Temp-to-Hire Recruiting Services
Finding the right long-term employee is an important decision. A resume and interview can tell you a great deal about a candidate, but sometimes the best way to evaluate fit is to see how someone performs as part of your team.
Godshall Recruiting’s temp-to-hire recruiting services give employers the opportunity to bring a professional into their organization on a temporary basis before deciding whether to extend a permanent offer.
This flexible hiring approach allows both the employer and candidate to evaluate the working relationship while keeping the possibility of long-term employment in view from the beginning.
What Is Temp-to-Hire Recruiting?
Temp-to-hire recruiting is a flexible hiring solution in which a professional begins an assignment as a temporary employee with the possibility of transitioning to a permanent position.
During the initial assignment, employers can evaluate how the professional performs in the actual work environment before making a long-term hiring decision.
Candidates also gain an opportunity to experience the position, team, responsibilities, and organization before deciding whether permanent employment is the right next step.
When Temp-to-Hire Makes Sense
A temp-to-hire approach may be a strong fit when your organization:
- Wants to evaluate performance before extending a permanent offer
- Needs to assess skills and experience in the actual work environment
- Wants both the employer and candidate to evaluate long-term fit
- Has an immediate opening but needs additional time before making a permanent hire
- Is growing and wants greater flexibility while expanding a team
- Is testing a new position or team structure
- Has changing headcount, budget, or workforce needs
A More Informed Approach to Permanent Hiring
Hiring decisions are about more than technical qualifications.
Communication style, work habits, adaptability, collaboration, and alignment with the organization can all influence whether a new employee succeeds over the long term.
Temp-to-hire recruiting gives employers an opportunity to evaluate those factors through real-world experience.
Godshall’s recruiters begin by understanding your position, team environment, expectations, and long-term hiring goals. We then identify professionals with the experience and qualifications to contribute during the initial assignment and the potential to become valuable permanent members of your team.
How the Temp-to-Hire Process Works
Godshall manages the recruiting and employment process while your organization gains the opportunity to evaluate the professional on the job.
1. Understand Your Hiring Needs
Our recruiters learn about the position, required skills, team environment, timeline, and what you’re looking for in a potential long-term employee.
2. Recruit and Evaluate Candidates
Godshall identifies and evaluates professionals based on their experience, skills, career goals, availability, and alignment with the opportunity.
3. Begin the Temporary Assignment
The selected professional begins working with your organization while remaining a Godshall employee during the temporary portion of the engagement.
4. Evaluate the Working Relationship
Both your organization and the professional gain firsthand experience working together and can assess whether the opportunity is a strong long-term fit.
5. Make the Permanent Hiring Decision
When the time is right and both sides agree, the professional can transition to permanent employment with your organization.
Temp-to-Hire Talent Across Our Core Recruiting Disciplines
Godshall focuses on five core recruiting disciplines, allowing our recruiters to develop specialized knowledge and professional networks within the areas we serve.
Temp-to-hire recruiting across Human Resources, Marketing, Legal, Insurance, Administration, Operations, Customer Service, and other professional business functions.
Accounting and finance professionals across accounting operations, financial analysis, payroll, reporting, and other critical finance functions.
Professionals supporting healthcare administration, medical offices, and other business and operational functions within healthcare organizations.
Technology professionals across IT operations, systems, applications, technical support, and other technology functions.
Engineering and technical professionals across manufacturing, operations, engineering, and other specialized technical functions.
Why Employers Choose Godshall for Temp-to-Hire Recruiting
For more than 50 years, Godshall has helped employers and professionals find the right fit through personalized, relationship-driven recruiting.
Our temp-to-hire approach provides several advantages.
Evaluate Performance on the Job
See how a professional applies their skills, communicates, collaborates, and handles the responsibilities of the position before making a permanent hiring decision.
Give Both Sides an Opportunity to Evaluate Fit
Successful hiring is a two-way decision. Temp-to-hire gives employers and professionals firsthand experience with the working relationship.
Maintain Hiring Flexibility
Organizations can address an immediate talent need while allowing additional time to evaluate long-term headcount, budget, or organizational plans.
Access Qualified Professional Talent
Godshall’s recruiters identify and evaluate candidates based on the requirements of the position and the potential for long-term success.
Simplify Employment Administration
During the temporary portion of the engagement, Godshall can manage payroll, onboarding, timekeeping, and employment administration.
Work With Experienced Recruiters
Our recruiters take the time to understand your organization and hiring goals, providing personalized guidance throughout the process.
Common Reasons Employers Use Temp-to-Hire Recruiting
Organizations may choose a temp-to-hire approach when they are:
- Filling an immediate opening with the potential for permanent employment
- Evaluating a new position before adding permanent headcount
- Expanding a team during a period of growth
- Assessing long-term skills and organizational fit
- Building a new department or team structure
- Managing changing budget or headcount plans
- Looking for greater confidence before making a permanent hiring decision
Temp-to-Hire, Temporary or Direct Hire?
Choosing the right recruiting solution depends on what your organization needs now and where you expect the position to go in the future.
Temp-to-Hire Recruiting
Temp-to-hire may make sense when you have a potential permanent position but want the opportunity for both sides to evaluate the working relationship before making a long-term commitment.
Temporary Staffing
Temporary staffing is generally better suited for defined short-term needs such as leave coverage, increased workloads, seasonal demands, or temporary support when permanent employment is not necessarily the goal.
Direct Hire Recruiting
Direct hire recruiting is designed for organizations ready to hire a professional directly into a permanent position. It is particularly valuable for specialized, management, leadership, and executive searches.
Godshall can help you determine which approach best aligns with your hiring goals.
Local Expertise. National Recruiting Reach.
Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Godshall has deep roots throughout the Carolinas and longstanding relationships with employers and professionals in markets including Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia, Charlotte, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Gastonia.
Our recruiting capabilities also extend beyond the Carolinas. Depending on the position and hiring need, Godshall can support onsite, hybrid, and remote searches across broader markets.
Wherever the search takes us, our focus remains the same: understanding the employer, understanding the professional, and helping both sides find the right fit.
Temp-to-Hire Recruiting FAQs
What is temp-to-hire recruiting?
Temp-to-hire recruiting allows an employer to bring a professional into the organization on a temporary basis with the possibility of transitioning that individual to permanent employment. It gives both the employer and professional an opportunity to evaluate the working relationship before making a long-term decision.
What is the difference between temporary staffing and temp-to-hire?
Temporary staffing is typically designed to address a defined short-term need. Temp-to-hire is used when permanent employment is a potential outcome and both parties want an opportunity to evaluate fit first.
What is the difference between temp-to-hire and direct hire?
With temp-to-hire, the professional initially works on a temporary basis before potentially converting to permanent employment. With direct hire recruiting, the professional becomes the employer’s permanent employee from the beginning.
What types of temp-to-hire professionals does Godshall recruit?
Godshall recruits across five core disciplines: Professional, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare, Information Technology, and Technical & Engineering.
Does Godshall manage payroll during the temporary period?
Yes. During the temporary portion of the engagement, Godshall can manage payroll, onboarding, timekeeping, and employment administration.
Is a permanent hire guaranteed at the end of a temp-to-hire assignment?
No. Temp-to-hire provides an opportunity for both the employer and professional to evaluate the working relationship. A permanent offer depends on the employer’s needs, the professional’s interest, and the outcome of the assignment.
Does Godshall provide temp-to-hire recruiting outside the Carolinas?
Godshall has deep roots in South Carolina and North Carolina and can support broader recruiting needs depending on the position, work arrangement, and requirements of the employer.
Find the Right Fit Before Making the Long-Term Hire
A permanent hiring decision deserves careful consideration.
Godshall’s temp-to-hire recruiting services give your organization the flexibility to address an immediate need while gaining real-world insight into whether a professional is the right long-term fit for your team.