Frequently Asked Questions
What does direct hire mean?
This INDEED article does an excellent job of explaining what direct placement means, and it highlights why they should be attractive for candidates.
Does Eastern offer direct hire positions?
Yes, we do. We have many direct positions posted on our Jobs page.
What field of positions are direct hires?
All positions can be a direct placement. However, traditionally, it is within professional, finance, IT, engineering, executive search, middle management, marketing, and sales positions. These positions are usually more specific (e.g., software engineer, sales manager, or cost accountant) and require a higher entry-level skill (e.g., Mid to senior level, requiring a minimum of 5-10 years of experience.)
How many direct hire positions does Eastern Staffing & Recruiting offer?
On average, annually, we fill approximately 100 positions.
What’s the difference between contract to hire and direct hire?
The real question is the difference between staffing and recruiting and who will be holding the candidate on their payroll. Staffing refers to hiring candidates on the agency’s payroll for a contract period. Staffing can be a short term position or a full time position. Recruiting refers to helping a client company find, screen, and hire candidates for the client company’s open position. Recruiting is full time employment. Simply put, staffing is contract and contract to hire. Recruiting is direct hire.
What are the similarities between the two?
- Employers are looking for a good fit for their position
- Job seekers are still highly valued and desirable
- Staffing agencies want the best option for both the candidate and the company
Why would a company use a recruiting agency for their direct hire positions?
There are many reasons why a company would utilize direct placement. Traditionally it’s to help them find a higher volume of candidates, which helps expand their recruiting footprint and offers more options to consider. Additionally, Eastern Staffing & Recruiting’s partnership with client companies allows them the time to focus on their core business while keeping their recruiting efforts covered.
How many direct hire positions does Eastern Staffing & Recruiting offer?
On average, annually, we fill approximately 100 positions.
What field of positions are direct hires?
All positions can be a direct placement. However, traditionally, it is within professional, finance, IT, engineering, executive search, middle management, marketing, and sales positions. These positions are usually more specific (e.g., software engineer, sales manager, or cost accountant) and require a higher entry-level skill (e.g., Mid to senior level, requiring a minimum of 5-10 years of experience.)
Please get in touch with us by phone or email if you are interested in learning more about our open direct hire positions.
Eastern Staffing and Recruiting is a national firm that fills positions in all 50 states.
We have two office locations: Vestal, New York, and Charleston, South Carolina
We recruit for staffing services in Arizona, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington State, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
We use a variety of tools to advertise our open positions LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, Facebook, Instagram, Glassdoor, and our website.
Eastern processes payroll on a weekly basis for all employees. Candidates who work within a specific week will get paid the following week. There are two options to get paid, we can mail you a check or you can sign up for direct deposit.
Please contact us if you would like more information or if you would like to update your payment method.
Why work with a staffing and recruiting firm? It’s a great question.
There are many benefits to working with a temp agency, staffing agency, or recruiting firm.
One of the main benefits is the variety of the positions. We work with many companies and positions at a given time. The variety of open jobs changes throughout the year. Like a store that carries many brands, we have a lot of options to offer the candidate.
Another benefit is having a partner to represent you. We take pride in getting to know you and what you’re looking for. A strong understanding of your skills, personality traits, and expectations helps us match you with a job. Your success equals ours. We are here to help make your job search easy, welcoming, and painless.
Lastly, transparency. Since we have a broad portfolio of open positions with many organizations we have insight into their operations and if they would be a potential fit for your next job search. We want you to succeed so the more information we can provide to you on the company, position, culture, and growth the easier it will be for you to make a
Are you thinking about working with a staffing agency, here’s a good resource for everything you need to know.
Apply to our job opening page one of our recruiters will reach out to you.
Do we take money out of your check?
No, our staffing services are free to all candidates and we bill our clients for the employee’s hours that are worked. Direct hire placements are also billed directly to the company.
What is contract to hire?
Please reference this INDEED article. It does an excellent job of explaining what it is and its pros and cons for job seekers.
What does contract to hire mean?
Often referred to as staffing recruitment, temp-to-hire, or long-term to permanent work. This type of position is offered from the staffing company to a candidate on a contract to permanent basis. 99% of our contract to hire roles are full time positions. Candidates will have to work a specific amount of time for the staffing company to be considered for a permanent offer from the client company. Candidates will have to work directly for the staffing company until the contract hours have been fulfilled. This allows the company and the candidate an opportunity to try the position before making a long-term commitment. This is a great proving ground for candidates to try a new industry, position, or company. It also offers the company a place to evaluate the performance and placement of the new candidate.
What’s the difference between contract to hire and direct hire?
There are very few differences between the two. For the most part, it comes down to where the employee is going to get paid from and who covers the benefits for the employee. For a contract to hire employee payroll comes from the staffing agency. The hiring process and interviewing process remain the same.
Who determines the type of position?
The client company determines whether the position is short term, long term to permanent or direct hire. These positions are set by a contract to hire agreement set between the staffing agency and the company.
Want to learn more about these topics?
We have outlined this topic in our what is direct hire FAQ section.
Are you interested in hiring a staffing recruiter?
Do we offer permanent positions?
Yes, 90% of all our positions candidates are hired on permanently. Contrary to belief, the majority of all positions with staffing or temp or staffing agencies are contract to hire. Companies looking to fill these positions are looking to retain the employee once the contract employee fulfills the mandatory contract hours.
How long does it take to start working?
Depending on your qualifications, we match your skills to open positions. This process is subject to our positional pipeline availability and defined start dates. Typically it’s within a few days to a few weeks.
Check out our open positions.
Are all of your positions temp jobs?
No, contrary to our name, a large majority of our positions are contract to hire as well as direct hire.
Contact us to learn more about our different types of positions.
We recruit for a broad range of positions including Executive Search, Management, Human Resources, Business Operations, Creative and Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Engineering, Technical, Business Development & Sales, and Customer Service.
Where is your W2?
Eastern Staffing & Recruiting issues W-2’s by January 31st of each year. All W2’s are now able to be accessed on our site through the EMPLOYEE LOGIN located on the top, upper right-hand side of our home page.
If you worked for Eastern Staffing & Recruiting during 2021, you will have access to your W-2 through the EMPLOYEE LOGIN. You were sent credentials when you completed our electronic onboarding paperwork. If you worked for Eastern Staffing & Recruiting prior to 2021, please contact our office to have your W-2 emailed to you.
Did you move over the past year?
*Please note that we need your most up-to-date home and e-mail address. If you have moved within the past year or believe the address we have on file is out of date, please contact us directly and we will happy to assist you.
Phone :
(607)-723-7058 – New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arizona, Texas, and Washington State
(845)-408-0550 – South Carolina, Florida
Email:
Staffing@HireEastern.com
Apply to an open position or come into one of our offices to fill out an application. One of our recruiters will take the time to get to know you and what you consider the perfect job. We will discuss our current open positions, review your qualifications, and set expectations for the next steps. Our process shouldn’t take more than a couple of days from application to interview to hire.
Employee Benefits
Yes, we offer our contract employees benefits after approximately 90 days of employment. We offer medical, dental and vision insurance.
Nothing. Our services are free to our candidates and we bill our clients directly for our staffing and recruiting services.
We are a highly-skilled national talent acquisition firm. Our services include temp, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire staffing and recruiting services. Our specialty is within manufacturing, engineering, warehouse/distribution, finance, professional services, hospitality, and information technology industries. Eastern Staffing & Recruiting is large enough to recruit on a national basis yet small enough to care about the quality of our services and those who we support. Read our reviews, learn more about us, or contact us.