Try Before You Hire
Evaluate IT professionals on the job before committing to a permanent offer. Reduce hiring risk while maintaining budget flexibility.
The Best of Both Worlds
Contract-to-hire combines the speed and flexibility of staff augmentation with the long-term benefits of direct hire. You bring on a professional as a contractor, evaluate their performance, technical skills, and cultural fit in real working conditions, and then convert them to a permanent employee when you're ready. It's the lowest-risk path to building a high-performing team, and Matthor handles all the logistics from contract setup to smooth conversion.
Risk Reduction
Evaluate real on-the-job performance before making a permanent hiring decision. No more relying solely on interviews to predict long-term success.
Smooth Conversion
When you're ready to convert, our pre-negotiated terms make the transition smooth. No surprise fees, no complicated paperwork, just a straightforward path to permanent employment.
Budget Flexibility
Start with a contract billing structure and transition to salary when it makes sense for your budget cycle. Ideal for organizations with phased hiring plans.
Performance-Based Decisions
Make hiring decisions based on actual deliverables, code quality, team collaboration, and cultural fit, not just interview performance.
Extended Evaluation Period
Typical evaluation periods range from 3 to 6 months, giving you ample time to assess fit across multiple projects and team dynamics.
How Contract-to-Hire Works
Define the Role & Timeline
We work with you to define the role requirements, evaluation criteria, contract duration, and conversion terms upfront, no surprises down the road.
Place a Pre-Vetted Professional
We match and place a candidate who meets your technical requirements and has expressed interest in permanent opportunities. They start as a contractor on our payroll.
Evaluate & Decide
During the contract period, assess the professional's performance, cultural fit, and team integration. We provide regular check-ins and performance feedback frameworks.
Convert to Permanent
When you're ready, convert the professional to your payroll using pre-agreed terms. We handle the transition logistics so there's zero disruption to your workflow.
When Contract-to-Hire Is the Right Choice
You want to evaluate a candidate's real-world performance before making a permanent commitment
You have budget for contractors now but plan to convert to full-time headcount next quarter
You're entering a new technology area and want to validate the role before making it permanent
Your team has had past hiring mismatches and you want to reduce that risk
You need someone to start immediately but your permanent hiring process takes time