Contractor meetings

Meeting with a contractor is not the same as holding an interview with a potential employee. It is true that they share some goals, but the relationships and the information required are different. This article offers advice to companies who are new to contracting out work and need help in this unfamiliar territory.

The contractor to client company relationship
A contractor is selling a service and the company is potentially their client. The relationship is typically one of peers, that is, of one company to another.

An employment candidate is selling their personal service and the company is potentially their employer. This relationship is therefore one of individual to company, employee to employer.