Hiring and Managing Contractors Simulation

Overview/Description
 You are the Director of Marketing for GadgetLand, a mail-order catalog company that sells high-tech gadgets and electronics. The company currently has a web site, but it is only for marketing purposes. You need to facilitate the upgrading of the site so that it has full e-commerce capabilities. Customers need to be able to go online to view all of GadgetLand's products and place orders. You will need to assess the upgrade project and consider internal resources. Also, you will consider hiring an independent contractor. You will need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of this staffing option. If you choose to hire a contractor, you will need to build a consensus with GadgetLand's regular employees. Also, you will need to screen candidates for the contract position. If you hire a contractor, you will need to avoid exercising behavioral and financial control over that person. In addition, if issues arise with the contractor, you'll need to refer to the contractual agreement to resolve them. If you do well managing, the contractor will successfully complete the web site upgrade. This simulation is based on the Managing Contractors and Temporary Employees series and contains links to the following SkillSoft courses: MGMT0701, MGMT0702, MGMT0703, MGMT0704.

Target Audience
 Training managers, human resource managers, functional managers, frontline staff

Expected Duration
0.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Hiring and Managing Contractors Simulation

  • using the contract to resolve issues with independent contractors.
  • minimizing contractor envy.
  • recognizing the advantages of hiring independent contractors.
  • recognizing the disadvantages of hiring independent contractors.
  • orienting independent contractors to the workplace.
  • avoiding the exercise of financial control over independent contractors.
  • avoiding the exercise of excessive behavioral control over independent contractors.
  • avoiding legal pitfalls when using independent contractors.
  • screening independent contractors.
  • determining whether to hire independent contractors.

    • Course Number: MGMT0700