The CivilEngineeringCentral.com LI Group has a lot of corporate recruiting and HR Professionals as members.  I am wondering if there is a market out there for contract recruiting assigments?  Or is contingency still the norm for Third Party Recruiters?

When I think of contract recruiting I think of 1099, and there should be a decent market for that in the civil engineering market.  Some companies have exploded in certain areas like highway engineering or water/wastewater engineering where paying a contract recruiter on an hourly basis for a certain period of time (i.e. 3-6 months) can be very beneficial.  A contract recruiter who hits the phone hard for one client can generate many quality candidates without having to be paid  the fee of a contingency recruiter.  This process builds up your own corporate database and it allows you to really spread the word and enhance your branding by having a dedicated recruiter banging on the phones and qualifying candidates, nothing else.  You incur the expense of the hourly rate but have no insurance to pay...it's quite a nice idea and can really work out great.