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Fixed-term contract and interim recruiting roles, from individual contributor desks to interim talent acquisition leadership, including remote engagements.

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Practice Director (Technology Contract)

May 27, 2026
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
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Interim Solutions Life Sciences Principal

May 7, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
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Practice Director (Technology Contract)

Mar 31, 2026
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
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Practice Director (Technology Contract)

Mar 25, 2026
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
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Coordinator, Business Recruiting - Contract

Mar 18, 2026
Boston, MA$60,000 – $70,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
In-House TA
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Practice Director (Technology Contract)

Mar 16, 2026
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a contract recruiter?
A contract recruiter is hired for a fixed period rather than as a permanent employee, usually to absorb a hiring surge, cover a leave, or staff a project like opening a new office. The work itself is normal full-cycle recruiting: intake, sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and closing offers. What changes is the employment arrangement. Contract recruiters are typically paid an hourly or daily rate, often through a staffing agency or as an independent contractor, and engagements run from a few months to a year or more, frequently with extensions when hiring targets move. Many recruiters build entire careers stringing contracts together because the rates can outpace salaried equivalents.
What is the difference between a contract recruiter and an interim recruiter?
They overlap heavily, which is why this page lists both. Contract recruiter is the common term in the US for any fixed-term recruiting engagement, usually at the individual contributor level. Interim is used more in the UK and Europe, and it often implies seniority: an interim head of talent acquisition or interim recruitment manager is brought in to lead a function during a gap, a restructure, or a search for the permanent hire. In practice job postings use the words loosely, so it pays to search both. Either way you are looking at a defined engagement with a clear brief rather than an open-ended permanent seat.
How are contract recruiters paid?
Most contract recruiting roles pay an hourly or day rate rather than an annual salary, billed weekly or monthly through a staffing agency, an umbrella company, or your own business entity depending on the market. Rates vary a lot by specialization, seniority, and location, so the posted ranges on individual listings are the best benchmark; for broader context on what recruiting work pays, the salary report at /recruiter-salary-report is built from live listings. The trade-off versus permanent roles is the usual contractor math: higher headline pay, but typically no paid leave, employer benefits, or notice period, and gaps between engagements are your own to manage.
Is contract recruiting a good career move?
It depends on what you want. The upside is variety, rate leverage, and exposure: contract recruiters see many companies' tools, processes, and cultures in a few years, which builds a strong network and makes them effective fast. Hiring teams also tend to hand contractors a clear brief and leave them to deliver, which suits experienced self-starters. The downside is volatility. Contract demand rises and falls with hiring cycles, and contractors are usually the first spend cut when hiring freezes. Recruiters early in their career generally benefit from a permanent seat with training and mentorship first; experienced full-cycle recruiters with a specialization are the ones who do best on the contract market.