Last week I met with a company who is a leader in the entertainment world.  Our topic of conversation eventually came to the aspect of recruiting and some specific recruiting agencies in their vertical market.  When I described the various ways I know major recruiting firms utilize Contract Recruiters to flex their recruiting staff, I began to think how Contract Recruiters can be a significant portion of the recruiting staff for major recruiting agencies and corporations.  Of course, most companies will not differentiate between "contract" recruiters and full time recruiters.  So, the only way Contract Recruiters can stand up and be recognized is through Blog like this one, and other association groups like my Yahoo Group ContractRecruiterJobs with over 3000 members.

I doubt there are any easy ways to determine just what percentage of the workload is completed by "Contract" Recruiters at any given company or agency?  However, I think in some cases the percentage would be significant.  The Contract Recruiting profession is a very important piece of the overall recruiting industry and growing every day!  It is important we all recognize the responsibility we have to promote the Contract Recruiting profession, and strive to improve our ranks through professional training, completing our contracts with integrity, and helping the recruiting industry in every way possible as Contract Recruiters.