come with up-front pricing. Defined programs: modernization, migrations, new platforms. Smart Data developers join your internal team for a period of time. You need to supplement your team with specific skills for a period of time. High. You manage the project, we provide expert talent. You. Our people follow your lead. Monthly contract. Addressing temporary gaps, scaling quickly, avoiding hiring delays. Smart Data sources individuals for you to hire permanently. You're adding permanent IT staff and want help finding the right people. You interview the pre-screened candidates we present. Shared. We source and screen candidates; you interview and make the call. A one-time placement fee, or a monthly contract during contract-to-hire. Permanent hires screened before you meet them. Who runs the search ## Recruiters and engineers on the same search - Recruiters run the search Sourcing, first conversations and the candidates worth your time. - Engineers run the technical screen People from our own delivery teams check the skills the role needs. - You make the call You interview the shortlist and choose who joins. Heather Colvin Talent Acquisition Specialist Two ways to hire ## Contract-to-hire or direct hire The same search and the same screening. The difference is when the person joins your staff. ### Contract-to-hire See the work before you commit How it works The person starts on our contract inside your team. When you are ready, they join your staff. When it fits A new role, or one where you want to see how someone works first. How it is billed Monthly while they are on our contract. ### Direct hire On your staff from the first day We find and screen candidates, and you hire the one you choose directly. A role you know well, where you want the person on staff from day one. A one-time placement fee. Other ways to work with us ## The other delivery models - [Managed services Support for the systems your business runs on View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/managed-services) - [Scoped projects We own the project from discovery to launch View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/scoped-work) - [Staff augmentation Engineers who join your team and follow your lead View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/staff-augmentation) Next step ## Tell us about the role The position, the skills and the team it joins. We start the search from there. ### A short call about the role The skills, the team and whether contract-to-hire or direct hire fits. ### You review screened candidates Profiles of people who match the role, technically screened before they reach you. ### You interview and decide Interviews on your schedule. You choose who joins, as a direct hire or contract-to-hire. [info@smartdata.net](mailto:info@smartdata.net) [(937) 886-9166](tel:+19378869166)