staff augmentation companies selection

What does this hub cover for nearshore hiring?

Use this hub to work through the decisions that come before a provider shortlist: who directs the work, what the quote covers and how you judge candidates. It also points you to contract checks before you commit.

Write down the role's first deliverable and name the person who will review it. For example, a backend hire might take ownership of a defined API task under your engineering manager. Use that same scope in every provider conversation.

For Latin American hiring, specify working hours by city and time zone. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 without daylight saving time, while São Paulo stays on UTC-3. Check meeting times against your team's seasonal clock changes. IANA time-zone rules document both locations.

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Bring your role scope and required hours when you talk to Opus about a role.

Which entries should you read first?

Choose the entry that addresses the decision holding up your hire.

• Compare hiring models. Start here if you are weighing a recruiting agency, an EOR or a managed team. Identify who finds the person, who employs them and who directs daily work.
• Work through the provider selection guide. Use this once the role is defined. Turn your requirements into questions you can ask every provider, and record the answers beside the proposed terms.
• Review staff augmentation costs. Read this before collecting quotes. Ask for the full recurring charge and any separate fees, with assumptions about hours and engagement length written down.
• Choose between a team and individual hires. Use this when several roles are open. Name the manager for each hire and decide who owns dependencies between their tasks.
• Plan the interview loop. Read this before candidates arrive. Agree on the work sample and who makes the final decision so interviews do not repeat the same questions.
• Check the contract and statement of work. Use this before signing. Review exit terms, access controls and ownership of work with the people responsible for approving the agreement.

If the model itself is still unclear, begin with the staff augmentation definition. Then return to the cost and contract guides with a specific role in mind.

Before the final call, put each provider's written answers beside the same role description. Follow up on any answer that changes your budget, management workload or start date.

Give each open question an owner and a deadline. Have the hiring manager check the work scope and ask the budget owner to review the quote. Keep those answers with the agreement so the person approving the hire can see what was promised.

Talk to Opus about a role.

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