Serving the Greater Toronto & Surrounding Areas
contract employment
CANDIDATE PERSPECTIVE
A contract career or job opportunity is an option when one seeks an employment relationship that provides diverse organizational experiences, role flexibility and exposure to new industries and financial systems.
Contract employment may also provide opportunities for specialization; to work specifically in a desired accounting and finance fields. Contract work is a great tool to command compensation to match your work experience and technical skill set.
Apprehension relating to job security, employment stability and career progression may arise when one is deciding to become a contract professional or pursue a contract role. However, in recent years, contract professionals and roles have become instrumental in organizations' hiring strategies due to ever changing market conditions and financial uncertainties. We are experiencing the new "gig economy", where short term hiring practices have become the new normal. This phenomenon is only expected to grow in future, resulting in more contract roles versus the traditional permanent job opportunity.
WHAT ARE SOME BENEFITS OF CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT
- Exposure to new industries, organizations, functions and management styles
- Opportunity to expand technical skill set and enhance management abilities
- Broadening work experience to various areas of finance and accounting
- Contractor compensation will match your level of work experience and technical skill set
- Allows you to evaluate your "fit" with the employer and it's company culture
- Possibility of converting a contract role into a permanent opportunity
- New graduates - provides opportunity to enter the workforce
- Flexibility to fit personal life commitments or unexpected changes
- Attractiveness of new short term roles provides flexibility to long term commitment