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Contract vs. Contract-to-Hire vs. Direct Hire: Which IT Staffing Model Fits Your Team?
Choosing between contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire depends on how long you need the role filled, how much hiring risk you can absorb, and how fast you need someone in seat. Here’s how to decide.
Kevin SchwesingerJuly 20, 2026
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What Does an IT Staffing Firm Do? Contract, Contract-to-Hire and Direct Hire Explained
An IT staffing firm sources, screens and places technology professionals with client companies on contract, contract-to-hire or direct-hire terms. Here is how PRI Technology’s process works and which model fits which hiring need.
Kevin SchwesingerJune 15, 2026
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Bringing Humanity Back to Hiring in the Age of AI
My daughter recently went on an interview for an internship. Her first interviewer? A bot. Imagine that. Your first professional experience — a moment that should feel inspiring and human — reduced to an automated interaction.
Kevin SchwesingerAugust 12, 2025
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Teacher Unemployment and Job Projections
If you’re currently an educator or you’re considering becoming one, it’s important to understand the current unemployment rate of teachers in the country. You need to know your chances of actually finding a job if you want to become a teacher or you want to find another teaching job.
PRI Editorial TeamAugust 29, 2018
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Non-Profit Bookkeeper Salary
Non-profit organizations rely on their bookkeepers to help them stay within their budgets, which is critical to their being able to serve their clients.
PRI Editorial TeamAugust 22, 2018
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Best Way to Leave Your Job without Burning Bridges
Whatever your reason for leaving your current position, leaving with dignity is critical to leaving a good impression when you walk out the door of the office for the last time.
PRI Editorial TeamAugust 15, 2018
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Director of Operations / Facilities
A typical job advertisement for a Director of Operations / Facilities includes tasks like planning, scheduling, delegating, and overseeing the work of general maintenance and grounds personnel.
PRI Editorial TeamAugust 8, 2018
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Director of Institutional Advancement
Nonprofit organizations need major donors to secure their futures, and that is where the Director of Institutional Advancement comes in.
PRI Editorial TeamAugust 1, 2018
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Public vs. Charter Teacher Salaries
As a teacher, you have many choices for where you want to work these days. You can work for a traditional public school, an online public or charter school, a private school, run your own business as a tutor, or perhaps you offer homeschooling classes.
PRI Editorial TeamJuly 25, 2018
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Tech Trends in Philanthropy
Technology is changing the way that nonprofits and potential donors interact. Although there are many new ways technology is making its mark on fundraising, here are a few of the latest trends.
PRI Editorial TeamJuly 19, 2018
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Nonprofits in the News: Donation Trends
Understanding the latest trends in donations can help you stay relevant and current to your current and potential donors. Keeping up with their behavior patterns, new tools to help increase donations, etc. can help your organization stay afloat and thrive.
PRI Editorial TeamJuly 12, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Nonprofit Director of Development
The salary of a nonprofit Director of Development can vary significantly. The salary depends on several factors, such as region, experience, education, mission/focus of the nonprofit, size of the organization, and more.
PRI Editorial TeamJune 15, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Director of Finance Salary
Directors of finance and finance directors both handle financial considerations of an organization, but they have different concentrations. While some of their duties overlap, some of them do not, and this results in a difference in their overall salary.
PRI Editorial TeamJune 8, 2018
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How Payrolling Can Help Your Business Thrive
Dealing with payroll can be a nightmare and take a lot of time and energy away from other business activities you or your employees could be doing.
PRI Editorial TeamJune 1, 2018
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Using a Staffing Firm as an Extension of Your In-House Team
Even if your organization has a talent acquisition team, you may not be able to reach the best potential employees through the efforts of this team alone.
PRI Editorial TeamMay 25, 2018
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Pay-rolling and the Pitfalls of Contract Workers
It can be really tempting to hire contract workers. However, in the end, it is generally a better idea to work with a regularly-hired employee. You can end up saving yourself a lot of hassle and headache by working with an employee instead of an independent contractor.
PRI Editorial TeamMay 18, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Digital Director
A digital director is in a unique position as this person combines business and technology to help an organization succeed. Working with business managers, they advance technological function in an organization and help the organization meet its business goals.
PRI Editorial TeamMay 11, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Senior Server Developer
A server developer works with a team to design and create an organization’s product platform from the ground up. They help move the organization forward and to the top of new technologies like social gaming by utilizing the best of emerging technology on the server side.
PRI Editorial TeamMay 4, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Cost Accountant
Cost accountants specialize in identifying costs in the supply chain of the product or service of their company. They also handle costs in a variety of areas, such as human resources, administration, shipping, and production.
PRI Editorial TeamApril 27, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Credit and Collections Representative
A credit and collections representative, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, typically calls individuals and businesses who are overdue on their bills. They use investigative tools like the Internet, post office, credit bureaus, or neighbors to find out where they live before they call.
PRI Editorial TeamApril 20, 2018
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Salary Forecast: UNIX / Linux Engineers
While UNIX is copyrighted, Linux can be considered a “UNIX clone,” according to CyberCiti.biz. Furthermore, TechWorm.net notes that “While Linux is an open source, free to use operating system widely used for computer hardware and software, game development, tablet PCS, mainframes, Unix is a…
PRI Editorial TeamMarch 30, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Cisco CCIE Engineers
According to NHPrice.com, “[t]he Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, or CCIE, is a technical certification offered by Cisco Systems.
PRI Editorial TeamMarch 23, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Staff Accountant
Accountants perform a variety of duties, such as looking closely at financial statements to make sure they are precise and follow any applicable laws and regulations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
PRI Editorial TeamMarch 15, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Payroll Manager
Payroll managers are part of a company’s human resources administrative team. They are in charge of of the organization’s payroll department and make sure that all parts of the payroll process are done in the right way.
PRI Editorial TeamMarch 9, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Storage / Backup Architect
Storage or backup engineers are in charge of the storage systems for organizations. They design and create storage configurations, using industry best systems in conjunction with specific organizational requirements.
PRI Editorial TeamFebruary 26, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Database Engineer
Database engineers may also be known as database administrators. Many of their tasks overlap with those of database engineers, and some companies may give either title to a particular position.
PRI Editorial TeamFebruary 19, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Internal Auditor
Internal auditors are in a pivotal position. They make sure financial controls within an organization work well, and they keep all of the records of business policies and processes, according to Indeed.com.
PRI Editorial TeamFebruary 12, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Senior Financial Analyst
Financial analysts are at the forefront of business decisions. They are advisors to both businesses and individuals who want to make investments. They evaluate how well bonds, stocks, and other investments perform.
PRI Editorial TeamFebruary 5, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Enterprise Architect
A three percent salary increase for those working in IT in 2017 is nothing to sneeze at, but it is a bit lower than the previous two years’ salary increases, according to the 2017 ComputerWorld IT Salary Survey.
PRI Editorial TeamJanuary 29, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Senior .NET Application Developer
The future is looking pretty bright for information technology workers. Janco Associates estimates that the IT sector will increase by 84,000 new jobs in 2018, and there has been a 3.5% increase in the salaries of all IT workers, according to its 2018 salary survey.
PRI Editorial TeamJanuary 12, 2018
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Salary Forecast: Network Systems Engineer
If you’re a Network Systems Engineer, your future in IT is looking pretty good at the moment. In fact, the future is expected to be great for all IT workers.
PRI Editorial TeamJanuary 9, 2018
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Salary Forecast: IT Project Manager
Information technology industry jobs and salaries seem to be on the rise. Janco Associates projects in its 2018 salary survey that “the IT job market will grow by 84,000 net new jobs,” and it reported a 3.5% increase in salary for all IT professionals.
PRI Editorial TeamJanuary 3, 2018
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Adjusting and Managing Client Expectations
Your clients expect you to deliver a service that can be very difficult to provide: a solid employee who is worth keeping. Finding such a person when the available talent pool is good is hard enough.
PRI Editorial TeamDecember 14, 2017
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American Onshoring is Trending Upwards
Moving labor to cheaper countries like China has been going on for decades, but there has been a trend to bring some of that labor back to the United States.
PRI Editorial TeamDecember 11, 2017
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How to Land a New Job for 2018 without Losing Your Year-End Bonus
Thanksgiving to New Years is a sort of dead man’s land when it comes to hiring and finding a new job. If you’re currently employed at a place where you’re going to get a year-end bonus, but you still want a new job, don’t despair.
PRI Editorial TeamDecember 8, 2017
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Why Feedback is Important for Your Recruiting Vendor
Recruiters serve as the middle man for you, the organization hiring, and job candidates. When an interview is over, it’s ideal for both the candidate and you to provide feedback about comfort level, fit for the job, and anything else there may be potential concerns about.
PRI Editorial TeamDecember 1, 2017
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How and Why Social Media Actually Impacts Recruiting
Social media is how people stay in touch – not just occasionally, but multiple times throughout the day. If your organization is not using social media in its recruiting efforts, says Meghan M. Biro, of Forbes, it is very much behind the times.
PRI Editorial TeamNovember 10, 2017
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The Downsides of Accepting a Counteroffer
When you’ve been offered a position outside of your current job, you’re likely to be more than ready to walk into your manager’s office and deliver the not-so-bad news that you’re planning on leaving as soon as possible.
PRI Editorial TeamNovember 3, 2017
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The Perks of Working with a Recruiter or Agency
When you’re looking for a job, you probably spend hours scouring job boards and employer websites, looking for different positions to apply for. One thing you might not have considered, however, is working with a recruiter or employment agency to find a position.
PRI Editorial TeamOctober 27, 2017
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How to Assess Your Career Goals as a Contractor or a Full-Time Employee
At any point in your career, you may want to evaluate your career goals. This helps you to keep where you want to be in your profession in perspective and plan how you want to get there. Whether you are a contractor or a full-time employee, assessing your career goals takes some thought and vision.
PRI Editorial TeamOctober 20, 2017
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How to Write a “To-the-Point” Resume
Your resume is going to be scanned and searched by automated software after you upload it to a company’s resume database. That database has hundreds, maybe thousands, of resumes. The software looks for keywords that are relevant to the job you’re applying for.
PRI Editorial TeamOctober 12, 2017
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Top Ten Do’s and Don’ts for In-Person Interviews
Due to the technology-driven world in which we live, many human resources processes have been digitized and automated. But when it comes to actually hiring someone, in-person interviews are still an important part of the process.
PRI Editorial TeamOctober 10, 2017
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Why You Should Consider Contract to Hire Opportunities
If you’re in a permanent position with a company right now or unemployed, you might want to consider making the move to a contract to hire opportunity.
PRI Editorial TeamOctober 5, 2017
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Hottest Jobs in 2017
Plan your future wisely by knowing what the hottest jobs are in 2017. Knowing what the current, most popular job are, along with understanding current overall economic and industry trends, can help you map out your future career.
PRI Editorial TeamSeptember 28, 2017
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Full Time positions within Information Technology on the rise
How do we compare the 2016 forecast to where we sit now in June of 2017?? We would love to hear your comments so please chime in. A few tidbits from the forecast include:
PRI Editorial TeamJune 28, 2017
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Recruiting trends for 2017
The forecasts for the recruitment industry in 2017 look highly promising and incredibly competitive. With the level of competition so fierce, it is natural for the best in the field to try to find ways to innovate their methods.
PRI Editorial TeamJune 28, 2017
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Hiring Trends for Summer 2017.
Good news for those looking for a paying gig this summer: Companies plan to hire more than they have the past decade – with higher pay. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 41 percent of employers plan to hire seasonal workers for the summer, a significant jump from 29 percent last year.
PRI Editorial TeamJune 28, 2017

Staffing and AI Advisory Perspectives

Contract vs. Contract-to-Hire vs. Direct Hire: Which IT Staffing Model Fits Your Team?

What Does an IT Staffing Firm Do? Contract, Contract-to-Hire and Direct Hire Explained

Bringing Humanity Back to Hiring in the Age of AI

Teacher Unemployment and Job Projections

Non-Profit Bookkeeper Salary

Best Way to Leave Your Job without Burning Bridges

Director of Operations / Facilities

Director of Institutional Advancement

Public vs. Charter Teacher Salaries

Tech Trends in Philanthropy

Nonprofits in the News: Donation Trends

Salary Forecast: Nonprofit Director of Development

Salary Forecast: Director of Finance Salary

How Payrolling Can Help Your Business Thrive

Using a Staffing Firm as an Extension of Your In-House Team

Pay-rolling and the Pitfalls of Contract Workers

Salary Forecast: Digital Director

Salary Forecast: Senior Server Developer

Salary Forecast: Cost Accountant

Salary Forecast: Credit and Collections Representative

Salary Forecast: UNIX / Linux Engineers

Salary Forecast: Cisco CCIE Engineers

Salary Forecast: Staff Accountant

Salary Forecast: Payroll Manager

Salary Forecast: Storage / Backup Architect

Salary Forecast: Database Engineer

Salary Forecast: Internal Auditor

Salary Forecast: Senior Financial Analyst

Salary Forecast: Enterprise Architect

Salary Forecast: Senior .NET Application Developer

Salary Forecast: Network Systems Engineer

Salary Forecast: IT Project Manager

Adjusting and Managing Client Expectations

American Onshoring is Trending Upwards

How to Land a New Job for 2018 without Losing Your Year-End Bonus

Why Feedback is Important for Your Recruiting Vendor

How and Why Social Media Actually Impacts Recruiting

The Downsides of Accepting a Counteroffer

The Perks of Working with a Recruiter or Agency

How to Assess Your Career Goals as a Contractor or a Full-Time Employee

How to Write a “To-the-Point” Resume

Top Ten Do’s and Don’ts for In-Person Interviews

Why You Should Consider Contract to Hire Opportunities

Hottest Jobs in 2017

Full Time positions within Information Technology on the rise

Recruiting trends for 2017

Hiring Trends for Summer 2017.